Taylor Swift Explains the Real Pain Behind One of Her Greatest Hits in Resurfaced Footage
Taylor Swift may have risen to fame writing songs about romance gone wrong, but the 'Cruel Summer' singer also dives deep into the nuances—and heartbreak—of friendship in many of her songs. In a recently resurfaced conversation with producer and frequent collaborator Jack Antonoff, the 35-year-old, 14-time Grammy Award winner gives new insight into the pain behind one of her most thoughtful tracks, 'My Tears Ricochet,' from her 2020 masterpiece Folklore.In the video, Swift can be seen wearing her Folklore-era attire, complete with an oversized patterned coat and jewel-toned newsboy cap that hides her signature blonde locks.
Sitting outside, Swift explains how the emotional song came to be.
'I wrote that one alone,' Swift shares. 'It's one of the saddest songs on the album.'
Antonoff compliments Swift, calling it one of the best on Folklore. Swift responds with deeper insight into her writing process and the inspiration behind the song: 'It's a song about greed. It's a song about how somebody could be your best friend and your companion and your most trusted person in your life, and then they could go and become your worst enemy who knows how to hurt you because they were once your most trusted person.'
Swift compares the end of a friendship to a divorce before likening it to superhero stories.
'Writing this song, it kind of occurred to me that in all of the superhero stories, the hero's greatest nemesis is the villain that used to be his best friend… There's this beautiful moment in the beginning of a friendship where these people have no idea that one day they'll hate each other.'While some fans speculated whether Swift was referencing a specific friendship breakup, others were simply happy to join the conversation in the social media comment section—one encapsulating the mood with, 'Love this woman.'
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Taylor Swift Explains the Real Pain Behind One of Her Greatest Hits in Resurfaced Footage first appeared on Parade on Jul 14, 2025
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