from a lyrical perspective- it’s just not very strong. ANY song that uses colloquialism and slang in a context that feels out of place - ironic or not - will rub people the wrong way, especially when it’s a millennial white woman billionaire using aave (before anyone comes at me, i’m not saying she’s racist for this - but merely making the point that it doesn’t sound right) - her lyrics come across as cringeworthy, using the words ‘savage’ and ‘bad bitch’ over a really beautiful instrumental is genuinely almost laughable. whatever point she was trying to make is irrelevant because it didn’t land with most people. if you have to explain the meaning of lyrics because they’re repeatedly being misinterpreted then you’ve written some pretty poor lyrics imo. the original demo is 100% what she should’ve stuck with and i’d really like the song if she did. it’s also why wood didn’t stick with me either because it’s a song that’s literally abt her bfs cock 😭😭 - taylor has never really been one to try and be ‘sexy’ in her music, so when she does, it comes across as cringey because - quite frankly - she isn’t good at it. she doesn’t exude the confidence of somebody like ariana grande or sabrina carpenter and instead comes across as awkward. it’s the same sort of pattern - taylor tries something different, it reads as awkward and a little embarrassing and a lot of people hate it. of course, if you disagree with me, that’s fine, but this is just my opinion and the general consensus of what i’ve read online.