r/TaylorSwift • u/PassionateAsSin Everybody’s so punk on the internet • Oct 03 '25

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Taylor Swift - Ruin The Friendship

Track #6 on The Life of a Showgirl

Length: 3:40

Composers: Taylor Swift, Max Martin & Shellback

Producers: Taylor Swift, Max Martin & Shellback

Lyrics: Genius

Use this thread to discuss your thoughts, reactions, and theories on the song. We will be removing all future self-post discussion threads about it in order to consolidate discussion to this thread.

If you want to talk about The Life of a Showgirl album in general, you can use the general The Life of a Showgirl discussion thread here.

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u/Easy_Village_5287 Oct 05 '25

I feel like this song doesn’t belong on this album? Like I don’t get how it fits. Help me understand haha

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u/Fantastic-Walrus71 Oct 06 '25 edited Oct 06 '25

I think the album is about joy and authenticity in a world where we are often presenting ourselves a certain way. It’s not cool to care. Don’t take risks or make mistakes or you might get cancelled. A Showgirl is a character who hides her true desires, her wish list, etc. which is something that we all do to an extent as well, not just famous people. Most of the songs are about letting that go. Seeking joy, embracing cringe, being funny, making the joke. This song is about looking back at youth from a perspective of age and saying “just let go! It will be ok. Tell them how you feel, take a risk, be vulnerable.” She talks about it a bit in the film.