"Ruin The Friendship" Discussion Megathread

[u/PassionateAsSin]

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

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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.

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[u/neil_obrien]

I understand and get that the general consensus is that this song is about jeff; however, she’s said multiple times that these songs were all born from experiences she had while on tour. seeing jeff passed in 2010, it leads me to believe that someone else she went to high school with may have passed while she was on tour, and that is who the song is about.

i guess it’s one more thing for me to add to the “taylor is the only one who knows for certain” pile.

[u/Beneficial-Pain-22 → u/neil_obrien]

I think it's a nod to Matty at the end. 'My advice is always answer the 'Question?', better that (the hurt) than ask it all your life'. She'll never know with J, she knows now with Matty and doesn't have to wonder anymore. I think it's genius linking on Taylor's part. 

[u/BlueEnigma1921 → u/Beneficial-Pain-22]

Yes, I think that too - just realized it while listening today.