re-writing Better Than Revenge, here's my go at it : r/TaylorSwift
I remembered the lessons I’d learned about how "sophistication isn’t what you wear, or who you know, or pushing people down to get you where you wanna go". I watched her strut around, "a saint" only in her own mind, taking what wasn’t hers, assuming I would just fade away. I let her have the applause. I let her take the boy. And then, I took back the story. Better Than Revenge
I spent the rest of the summer working on my own craft, turning that resentment into sharp, cutting lyrics. I stopped looking at her with envy and started looking at her as a Muse. I didn’t need to "push people down." I just needed to tell the truth, amplified. re-writing Better Than Revenge, here's my go at
Taylor Swift famously altered a line in her re-recording ( Taylor's Version ), changing "She's better known for the things that she does on the mattress" to "He was a moth to the flame, she was holding the matches" to reflect her growth, focusing more on the action of sabotage rather than slut-shaming. I let her take the boy
High-energy pop-punk/rock, focusing on a "fiery heroine" who attacks back, rather than moping.