It is a excellent day to be a Swiftie. On July 7, Taylor Swift dropped Communicate Now (Taylor’s Variation), a revamped model of her 2010 album. Admirers, primarily those who’ve latched onto months-prolonged theories that Discuss Now will be re-launched, have embraced the record with open arms. Having said that, there is some followers who are a bit hesitant in welcoming the album, specifically with its new smaller changes. Many listeners observed the singer toned down an offensive line in her observe “Better Than Revenge,” and they’re fairly divided on the change.

Ever because its launch, “Better Than Revenge” has usually stirred the pot. In the primary variation, Swift bitingly sings about a previous associate who still left her for a further female. Owing to the timeline of its release, enthusiasts speculated the keep track of was a nod to her ex-boyfriend Joe Jonas and his then new girlfriend, Camilla Belle. That irked topic arrives alive in the refrain, in which she coos:

“She’s not a saint, and she’s not what you think / She’s an actress, whoa / She’s far better regarded for the things that she does / On the mattress, whoa.”

This line trapped with listeners, as Belle is an actress. According to Cosmopolitan, the two achieved on the established of the Jonas Brothers’ “Love Bug” tunes movie in 2008. In Oct of that similar 12 months, Joe ended his connection with Swift (ahem, the notorious 27-2nd separation cellphone contact) and he reportedly began dating Belle that similar month.

In the newest edition of “Better Than Revenge,” the latter lyrics were changed to:

“He was a moth to the flame / She was keeping the matches, whoa.”

In the many years since the track’s launch, both equally enthusiasts and new music critics have lauded the verse as problematic and not politically correct. Swift later addressed the controversial line in a 2014 interview with The Guardian, seemingly noting she understood where the backlash arrived from.

“As a teen, I did not have an understanding of that indicating you are a feminist is just declaring that you hope ladies and adult men will have equivalent rights and equal opportunities,” Swift reported at the time. “I was 18 when I wrote that. Which is the age you are when you consider someone can essentially consider your boyfriend. Then you grow up and understand no just one choose a person from you if they never want to depart.”

That nearly 9-yr acknowledgement paved way for the new lyrics to glow. Even so, it appears to be some Swifties wished that light would dim, and are break up on if the observe should’ve been up to date.

IYDK, Paramore has revived accomplishing their legendary observe “Misery Organization,” which totes a problematic line similar to Swift’s on “Better Than Revenge.” Nonetheless, in modern decades, Paramore’s lead vocalist Hayley Williams has dealt with the controversy and deliberately skips over the line when singing are living.

If Swift performs this current version on her Eras Tour, fans could want to memorize the new lyrics.

When lovers take pleasure in Swift’s effort, some imagine the new lyrics feels clunky.

Speak Now (Taylor’s Variation) is out now.