Taylor Swift's new song "Look What You Made Me Do" is anything but subtle. It's upbeat, introduces her new sound, and evokes themes of resilience, revenge, and karma. From the snake videos she used to tease the upcoming release, she was already dropping hints that her upcoming single might reference her feud with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian over his references to her in his song "Famous."
Now that Taylor's song is here, we can see her hints were right. Swift doesn't call West or Kardashian out by name, but she drops some sneaky hints at the couple even in the first few lines of the song. And it's not just Kim and Kanye she's after; apparently there's a minor allusion to Katy Perry, too.
Read through the lyrics and some of the references below:
Verse:
I don't like your little games
Don't like your tilted stage
Kanye West performed on a "floating" stage for his Saint Pablo Tour last year, which hung suspended over the audience. It moved around the arena and, at times, tilted so certain parts of the crowd could see him.
Plus, the fact that she references Kanye in the first two lines of the song mirrors the way he called her out in "Famous." The opening lines of his track are literally: "For all my Southside n***as that know me best / I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex / Why? I made that bitch famous."
The role you made me play
Of the fool
No, I don't like you
I don't like your perfect crime
How you laugh when you lie
Kanye isn't big on smiling and laughing in public, but he was in a grinning mood at last year's VMAs, when he made a major speech before introducing his new music video. He even walked out to "Famous" as he entered the stage. "That's why I called her," he said, referencing the phone call, in his speech.
You said the gun was mine
Isn't cool
No, I don't like you
Pre-chorus:
But I got smarter, I got harder in the nick of time
Honey, I rose up from the dead, I do it all the time
I've got a list of names and your is in red underlined
I check it once, then I check it twice, oh!
Chorus:
Ooh, look what you made me do
Look what you made me do
Look what you just made me do
Look what you just made me do
Ooh, look what you made me do
Look what you made me do
Look what you just made me do
Look what you just made me do
Verse:
I don't like your kingdom keys
They once belonged to me
You asked me for a place to sleep
Locked me out and threw a feast (What)
The world moves on, another day, another drama-drama
But not for me, not for me, all I think about is karma
As a Genius contributor points out, Katy Perry also references karma in one of her latest singles, "Swish Swish," with the line: "Karma's not a liar." The song has been understood to be a Taylor Swift diss track since its release.
View full post on YoutubeAnd then the world moves on, but one thing's for sure
Baby, I got mine, but you'll all get yours
Pre-chorus:
But I got smarter, I got harder in the nick of time (Nick of time)
Honey, I rose up from the dead, I do it all the time (I do it all the
I've got a list of names and your is in red underlined
I check it once, then I check it twice, oh!
Chorus:
Ooh, look what you made me do
Look what you made me do
Look what you just made me do
Look what you just made me do
Ooh, look what you made me do
Look what you made me do
Look what you just made me do
Look what you just made me do
Bridge:
I don't trust nobody, and nobody trusts me
I'll be the actress starring in your bad dreams
Kanye has a song called "See You in My Nightmares," from his 2008 album, 808s & Heartbreak. The track talks revolves around ending a failed relationship, and moving on from it.
I don't trust nobody, and nobody trusts me
I'll be the actress starring in your bad dtreams
I don't trust nobody, and nobody trusts me
I'll be the actress starring in your bad dreams
I'm sorry, the old Taylor can't come to the phone right now
Why? Oh! 'Cause she's dead!
These last two lines are spoken instead of sung, and the audio is edited to sound like a phone call. It's highly reminiscent of the infamous conversation she had with West over the phone, which Kim revealed last year on Snapchat. It was during this call that West revealed his "Famous" line to her.
View full post on YoutubeChorus:
Ooh, look what you made me do
Look what you made me do
Look what you just made me do
Look what you just made me do
Ooh, look what you made me do
Look what you made me do
Look what you just made me do
Look what you just made me do
Ooh, look what you made me do
Look what you made me do
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Ooh, look what you made me do
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Look what you just made me do
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