TAYLOR SWIFT DROPS NEW SINGLE
The 29 year old singer dropped the new song at just after midnight EST, which also takes shots at haters and trolls of all varieties
Taylor Swift dropped her new single Calm Down on Thursday night, which takes aim at ANTI-LGBTQ rhetoric. The 29 year old singer dropped the new song at just after midnight EST, which also takes shots at haters and trolls of all varieties.
The starlet spoke to the toxicity of fandom, with some lyrics that will likely be controversial to some.'you are somebody that I don't know / but you're takin' shots at me like it's Patron / like damn / it's 7 a.m.' the song begins. Say it in the street, that's a knockout / but you say it in a tweet, that's a cop out / and I'm just like hey / are you okay,' she continues.
The pre-chorus includes an intriguing lyric, 'Snakes and stones never broke my bones,' which is likely referring to her spat with Kim Kardashian. Kardashian referred to Swift as a 'snake' after Swift contradicted herself granting permission for Kanye West to use her name in the February 2016 song Famous.
Her chorus includes the lyrics, 'You need to calm down, you're being too loud'. She then seems to take a clear stand against LGBTQ discrimination, singing, 'Why
are you mad when you could be Glaad?'sunshine on the street at the parade/but you would rather be in the dark ages/ Makin' that sign must've taken all night,' she continues, likely referring to protesters with their elaborate signs. Perhaps the most intriguing lyric is at the end of the second verse, when she sings, 'And control your urges to scream about all the people you hate/'cause shade never made anybody less gay.'
She also makes a number of references to stepping on gowns, with the first verse referring it to 'my gown,' the second as 'his gown' and the third 'our gown.'the song concludes with the bridge, 'And we see you over there on the internet/ Comparing all the girls who are killing IT.GLAAD was among the first to publicly respond, stating on Twitter, 'did @taylorswift13 just
--' and adding panels from the lyric video that read, 'Why are you mad when you could be GLAAD?'