When Taylor Swift announced that she had a song called “Ruin the Friendship” on her album The Life of a Showgirl, there were immediately theories that the song would be about Blake Lively. Well, it’s not.
Taylor and Blake have been through a very public strain in their friendship amid the legal drama surrounding the movie It Ends With Us, which Taylor got dragged into.
Well, “Ruin the Friendship” is transporting us back to Taylor‘s high school days and the song is about how she had a crush on a friend who she want wanted to be more the friends with.
Head inside to listen to the song and read the full lyrics…
Taylor looks back at that time and realizes that it would’ve been better to “ruin the friendship” than have to regret not knowing what the relationship could have been.
“And it was not an invitation / Should’ve kissed you anyways / Should’ve kissed you anyway / And it was not… / My advice is always ruin the friendship / Better that than regret it / For all time,” Taylor sings on the track.
There are also references to prom, Taylor‘s high school bestie Abigail Anderson, and rapper 50 Cent, who was mega-popular back then.
Read the full lyrics for the song below and buy the album now on iTunes, Amazon, or wherever music is sold.
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Source: justjared.com