{"id":2065879,"date":"2025-10-03T04:58:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T04:58:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2065879"},"modified":"2025-10-03T04:58:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T04:58:22","slug":"taylor-swifts-ruin-the-friendship-lyrics-meaning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/taylor-swifts-ruin-the-friendship-lyrics-meaning\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift\u2019s \u201cRuin the Friendship\u201d Lyrics Meaning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-journey-body=\"standard-article\">\n<ul data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li data-node-id=\"0.0\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/taylor-swift\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/taylor-swift\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Taylor Swift's\" data-node-id=\"0.0.0\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\">Taylor Swift&#8217;s<\/a> new song &#8220;Ruin the Friendship&#8221; is about wishing she&#8217;d kissed the secret crush she had on her friend, who has since passed.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.1\">The song seems personal verses fictional due to a reference to Taylor&#8217;s friend Abigail.<\/li>\n<li data-node-id=\"0.2\">Taylor encourages listeners to kiss their crush and &#8220;ruin the friendship&#8221; before it&#8217;s too late.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18pb4rg emevuu60\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Taylor Swift has done it again, writing a song that <em data-node-id=\"2.1\">perfectly<\/em> speaks to an experience most of can relate to: not acting on a friend crush due to fear of ruining said friendship. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Her new aptly titled song, &#8220;Ruin the Friendship,&#8221; is open to interpretation, but the lyrics are pretty self-explanatory as Tay sings about about wishing she&#8217;d kissed her friend. As the Grammy-winner puts it, &#8220;Should&#8217;ve kissed you anyway \/ And it was not convenient, no \/ But your girlfriend was away \/ Should&#8217;ve kissed you anyway.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Tay&#8217;s story takes place in high school with references to prom and corsages, not to mention these lyrics: &#8220;Don&#8217;t make it awkward in second period \/ Might piss your ex off, lately we&#8217;ve been good \/ Staying friends is safe, doesn&#8217;t mean you should.&#8221;<\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"recirculation\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-14\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<section data-embed=\"watch-next\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-15\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"embed\"\/>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">We also know the song is based off personal experience thanks to a reference to her real-life high school best friend, Abigail, who told Taylor her former crush had passed. These emotional lyrics describe Taylor flying home for the funeral: &#8220;Abigail called me with the bad news \/ Goodbye, and we&#8217;ll never know why \/ It was not an invitation \/ But I flew home anyway \/ With so much left to say \/ It was not convenient, no \/ But I whispered at the grave \/ &#8216;Should&#8217;ve kissed you anyway.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Taylor ends the song with a message to listeners, saying &#8220;My advice is always ruin the friendship \/ Better that than regret it for all time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Check out the full lyrics here, via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/Taylor-swift-ruin-the-friendship-lyrics\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/Taylor-swift-ruin-the-friendship-lyrics\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Genius\" data-node-id=\"9.1\" class=\"body-link css-103hk4r emevuu60\">Genius<\/a>:<br data-node-id=\"9.3\"\/><em data-node-id=\"9.4\"><br data-node-id=\"9.4.0\"\/>Glistening grass from September rain<br data-node-id=\"9.4.2\"\/>Gray overpass full of neon names<br data-node-id=\"9.4.4\"\/>You drive (Mm-mm), 85 (Mm-mm)<br data-node-id=\"9.4.6\"\/>Gallatin Road and the lakeside beach<br data-node-id=\"9.4.8\"\/>Watching the game from your brother&#8217;s Jeep<br data-node-id=\"9.4.10\"\/>Your smile (Mm-mm), miles wide<br data-node-id=\"9.4.12\"\/>And it was not an invitation<br data-node-id=\"9.4.14\"\/>Should&#8217;ve kissed you anyway<br data-node-id=\"9.4.16\"\/>Should&#8217;ve kissed you anyway<br data-node-id=\"9.4.18\"\/>And it was not convenient, no<br data-node-id=\"9.4.20\"\/>But your girlfriend was away<br data-node-id=\"9.4.22\"\/>Should&#8217;ve kissed you anyway, hey<br data-node-id=\"9.4.24\"\/>Shiny wood floors underneath my feet<br data-node-id=\"9.4.26\"\/>Disco ball makes everything look cheap<br data-node-id=\"9.4.28\"\/>Have fun (Mm-mm), it&#8217;s prom (Mm-mm)<br data-node-id=\"9.4.30\"\/>Wilted corsage dangles from my wrist<br data-node-id=\"9.4.32\"\/>Over his shoulder, I catch a glimpse<br data-node-id=\"9.4.34\"\/>And see (Mm-mm)<br data-node-id=\"9.4.36\"\/>You looking at me<br data-node-id=\"9.4.38\"\/>And it was not an invitation<br data-node-id=\"9.4.40\"\/>But as th\u0435 50 Cent song played (Song played)<br data-node-id=\"9.4.42\"\/>Should&#8217;v\u0435 kissed you anyway (Anyway)<br data-node-id=\"9.4.44\"\/>And it was not convenient, no (It was not, convenient)<br data-node-id=\"9.4.46\"\/>Would&#8217;ve been the best mistake<br data-node-id=\"9.4.48\"\/>Should&#8217;ve kissed you anyway, hey<br data-node-id=\"9.4.50\"\/>Don&#8217;t make it awkward in second period<br data-node-id=\"9.4.52\"\/>Might piss your ex off, lately we&#8217;ve been good<br data-node-id=\"9.4.54\"\/>Staying friends is safe, doesn&#8217;t mean you should<br data-node-id=\"9.4.56\"\/>Don&#8217;t make it awkward in second period<br data-node-id=\"9.4.58\"\/>Might piss your ex off, lately we&#8217;ve been good<br data-node-id=\"9.4.60\"\/>Staying friends is safe, doesn&#8217;t mean you should<br data-node-id=\"9.4.62\"\/>When I left school, I lost track of you<br data-node-id=\"9.4.64\"\/>Abigail called me with the bad news<br data-node-id=\"9.4.66\"\/>Goodbye, and we&#8217;ll never know why<br data-node-id=\"9.4.68\"\/>It was not an invitation<br data-node-id=\"9.4.70\"\/>But I flew home anyway<br data-node-id=\"9.4.72\"\/>With so much left to say<br data-node-id=\"9.4.74\"\/>It was not convenient, no<br data-node-id=\"9.4.76\"\/>But I whispered at the grave<br data-node-id=\"9.4.78\"\/>&#8220;Should&#8217;ve kissed you anyway&#8221;<br data-node-id=\"9.4.80\"\/>Oh, and it was not an invitation (It was not, an invitation)<br data-node-id=\"9.4.82\"\/>Should&#8217;ve kissed you anyway (Anyway)<br data-node-id=\"9.4.84\"\/>Should&#8217;ve kissed you anyway, anyway (Anyway)<br data-node-id=\"9.4.86\"\/>And it was not\u2014<br data-node-id=\"9.4.88\"\/>My advice is always ruin the friendship<br data-node-id=\"9.4.90\"\/>Better that than regret it for all time<br data-node-id=\"9.4.92\"\/>Should&#8217;ve kissed you anyway<br data-node-id=\"9.4.94\"\/>And my advice is always answer the question<br data-node-id=\"9.4.96\"\/>Better that than to ask it all your life<br data-node-id=\"9.4.98\"\/>Should&#8217;ve kissed you anyway<br data-node-id=\"9.4.100\"\/>Should&#8217;ve kissed you anyway<br data-node-id=\"9.4.102\"\/><\/em><\/p>\n<section data-embed=\"editorial-link\" data-lazy-id=\"P0-16\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"embed\">\n<aside class=\"css-xmoip0 e94w1mj9\">\n<h6 class=\"css-as8qcb e94w1mj7\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" data-theme-key=\"title-design-element-before\" class=\"css-0 eagam8p0\"\/><span class=\"css-8lle59 e94w1mj5\">Related Story<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\" 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The song seems personal verses fictional due to a reference to Taylor&#8217;s friend Abigail. Taylor encourages listeners to kiss their crush and &#8220;ruin the friendship&#8221; before it&#8217;s too late. 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