Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
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Briefly described by Travis Kelce as a “banger,” “CANCELLED!” is the tenth track on Taylor Swift’s twelfth studio album, The Life of a Showgirl. It covers how easy it is to get wrongly cancelled as a celebrity who has done nothing wrong, due to cancel culture.
Swift has unfortunately had a history...
[Verse 1]
You thought that it would be okay, at first
The situation could be saved, of course
But they'd already picked out your grave and hearse
Beware the wrath of masked crusaders
[Pre-Chorus]
Did you girlboss too close to the sun?
Did they catch you having far too much fun?
Come with me, when they see us, they'll run
Something wicked this way comes
[Chorus]
Good thing I like my friends cancelled
I like 'em cloaked in Gucci and in scandal
Like my whiskey sour, and poison thorny flowers
Welcome to my underworld where it gets quite dark
At least you know exactly who your friends are
They're the ones with matching scars
[Verse 2]
It's easy to love you when you're popular
The optics click, everyone prospers
But one single drop, you're off the roster
"Tone-deaf and hot, let's fucking off her"
[Pre-Chorus]
Did you make a joke only a man could?
Were you just too smug for your own good?
Or bring a tiny violin to a knife fight?
Baby, that all ends tonight
[Chorus]
Good thing I like my friends cancelled (Cancelled)
I like 'em cloaked in Gucci and in scandal (Yeah)
Like my whiskey sour, and poison thorny flowers
(Honey) Welcome to my underworld, it'll break your heart
At least you know exactly who your friends are
They're the ones with matching scars
[Bridge]
They stood by me before my exoneration
They believed I was innocent
So I'm not here for judgment, no
[Verse 3]
But if you can't be good, then just be better at it
Everyone's got bodies in the attic
Or took somebody's man, we'll take you by the hand
And soon, you'll learn the art of never getting caught
[Chorus]
It's a good thing I like my friends cancelled
(You know that) I like 'em cloaked in Gucci and in scandal
I like my whiskey sour, and poison thorny flowers (Ooh)
Yeah, it's a good thing I like my friends cancelled (Cancelled)
I salute you if you're much too much to handle
Like my whiskey sour (I like it), and poison thorny flowers (I love it)
Can't you see my infamy loves company?
Now they've broken you like they've broken me
But a shattered glass is a lot more sharp
And now you know exactly who your friends are (You know who we are)
We're the ones with matching scars
CANCELLED! was written by Taylor Swift & Max Martin & Shellback.
CANCELLED! was produced by Max Martin & Shellback & Taylor Swift.
Taylor Swift released CANCELLED! on Fri Oct 03 2025.
The meaning of “CANCELLED!” by Taylor Swift is about Taylor pushing back against cancel culture and fickle fame. She stands with others who’ve been targeted, honors the few who stayed loyal before her “exoneration,” and exposes fair‑weather friends. The scars become badges of survival; own your flaw...
The song ‘CANCELLED!’ is sort of about, you know, having had my own experiences with mass judgment and being at the center of many, you know, dramatic kind of scandalous moments in my career where people were all weighing in at once, or at least it felt like that. Having had those experiences, it ma...
“CANCELLED!” debuted at #10 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart dated October 18, 2025.