Taylor Swift released the album «The Life of A Showgirl» — the song «Cancelled» caused a storm on the internet
3 october 2025 в 20:37
Taylor Swift released her 12th studio album on October 3, 2025, and fans immediately began their usual detective work, analyzing all the song lyrics. From her collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter to other tracks like «Father Figure», - there is one hit from the album «Life of Showgirls» that fans are talking about: «Canceled». Her lyrics suggest a story about a friend who, apparently, was «canceled» due to a scandal, leading fans to speculate that the song is about Blake Lively and her legal dispute with Justin Baldoni.
Here Hollywood Life breaks down the lyrics of the song «Canceled» and its meaning.
The last time Taylor and Blake were seen together was in 2024. Earlier this year, People reported that the actress and pop singer were not speaking and that their friendship had «stopped».
Taylor is the godmother of Blake and Ryan Reynolds' daughters.
Taylor has not confirmed whether she wrote «Canceled» about Blake, but fans believe the lyrics point to the «Gossip Girl» alum.
In the chorus of the song, Taylor sings: «Well, I like my canceled friends / I like them in Gucci cloaks and scandals / Like my whiskey sour / And poisonous thorny flowers / Welcome to my underground / Where it gets pretty dark / At least you know who your friends are / They’re the ones with matching scars».
In the past, Taylor has sung about her cancellation. For example, her hit single «Look What You Made Me Do».
In May 2025, Justin’s legal team called Taylor Swift in their long-standing legal dispute against Blake over their disagreements about «He's Ending It With Us». Despite Taylor writing the song «My Tears Ricochet» for the movie, her representative stated that she was not directly involved in the production.
«Taylor Swift never appeared on the set of this film, she was not involved in casting or creative decisions, she did not review the film, she did not even see 'He's Ending It With Us' until weeks after its public release, and traveled the world during 2023 and 2024, leading the largest tour in history», - the representative said, according to People.
Justin’s legal team soon withdrew their challenge to Taylor
Here Hollywood Life breaks down the lyrics of the song «Canceled» and its meaning.
The last time Taylor and Blake were seen together was in 2024. Earlier this year, People reported that the actress and pop singer were not speaking and that their friendship had «stopped».
Taylor is the godmother of Blake and Ryan Reynolds' daughters.
Taylor has not confirmed whether she wrote «Canceled» about Blake, but fans believe the lyrics point to the «Gossip Girl» alum.
In the chorus of the song, Taylor sings: «Well, I like my canceled friends / I like them in Gucci cloaks and scandals / Like my whiskey sour / And poisonous thorny flowers / Welcome to my underground / Where it gets pretty dark / At least you know who your friends are / They’re the ones with matching scars».
In the past, Taylor has sung about her cancellation. For example, her hit single «Look What You Made Me Do».
In May 2025, Justin’s legal team called Taylor Swift in their long-standing legal dispute against Blake over their disagreements about «He's Ending It With Us». Despite Taylor writing the song «My Tears Ricochet» for the movie, her representative stated that she was not directly involved in the production.
«Taylor Swift never appeared on the set of this film, she was not involved in casting or creative decisions, she did not review the film, she did not even see 'He's Ending It With Us' until weeks after its public release, and traveled the world during 2023 and 2024, leading the largest tour in history», - the representative said, according to People.
Justin’s legal team soon withdrew their challenge to Taylor
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