Taylor Swift’s “Ruin the Friendship” lyrics are speaking to us for many reasons. Allow us to explain.…
After the release of The Life of a Showgirl track list, many Swifties speculated that the song might relate to Taylor Swift’s relationship with Blake Lively. In reality, “Ruin the Friendship” has nothing to do with Swift’s current circle of Hollywood pals. She instead conjures the relatable feeling of not acting on a crush out of fear of ruining a friendship.
So who is the song about? Let’s decode Taylor Swift’s “Ruin the Friendship” lyrics once and for all.
Taylor Swift’s “Ruin the Friendship” lyrics, explained
“Ruin the Friendship” opens with a scene from Swift’s high school days in Nashville. “Glistening grass from September rain / Gray overpass full of neon names / You drive (Mm-mm), eighty-five (Mm-mm) / Gallatin Road and the Lakeside Beach / Watching the game from your brother’s Jeep / Your smile (Mm-mm), miles wide.”
Though it begins as a warm flashback to Swift’s teenage days, with mentions of second-period classes and prom, Swift later reveals that the subject of her affection has passed away. On the bridge, she sings, “Should’ve kissed you anyway.”
“When I left school, I lost track of you,” she sings. “Abigail called me with the bad news / Goodbye, and we’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 it at the grave / ‘Should’ve kissed you anyway.’”
We’re not crying, you are.
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