Taylor Swift Song Meanings [ON HOLD]

Better than revenge

"Now go stand in the corner and think about what you did"

Ha!
Time for a little revenge

The story starts when it was hot and it was summer and...
I had it all, I had him right there where I wanted him
She came along, got him alone and let's hear the applause
She took him faster than you could say "sabotage"

I never saw it coming, wouldn't have suspected it
I underestimated just who I was dealing with
She had to know the pain was beating on me like a drum
She underestimated just who she was stealing from

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, whoa
Soon she's gonna find
Stealing other people's toys
On the playground won't
Make you many friends
She should keep in mind
She should keep in mind
There is nothing I do better than revenge

She looks at life like it's a party and she's on the list
She looks at me like I'm a trend and she's so over it
I think her ever-present frown is a little troubling
And she thinks I'm psycho 'cause I like to rhyme her name with things

But sophistication isn't what you wear or who you know
Or pushing people down to get you where you wanna go
They wouldn't teach you that in prep school so it's up to me
But no amount of vintage dresses gives you dignity

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, whoa
Soon she's gonna find
Stealing other people's toys
On the playground won't
Make you many friends
She should keep in mind
She should keep in mind
There is nothing I do better than revenge

I'm just another thing for you
To roll your eyes at, honey
You might have him but haven't you heard
I'm just another thing for you
To roll your eyes at, honey
You might have him but I always get the last word
Whoa

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, whoa
Soon she's gonna find
Stealing other people's toys
On the playground won't
Make you many friends
She should keep in mind
She should keep in mind
There is nothing I do better than revenge

Do you still feel like you know what you're doing?
'Cause I don't think you do. Oh.
Do you still feel like you know what you're doing?
I don't think you do
I don't think you do
Let's hear the applause
Come on show me how much better you are (so much better, yeah)
So you deserve some applause 'cause you're so much better
She took him faster than you could say "sabotage"
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Taylor's point of view:(I am not sure)
This is a great revenge song.  What is worse than your boyfriend breaking up with you?  Your boyfriend breaking up with you because he's dating another girl!

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Documentary:
Taylor tells the story in the song. "The story starts when it was hot and it was summer and.../I had it all, I had him right where I wanted him/She came along, got him alone and let's hear the applause/She took him faster than you could say 'sabotage' ". Taylor started dating Joe Jonas in July 2008, but was in for a surprise Camilla Belle unexpectedly pulled Joe Jonas out from under Taylor Swift's nose. They met when he was filming his music video for "Lovebug". She "never saw it coming, wouldn't have suspected it/I underestimated just who I was dealing with". He broke up with her in October 2008 and started dating Camilla. Joe broke it off with Taylor and she was confused and heartbroken, (see the song "Forever and Always")
Joe Jonas and Camilla Belle
But Taylor has something to say to Ms Camilla Belle, "go stand in the corner and think about what you did". And to everyone else, "She's not a saint/And she's not what you think/She's an actress, whoa", "Stealing other people's toys/On the playground won't/Make you many friends", "Or pushing people down it gets you where you wanna go." She is letting her know (and the whole world, ie the revenge part) she did not appreciate her for stealing him and is helping her learn her lesson. "They wouldn't teach you that in prep school so it's up to me...There is nothing I do better than revenge"
It didn't last for Camilla and Joe, what does when you start it like that? They broke up in July 2009.

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Song meanings:

This song is about Camilla, the girl who stole Joe Jonas away from her. She was clearly not too happy about it, and mentions details about it throughout the song such as "She's an actress" and how it spells out "You thought I would forget" in the album. Also, it says "Now whose better" which is going back to a song Joe Jonas wrote about why Camilla was better than Taylor

Taylor wrote it to let Joe now that she didnt forget and she mentions some lines suggesting its about Camilla and Joe. One line says "Shes better known for the things she does on the Matress"
I think this means she gets guys by her looks and her gender. Camilla obvoisly doesnt like Taylor. Taylor also talks about Camilla as a childish person because of the line "stealing ppls toys on the playground wont make you many friends" She also says "Now do you still think you know what your doing?" This is saying: See?Want to mess with me lets see where that gets,ya. This is a song that sorta threatens Camilla and Joe that shes gonna get them back. She even states "I always get the last laugh!" Well This is what I think its about

This is pretty much about Camilla taking Joe away from Taylor.
In the line "She's not a saint and she's not what you think. She's an actress. She's better known for the thing that she does on the mattress." She's basically trying to tell Joe not to date her because she's a whore.

She meant this song for Camilla Belle who 'stole' Joe Jonas away from her.
She mentioned in the song:
'She's just an actress'
Camilla is an actress.
'No amount of vintage dresses gives you dignity'
Camilla has a huge love for vintage dresses
'Show me how much better you are'
Refers to the song Joe Jonas wrote about his new gf being better than Taylor Swift.
'I like to rhyme her name with things'
In the background, if you listen closely, you can hear 'Camilla Gorilla'

This is song is for Camilla Belle because she stole her Joe Jonas. You can know it because in the last part she says: " C'mon show me how much better you are. See you deserve some applause. Cause you're so much better" and Joe Jonas wrote a song for Camilla Belle that is in the Jonas Brother's last album (Lines, vines and traying times) whose called "Much Better". In that song Joe Jonas says: "Now I'm done with superstars, and all the tears on her guitar", and there's a Taylor's song calles "Teardrops on my guitar"(but it is not about Joe Jonas, is about a school friend called Drew, as she told in the Tru Hollywood Story's interviw for E!. The song about Joe Jonas is "Forever and allways" as she told at the Ellen Show). One day, at the June 22 concert in Tulsa, OK, Joe Jonas changed the lyrics and instead he said: "Now I'm done with COUNTRY STARS..." (you can find it on youtube)

This song is about how taylor had joe jonas as a boyfriend, but then all of a sudden Camilla belle comes and steals him. taylor is showing all her anger in the song and even gives us a few hints on who the songs about, like, "but no amount of vintage dresses gives you dignity.", "she's better known for the things that she does on the mattress." and "she thinks that life is like a party and she's on the list".