Better Than Revenge Has Noticeably Different Lyrics on 'Speak Now (Taylors Version)'

'Speak Now (Taylor's Version)' is the latest rerecorded Taylor Swift album. Unlike different new-ish tracks, "Better Than Revenge" has a lyric alternate.

Taylor Swift, recognized continuously as "Mother" via her adoring Swifties, is re-recording her first six albums and liberating them one at a time. Fearless (Taylor's Version) used to be dropped first, followed through 'Red (Taylor's Version). Now, it is Speak Now (Taylor's Version)'s flip to polish!

Taylor determined to re-record her first six albums after the masters for them got sold. By recreating these songs, she owns the brand new versions (i.e. "Taylor's Version") and gets to select how they will be used. Plus, she will get the income from them.

The plan has been to recreate each and every music as as regards to the unique as conceivable, however Speak Now (Taylor's Version) actually has a very noticeable lyric trade in "Better Than Revenge." Why? Don't worry! We'll break it down for you!

Why did Taylor Swift exchange the lyrics in "Better Than Revenge"?

After a couple of fanatics were given their hands on Speak Now (Taylor's Version) early, they noticed one very noticeable trade: some lyrics in "Better Than Revenge" have been rewritten. The authentic chorus is, "She's not a saint and she's not what you think / She's an actress / She's better known for the things that she does / On the mattress."

The new lyrics for the chorus now move, "She's not a saint and she's not what you think / She's an actress / He was a moth to the flame / She was holding the matches."

Fans discovered the lyric exchange before the album used to be even officially released on July 7, 2023. Due to an unlucky tune leak, the theories began early.

While Taylor has not spoken about this lyric trade but, other folks speculate this is because the "mattress" line is a bit misogynistic. After all, it does boil every other girl right down to her activities within the sheets as an alternative of on the streets.

"Better Than Revenge" is believed to be about Camilla Belle, the actress who starred within the Jonas Brothers' tune video "Lovebug" who later dated Joe Jonas soon after he and Taylor broke up. The timing was nothing if not suspicious, and Taylor was clearly very a lot in her feelings about the entire thing, hence the music.

But by the point Speak Now (Taylor's Version) comes out, it is going to were nearly Thirteen years since the authentic used to be launched, and society has (with a bit of luck) shifted to be much less sexist. Sexism indisputably wasn't Taylor's intention at the time; she was once simply an 18-year-old lady who was once mad about a breakup.

Because of that, some enthusiasts are in fact disillusioned about the lyric alternate. Yes, we are feminists who support different women now, but there's something to be mentioned in regards to the uncooked feelings of our teenage years. Changing those lyrics can't alternate the emotions and destructive ideas that we had at that age. In truth, Rolling Stone journalist Larisha Paul argues that the change even compromises Taylor's purpose of "draining all value from her original recordings."

The lyric exchange is harking back to Taylor's touring good friend, Hayley Williams's sentiment with her "Misery Business" lyric, "Once a whore, you're nothing more." Hayley's is a bit more biting and openly misogynistic despite the fact that. After she retired the track, nostalgic sentiment from fanatics inspired her to deliver it again, simply with out standing by the unique lyrics. But she by no means changed them and now just sees them as a pill of a different time.

While we completely perceive why Taylor modified her lyrics, we are gonna miss the unique just a bit bit. After all, we do love a petty queen!

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