Taylor Swift
Better Than Revenge lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 2010
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:38
Now go stand in the corner and think about what you did
Ha!
Ha-ha, time for a little revenge
The story starts when it was hot and it was summer, and
I had it all, I had him right there where I wanted him
She came along, got him alone and let's hear the applause
She took him faster than you could say, "Sabotage"
I never saw it coming, wouldn't have suspected it
I underestimated just who I was dealing with
She had to know the pain was beating on me like a drum
She underestimated just who she was stealing from
She's not a saint and she's not what you think
She's an actress, whoa
But she's better known for the things that she does
On the mattress, whoa
Soon she's gonna find stealing other people's toys
On the playground won't make you many friends
She should keep in mind, she should keep in mind
There is nothing I do better than revenge (revenge), ha!
She looks at life like it's a party and she's on the list
She looks at me like I'm a trend and she's so over it
I think her ever-present frown is a little troubling
And she thinks I'm psycho 'cause I like to rhyme her name with things
But sophistication isn't what you wear or who you know
Or pushing people down to get you where you wanna go
They wouldn't teach you that in prep school, so it's up to me
But no amount of vintage dresses gives you dignity
(Think about what you did)
She's not a saint and she's not what you think
She's an actress, whoa
And she's better known for the things that she does
On the mattress, whoa
Soon she's gonna find stealing other people's toys
On the playground won't make you many friends
She should keep in mind, she should keep in mind
There is nothing I do better than revenge (ha-ha!)
I'm just another thing for you to roll your eyes at, honey
You might have him, but haven't you heard?
I'm just another thing for you to roll your eyes at, honey
You might have him, but I always get the last word, ooh-whoa
(Come on, can you take it back? Come on)
She's not a saint and she's not what you think (yeah)
She's an actress, whoa (you know that you deserve this)
She's better known for the things that she does
On the mattress, whoa
Soon she's gonna find stealing other people's toys
On the playground won't make you many friends
She should keep in mind, she should keep in mind
There is nothing I do better than revenge (come on)
And do you still feel like you know what you're doing?
'Cause I don't think you do, oh (no, no, no, no)
Do you still feel like you know what you're doing? (No)
I don't think you do, I don't think you do
(Come on, come on) let's hear the applause (oh, oh)
Come on, show me how much better you are (so much better, yeah)
So you deserve some much applause
'Cause you're so much better
She took him faster than you could say, "Sabotage"
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Key vocabulary
- ha
- laugh sound
- ha-ha
- laugh sound
- revenge
- payback for a wrong
- when
- at what timeB1
- it's
- it isA1
- i'm
- I amC2
- dealing
- managing or tradingA2
- troubling
- making you worriedA2
- say
- talkA1
- coming
- arriving soonA1
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About this song
Taylor Swift is an American singer-songwriter who works in country and pop, known for albums and songwriting that blend autobiographical details with wide-ranging pop production and narrative storytelling. She is recognized for her major crossover from Nashville country to mainstream pop, including landmark releases like Red and 1989, and for the global Eras Tour.