On the track, Swift sings about a "battle" that made her "fall from a pedestal" (via YouTube). Many believe this points to her infamous 2016 feud with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian over the lyrics to Kanye's track, "Famous." The contentious time marked the first time that Swift truly felt backlash from the public in her career.
"And I fell from the pedestal / Right down the rabbit hole / Long story short, it was a bad time," she sings.
As for that rabbit hole, that may have been all the drama that ensued. Fans of the two artists continue to argue the finer points of the feud to this day. Plus, plenty of other famous figures jumped into the argument, and there's no denying Swift got caught up in it all at one point.
Later, she takes what many are seeing as a dig at Kanye. "Past me / I wanna tell you not to get lost in these petty things / Your nemeses / Will defeat themselves before you get the chance to swing."
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