Yes, Taylor Swift Swapped Out That Part of ‘Better Than Revenge’

She is not a saint and is not who you think she is; she will probably make some changes to a song. In the updated version of "Better Than Revenge" on Speak Now (Taylor's Version), Taylor Swift sings, "He was a moth to the flame, she was holding the matches." This controversial line has been replaced with a more progressive one, "She's better known for the things that she does on the mattress." In the past, Swift has said that she is highly aware of how the song fits into her life. In 2014, she said, "I was 18 when I wrote that," to The Guardian. "At that age, you believe that your partner could genuinely be taken.

Once you reach adulthood, you understand that no one can eject a person who doesn't wish to do so. Actress Camille Belle, whom Joe Jonas dated following Swift, is the subject of the song, according to long-running rumours. However, during a live performance of "Much Better" last year, Jonas sang that he was "cool with superstars," replacing a previous unsubtle declaration that he was "done with superstars and all the tears on her guitar." Perhaps Swift noticed that Jonas has been updating his lyrics and felt like reciprocating.

Fans had already proposed a different theory regarding how the track might be evolving. Swifties were informed by Apple Music that "Better Than Revenge (Taylor's Version)" contained three more seconds above the earlier original version. When she says, "Hey, it's me," on the Speak Now World Tour version, one of her backup dancers initially raised the possibility that it might change to be similar to that. Before the song starts, a spoof of a Paris Hilton-like character says, "Leave me a note and make it sexy. If some variation of this made it into the finished product, it might have given the song, which already has a strong reputation of its own, a whimsical, even more nostalgic vibe. Swift claims that she "doesn't care about anything" that occurred to her during .