Taylor Swift Actually Changed Another Lyric In "Better Than Revenge," And Not Even I, A Devout Swiftie, Noticed

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    As you know, Taylor Swift recently released her latest rerecording Speak Now (Taylor's Version). It broke the Spotify record for the most streamed country album in a single day.

    Swift breaks yet another record! Taylor Swift's “Speak Now (Taylor's Version)” has broken the record for the most streamed country album in a day on Spotify, with 131M streams. pic.twitter.com/E8GNUYxsRe

    — Pop Base (@PopBasev) July 8, 2023
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    Obviously, she's a queen.

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    Anyway, we reported how Taylor changed one of the lyrics in "Better Than Revenge." The original lyrics were, "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."

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    Then she changed the mattress line to "He was a moth to the flame / She was holding the matches."

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    Everyone talked about that change because it was so overt. But there was actually an additional lyric change that no one noticed.

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    In the background vocals toward the end of the track, Taylor originally sang, "You know that she deserved this." But in the updated version — as TikTok user @tylrswf pointed out — Taylor sang, "You know that YOU deserved this."

    WHAT??? pic.twitter.com/iVZHXZBtiy

    — Bogi✨IS SEEING TAYLOR🫶🏻 (@notlikethisB) July 16, 2023
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    It makes sense Taylor updated these lyrics, so as to not blame the woman in the song.

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    Queen of overt and covert lyric changes to remain unproblematic.

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    You can stream "Better Than Revenge (Taylor's Version)" and listen for yourself here.

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