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‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ | Every Single Album: Taylor Swift

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The Importance of Lyric Change in Better Than Revenge

I'm really shocked how much that song resonated with you. The generosity of this act of changing the words to Taylor is something that is kind and reflects who she wants to be. She's spoken about the line and said I was 18 when I wrote better than revenge. That's the age you are when you actually think someone can take your boyfriend. To me, that is all she has ever needed to say about it. We understand. You thought it was over. It's hard to get too far up in flames about that. Maybe I'll be happy for me sometime soon to when I listen to it a bunch more and find something new in it.

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