Taylor Swift fans are still debating the meaning behind her new song “Ruin the Friendship” from her 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl.

“Ruin the Friendship” is track 6 on the record, which was released Friday, October 3. When Swift announced the song titles for Showgirl, some fans were immediately convinced the track would be about Swift, 35, taking distance from longtime pal Blake Lively. (Swift was brought into the conversation regarding Lively’s sexual assault lawsuit against her It Ends With Us costar and director, Justin Baldoni, after her song “My Tears Ricochet” was featured in the 2024 film.)

Instead, fans were given an emotional and heartfelt ballad seemingly about Swift’s high school friend Jeff Lang, who overdosed in 2010 after suffering from mental health struggles.

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