{"id":2065938,"date":"2025-10-03T05:34:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T05:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2065938"},"modified":"2025-10-03T05:34:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T05:34:06","slug":"taylor-swifts-new-song-ruin-the-friendship-is-so-relatable-for-everyone-with-a-secret-crush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/taylor-swifts-new-song-ruin-the-friendship-is-so-relatable-for-everyone-with-a-secret-crush\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift\u2019s New Song \u201cRuin the Friendship\u201d Is So Relatable for Everyone With a Secret Crush"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/taylor-swift\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Taylor Swift's;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The song seems personal verses fictional due to a reference to Taylor&#8217;s friend Abigail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Taylor encourages listeners to kiss their crush and &#8220;ruin the friendship&#8221; before it&#8217;s too late.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"my-4\"\/>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Taylor Swift has done it again, writing a song that <em>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 class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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 class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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 class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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 class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Check out the full lyrics here, via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/genius.com\/Taylor-swift-ruin-the-friendship-lyrics\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Genius;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Genius<\/a>:<br \/><em><br \/>Glistening grass from September rain<br \/>Gray overpass full of neon names<br \/>You drive (Mm-mm), 85 (Mm-mm)<br \/>Gallatin Road and the lakeside beach<br \/>Watching the game from your brother&#8217;s Jeep<br \/>Your smile (Mm-mm), miles wide<br \/>And it was not an invitation<br \/>Should&#8217;ve kissed you anyway<br \/>Should&#8217;ve kissed you anyway<br \/>And it was not convenient, no<br \/>But your girlfriend was away<br \/>Should&#8217;ve kissed you anyway, hey<br \/>Shiny wood floors underneath my feet<br \/>Disco ball makes everything look cheap<br \/>Have fun (Mm-mm), it&#8217;s prom (Mm-mm)<br \/>Wilted corsage dangles from my wrist<br \/>Over his shoulder, I catch a glimpse<br \/>And see (Mm-mm)<br \/>You looking at me<br \/>And it was not an invitation<br \/>But as th\u0435 50 Cent song played (Song played)<br \/>Should&#8217;v\u0435 kissed you anyway (Anyway)<br \/>And it was not convenient, no (It was not, convenient)<br \/>Would&#8217;ve been the best mistake<br \/>Should&#8217;ve kissed you anyway, hey<br \/>Don&#8217;t make it awkward in second period<br \/>Might piss your ex off, lately we&#8217;ve been good<br \/>Staying friends is safe, doesn&#8217;t mean you should<br \/>Don&#8217;t make it awkward in second period<br \/>Might piss your ex off, lately we&#8217;ve been good<br \/>Staying friends is safe, doesn&#8217;t mean you should<br \/>When I left school, I lost track of you<br \/>Abigail called me with the bad news<br \/>Goodbye, and we&#8217;ll never know why<br \/>It was not an invitation<br \/>But I flew home anyway<br \/>With so much left to say<br \/>It was not convenient, no<br \/>But I whispered at the grave<br \/>&#8220;Should&#8217;ve kissed you anyway&#8221;<br \/>Oh, and it was not an invitation (It was not, an invitation)<br \/>Should&#8217;ve kissed you anyway (Anyway)<br \/>Should&#8217;ve kissed you anyway, anyway (Anyway)<br \/>And it was not\u2014<br \/>My advice is always ruin the friendship<br \/>Better that than regret it for all time<br \/>Should&#8217;ve kissed you anyway<br \/>And my advice is always answer the question<br \/>Better that than to ask it all your life<br \/>Should&#8217;ve kissed you anyway<br \/>Should&#8217;ve kissed you anyway<br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>You Might Also Like<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Swift&#8217;s 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. 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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