Tonight, Taylor Swift released the first single from her new album Reputation, "Look What You Made Me Do." And while Swift still never names names, it's certainly probable the song is about the four people who really damaged her reputation last year: Kim Kardashian, Kanye West, Katy Perry, and ex-boyfriend Calvin Harris—with a special emphasis on West here. (Example: "I'm sorry, the old Taylor can't come to the phone right now," seemingly a reference to Kanye West asking her, during their "Famous" phone conversation, "You still got the Nashville number?" as Nashville is synonymous with country sweetheart Swift's roots.)
Swift, who has said she's often inspired by her relationships when she writes, is listed as the primary writer on the song, along with Jack Antonoff. The song samples Right Said Fred's "I'm Too Sexy," so Richard Fairbrass, Fred Fairbrass and Rob Manzoli are also listed.
So here, the lyrics, via Genius. Make what you will of them:
I don't like your little games
Don't like your tilted stage
The role you made me play
Of the fool, no, I don't like you
I don't like your perfect crime
How you laugh when you lie
You said the gun was mine
Isn't cool, no, I don't like you (oh!)
Pre-Chorus:
But I got smarter, I got harder in the nick of time
Honey, I rose up from the dead, I do it all the time
I've got a list of names and yours is in red underlined
I check it once, then I check it twice, oh!
Chorus:
Ooh, look what you made me do
Look what you made me do
Look what you just made me do
Look what you just made me do
Ooh, look what you made me do
Look what you made me do
Look what you just made me do
Look what you just made me do
Verse 2:
I don't like your kingdom keys
They once belonged to me
You ask me for a place to sleep
Locked me out and threw a feast (what?)
The world goes on, another day, another drama, drama
But not for me, not for me, all I think about is karma
And then the world moves on, but one thing's for sure
Maybe I got mine, but you'll all get yours
Pre-Chorus:
But I got smarter, I got harder in the nick of time
Honey, I rose up from the dead, I do it all the time
I've got a list of names and yours is in red underlined
I check it once, then I check it twice, ohh!
Chorus:
Ohh, look what you made me do
Look what you made me do
Look what you just made me do
Look what you just made me
Ohh, look what you made me do
Look what you made me do
Look what you just made me do
Look what you just made me do
Bridge:
I don't trust nobody and nobody trusts me
I'll be the actress starring in your bad dreams
I don't trust nobody and nobody trusts me
I'll be the actress starring in your bad dreams
I don't trust nobody and nobody trusts me
I'll be the actress starring in your bad dreams
I don't trust nobody and nobody trusts me
I'll be the actress starring in your bad dreams
(Look what you made me do)
(Look what you made me do)
"I'm sorry, the old Taylor can't come to the phone right now."
"Why?"
"Oh 'cause she's dead!"
Chorus:
Ooh, look what you made me do
Look what you made me do
Look what you just made me do
Look what you just made me do
Ooh, look what you made me do
Look what you made me do
Look what you just made me do
Look what you just made me do
Alyssa Bailey is the senior news and strategy editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage of celebrities and royals (particularly Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton). She previously held positions at InStyle and Cosmopolitan. When she's not working, she loves running around Central Park, making people take #ootd pics of her, and exploring New York City.
