{"id":2065870,"date":"2025-10-03T04:55:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T04:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2065870"},"modified":"2025-10-03T04:55:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T04:55:10","slug":"who-taylor-swifts-cancelled-lyrics-are-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/who-taylor-swifts-cancelled-lyrics-are-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Taylor Swift&#8217;s &#8216;Cancelled&#8217; Lyrics Are About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<hr data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"1.0\">THE RUNDOWN<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"2.0\">Taylor Swift has dropped her 12th studio album, <em data-node-id=\"2.0.1\">The Life of a Showgirl<\/em>.<em data-node-id=\"2.0.3\"\/><\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"2.1\">On her track \u201cCancelled!,\u201d the singer takes aim at cancel culture and criticisms rooted in misogyny.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"2.2\">She also celebrates friendships forged through shared public scrutiny and \u201cmatching scars.\u201d <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Taylor Swift has some thoughts about cancel culture in her new track \u201cCancelled!\u201d from <em data-node-id=\"4.1\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/music\/a65654090\/taylor-swift-new-album-news-release\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/music\/a65654090\/taylor-swift-new-album-news-release\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"The Life of a Showgirl\" data-node-id=\"4.1.0\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\">The Life of a Showgirl<\/a><\/em>. Defying public scrutiny and criticism, the singer embraces scandal and the sharp edges of reinvention.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">She starts by calling out how quickly criticisms of celebrities can escalate: \u201cYou thought that it would be OK, at first \/ The situation could be saved, of course \/ But they\u2019d already picked out your grave and hearse \/ Beware the wrath of masked crusaders.\u201d Her wordplay alludes to the sneering that women often face once they achieve success, asking, \u201cDid you girl-boss too close to the sun? \/ Did they catch you having far too much fun?\u201d<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-12\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Swift, who has weathered her fair share of controversies and public feuds <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a28751324\/taylor-swift-swifties-fandom-lover-album\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.elle.com\/culture\/celebrities\/a28751324\/taylor-swift-swifties-fandom-lover-album\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"over the years\" data-node-id=\"7.1\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\"><u data-node-id=\"7.1.0\">over the years<\/u><\/a>, reframes disgrace as glamour in the chorus: \u201cGood thing I like my friends cancelled \/ I like \u2019em cloaked in Gucci and in scandal \/ Like my whiskey sour \/ And poison thorny flowers.\u201d She finds strength in solidarity, singing that true friends are \u201cthe ones with matching scars.\u201d<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"recirculation\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-13\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">She later scrutinizes the mentality of online mobs and how public perceptions of celebrities can change with one misstep: \u201cIt\u2019s easy to love you when you\u2019re popular \/ The optics click, everyone prospers \/ But one single drop, you\u2019re off the roster\/ \u2018Tone-deaf and hot, let\u2019s fucking off her.\u2019\u201d By the end, she cements her stance, singing, \u201cCan\u2019t you see my infamy loves company \/ Now they\u2019ve broken you like they\u2019ve broken me \/ But a shattered glass is a lot more sharp \/ And now you know exactly who your friends are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">In \u201cCancelled!,\u201d Swift doesn\u2019t just critique the critics\u2014she portrays herself as a juggernaut who can emerge from the wreckage, perhaps scathed but, ironically, never <em data-node-id=\"10.1\">actually<\/em> cancelled.<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"youtube\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-14\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Read the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/Taylor-swift-cancelled-lyrics\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/Taylor-swift-cancelled-lyrics\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"lyrics\" data-node-id=\"12.1\" class=\"body-link css-inlxvj emevuu60\"><u data-node-id=\"12.1.0\">lyrics<\/u><\/a> below, courtesy of Genius.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"body-blockquote css-1h5i40e emevuu60\"><p>[Verse 1]<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"13.1\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">You thought that it would be okay, at first<br data-node-id=\"13.1.1\"\/>The situation could be saved, of course<br data-node-id=\"13.1.3\"\/>But they\u2019d already picked out your grave and hearse<br data-node-id=\"13.1.5\"\/>Beware the wrath of masked crusaders<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"13.3\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Did you girl-boss too close to the sun?<br data-node-id=\"13.3.1\"\/>Did they catch you having far too much fun?<br data-node-id=\"13.3.3\"\/>Come with me, when they see us, they\u2019ll run<br data-node-id=\"13.3.5\"\/>Something wicked this way comes<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"13.5\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Good thing I like my friends cancelled<br data-node-id=\"13.5.1\"\/>I like \u2019em cloaked in Gucci and in scandal<br data-node-id=\"13.5.3\"\/>Like my whiskey sour<br data-node-id=\"13.5.5\"\/>And poison thorny flowers<br data-node-id=\"13.5.7\"\/>Welcome to my underworld<br data-node-id=\"13.5.9\"\/>Where it gets quite dark<br data-node-id=\"13.5.11\"\/>At least you know exactly who your friends are<br data-node-id=\"13.5.13\"\/>They\u2019re the ones with matching scars<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"13.7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">It\u2019s easy to love you when you\u2019re popular<br data-node-id=\"13.7.1\"\/>The optics click, everyone prospers<br data-node-id=\"13.7.3\"\/>But one single drop, you\u2019re off the roster<br data-node-id=\"13.7.5\"\/>\u201cTone-deaf and hot, let\u2019s fuckin\u2019 off her\u201d<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"13.9\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Did you make a joke only a man could?<br data-node-id=\"13.9.1\"\/>Were you just too smug for your own good?<br data-node-id=\"13.9.3\"\/>Or bring a tiny violin to a knife fight?<br data-node-id=\"13.9.5\"\/>Baby, that all ends tonight<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"13.11\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Good thing I like my friends cancelled<br data-node-id=\"13.11.1\"\/>I like \u2019em cloaked in Gucci and in scandal<br data-node-id=\"13.11.3\"\/>Like my whiskey sour<br data-node-id=\"13.11.5\"\/>And poison thorny flowers<br data-node-id=\"13.11.7\"\/>Honey welcome to my underworld<br data-node-id=\"13.11.9\"\/>It\u2019ll break your heart<br data-node-id=\"13.11.11\"\/>At least you know exactly who your friends are<br data-node-id=\"13.11.13\"\/>They\u2019re the ones with matching scars<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"13.13\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">They stood by me<br data-node-id=\"13.13.1\"\/>Before my exoneration<br data-node-id=\"13.13.3\"\/>They believed I was innocent<br data-node-id=\"13.13.5\"\/>So I\u2019m not here for judgment, no, ooh<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 3]<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"13.15\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">But if you can\u2019t be good, then just be better at it<br data-node-id=\"13.15.1\"\/>Everyone\u2019s got bodies in the attic<br data-node-id=\"13.15.3\"\/>Or took somebody\u2019s man, we\u2019ll take you by the hand<br data-node-id=\"13.15.5\"\/>And soon you\u2019ll learn the art of never getting caught<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"13.17\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">It\u2019s a good thing I like my friends cancelled<br data-node-id=\"13.17.1\"\/>You know that I like \u2019em cloaked in Gucci and in scandal<br data-node-id=\"13.17.3\"\/>I like my whiskey sour<br data-node-id=\"13.17.5\"\/>And poison thorny flowers (Ooh)<br data-node-id=\"13.17.7\"\/>Yeah, it\u2019s a good thing I like my friends cancelled (Cancelled)<br data-node-id=\"13.17.9\"\/>I salute you if you\u2019re much too much to handle<br data-node-id=\"13.17.11\"\/>Like my whiskey sour (I like it)<br data-node-id=\"13.17.13\"\/>And poison thorny flowers (I love it)<br data-node-id=\"13.17.15\"\/>Can\u2019t you see my infamy loves company?<br data-node-id=\"13.17.17\"\/>Now they\u2019ve broken you like they\u2019ve broken me<br data-node-id=\"13.17.19\"\/>But a shattered glass is a lot more sharp<br data-node-id=\"13.17.21\"\/>And now you know exactly who your friends are<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<\/p>\n<p data-node-id=\"13.19\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">You know who we are<br data-node-id=\"13.19.1\"\/>We\u2019re the ones with matching scars<br data-node-id=\"13.19.3\"\/><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-15\" data-node-id=\"14\" 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On her track \u201cCancelled!,\u201d the singer takes aim at cancel culture and criticisms rooted in misogyny. She also celebrates friendships forged through shared public scrutiny and \u201cmatching scars.\u201d Taylor Swift has some thoughts about cancel culture in her new track [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2065871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[386084,276609,386085,285977,285684,386083],"class_list":["post-2065870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-explained","tag-content-type-news-explainer","tag-contentid-0f1146ab-3aa7-426f-978d-bfd412cc5da2","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-locale-us","tag-shorttitle-taylor-swifts-song-cancelled"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Who-Taylor-Swifts-Cancelled-Lyrics-Are-About.pjpeg.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2065870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2065870"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2065870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2065872,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2065870\/revisions\/2065872"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2065871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2065870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2065870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2065870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}