Taylor Swift's "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)" is coming out in a few hours and there were lucky fans who already got the chance to listen to the album before the whole world does and some of them noticed that one of the songs had a sudden change of lyrics; why would the musician do this?
According to Page Six, some Swifties discovered that the pop superstar changed the lyrics to her song "Better Than Revenge," a track which was originally released in 2010.
The outlet noted that the original lyrics read, "She's not a saint and she's not what you think / she's an actress, whoa / She's better known for the things that she does / On the mattress, whoa."
TAYLOR CAMBIÓ "she’s better known for the things that she does on the mattress” por “he was moth to the flame, she was holding the matches" entiendo que ya no se identifica con los lyrics pero WTF pic.twitter.com/8jndDU2S6q
— mafer (@maflvstaylor) July 6, 2023
However, the latest version now has different words by the end of the verse, "He was a moth to the flame / She was holding the matches, whoa."
The alleged reason why the musician changed the lyrics was because of its controversial nature as many deemed it misogynistic.
However, Swift has yet to reveal the actual reason why she did the big move.
Taylor Swift 'Better Than Revenge' Meaning
According to Bustle, the song revolves around a teenage Swift seeking for revenge after a woman took her ex-boyfriend from her.
Since the original version of the song has been around for a decade now, many believed that the track was about Camilla Belle, who started dating Joe Jonas after he and Swift broke up.
There were clues that the outlet pointed out about the matter as there was a part when the pop star noted that the girl was "an actress."
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The "Dear John" hitmaker already acknowledge the controversy behind the original lyrics in a previous interview, saying she was still a teenager when she wrote the song.
"That's the age you are when you think someone can actually take your boyfriend. Then you grow up and realize no one take someone from you if they don't want to leave," she told The Guardian at the time.
Taylor Swift 'Speak Now (Taylor's Version)' Release Date
Fans will finally have "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)" in a few hours as it was scheduled to be released on July 7, 2023.
This would be the musician's third re-recorded album following "Red (Taylor's Version)" and "Fearless (Taylor's Version)."
It would feature new versions of her classic hits "Enchanted," "Haunted," "Back to December," "Sparks Fly," "Mine," and more.
The record would also contain new tracks like "Electric Touch" featuring Fall Out Boy and "Castles Crumbling" featuring Hayley Williams.
