The song ‘ThanK you aIMee’ Lyrics on Taylor Swift’s new album is seen by many as a Kim Kardashian diss track
Taylor Swift was eagerly anticipating April 19, the scheduled release date for Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department.” What they didn’t expect was a surprise drop of a secret double album titled “The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology,” just hours after the initial release.
At 2 a.m., Swift unveiled 15 additional songs, bringing the total to 31 new tracks within a short period. As fans delved into the lyrics searching for hints about Swift’s past relationships with Joe Alwyn and Matty Healy, they stumbled upon references to none other than Kim Kardashian.
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The long-standing feud between Swift and Kardashian heightened fans’ interest when they noticed the capitalized letters in Swift’s new track “thanK you aIMee,” which spell out “KIM.”
The lyrics of the song seem to describe a mean girl from school, but fans pay close attention to certain lines.
“I don’t think you’ve changed much/ And so I changed your name, and any real defining clues,” Swift sings in the track. “And one day, your kid comes home singin’/ A song that only us two is gonna know is about you.”
Fans noted that Kardashian’s oldest daughter, North West, has posted TikToks featuring Swift’s songs.
In another song, “Cassandra,” fans discovered possible references to the billionaire owner of Skims, who once used the snake emoji about Swift — a symbol that later became associated with Swift’s “Reputation” era.
In “Cassandra,” Swift sings, “So they killed Cassandra first ‘cause she feared the worst/ And tried to tell the town. So they filled my cell with snakes, I regret to say/ Do you believe me now?”
kim kardashian waking up tomorrow morning to see her instagram comments flooded with the snake emoji after taylor swift just dissed her #ttpd #TSTTPD pic.twitter.com/nBlAj9fLWN
— ♡ (@laacolee) April 19, 2024
Another part of the song mentions “the call,” possibly alluding to the phone conversation between Kardashian’s then-husband Kanye West and Swift in 2016.
“I was in my new house placing daydreams/ Patching up the crack along the wall,” Swift sings. “I pass it and lose track of what I’m saying/ ‘Cause that’s where I was when I got the call.”
Kardashian released a snippet of the phone call recording shortly after West dropped his song “Famous,” which contained a line suggesting he was responsible for Swift’s fame. This likely refers to their encounter at the 2009 VMAs when he interrupted her acceptance speech for best female video.
“I’ma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time!” he exclaimed, leaving Swift shocked on stage.
After Kardashian released the recording of Swift and West’s conversation, which seemed to show Swift agreeing to the line in “Famous,” Swift posted a now-deleted Instagram message explaining that she was trying to be supportive during the call. However, she clarified that she couldn’t approve a song she hadn’t heard in full.
Not #thanKyouaIMee being an entire song by Taylor Swift thanking Kim Kardashian because there 'wouldn't be this if there hadn't been you' (and then also admitting Mama Swift 'wished Kim was dead') pic.twitter.com/XLcK1IyW22
— Rebecca Lewis (@bexlewis361) April 19, 2024
taylor swift just made a diss track about kim kardashian in 2024 #TSTTPD
— Ron is a tortured poet (@midnightstrack2) April 19, 2024
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“Being falsely portrayed as a liar when I was never given the complete story or heard the entire song is character assassination. I would very much like to be excluded from this narrative, one that I have never asked to be a part of, since 2009,” she wrote in the post.
Swift’s “Reputation” era began a year later in 2017.
In her Time Person of the Year profile last year, the pop icon addressed the entire incident.
“You have a fully manufactured frame job, in an illegally recorded phone call, which Kim Kardashian edited and then put out to say to everyone that I was a liar,” she said. “That took me down psychologically to a place I’ve never been before. I moved to a foreign country. I didn’t leave a rental house for a year. I was afraid to get on phone calls. I pushed away most people in my life because I didn’t trust anyone anymore. I went down really, really hard.”
Kardashian has not commented on the new Swift songs.
Taylor Swift’s ‘Thank you alMee’ lyrics
When I picture my hometown
There’s a bronze spray-tanned statue of you
And a plaque underneath it
That threatens to push me down the stairs, at our school
And it was always the same searing pain
But I dreamed that one day, I could say
All that time you were throwin’ punches, I was buildin’ somethin’
And I can’t forgive the way you made me feel
Screamed “F— you, Aimee” to the night sky, as the blood was gushin’
But I can’t forget the way you made me heal
And it wasn’t a fair fight, or a clean kill
Each time that Aimee stomped across my gravе
And then she wrote hеadlines
In the local paper, laughing at each baby step I’d take
And it was always the same searing pain
But I prayed that one day, I could say
All that time you were throwin’ punches, I was buildin’ somethin’
And I couldn’t wait to show you it was real
Screamed “F— you, Aimee” to the night sky, as the blood was gushin’
But I can’t forget the way you made me heal
Everyone knows that my mother is a saintly woman
But she used to say she wished that you were dead
I pushed each boulder up the hill
Your words are still just ringing in my head, ringing in my head
I wrote a thousand songs that you find uncool
I built a legacy which you can’t undo
But when I count the scars, there’s a moment of truth
That there wouldn’t be this, if there hadn’t been you
And maybe you’ve reframed it
And in your mind, you never beat my spirit black and blue
I don’t think you’ve changed much
And so I changed your name, and any real defining clues
And one day, your kid comes home singin’
A song that only us two is gonna know is about you, ‘cause
All that time you were throwin’ punches, it was all for nothin’
And our town, it looks so small, from way up here
Screamed “Thank you, Aimee” to the night sky, and the stars are stunnin’
‘Cause I can’t forget the way you made me heal
Everyone knows that my mother is a saintly woman
But she used to say she wished that you were dead
So I pushed each boulder up that hill
Your words were still just ringin’ in my head, ringin’ in my head
Thank you, Aimee
Thank you, Aimee
‘Cassandra’ lyrics
I was in my new house placing daydreams
Patching up the crack along the wall
I pass it and lose track of what I’m saying
‘Cause that’s where I was when I got the call
When the first stone’s thrown, they’re screaming
In the streets, there’s a raging riot
When it’s “Burn the b—-,“ they’re shrieking
When the truth comes out, it’s quiet
So, they killed Cassandra first ‘cause she feared the worst
And tried to tell the town
So, they filled my cell with snakes, I regret to say
Do you believe me now?
I was in my tower weaving nightmares
Twisting all my smiles into snarls
They say, “What doesn’t kill you makes you aware”
What happens if it becomes who you are?
So, they killed Cassandra first ‘cause she feared the worst
And tried to tell the town
So, they set my life in flames, I regret to say
Do you believe me now?
They knew, they knew, they knew the whole time
That I was onto something
The family, the pure greed, the Christian chorus line
They all said nothing
Blood’s thick but nothing like a payroll
Bet they never spared a prayer for my soul
You can mark my words that I said it first
In a morning warning, no one heard
I patched up the crack along the wall
I pass it and lose track of what I’m saying
‘Cause that’s where I was when I lost it all
So, they killed Cassandra first ‘cause she feared the worst
And tried to tell the town
So, they filled my cell with snakes, I regret to say
Do you believe me now?
I was onto something
They all said nothing
Blood’s thick but nothing like a payroll
Bet they never spared a prayer for my soul
You can mark my words that I said it first
In a morning warning, no one heard
No one heard, not a single word was heard
When the first stone’s thrown, they’re screaming
In the streets, there’s a raging riot
When it’s “Burn the b—-,” they’re shrieking
When the truth comes out, it’s quiet
It’s so quiet
Clue No. 1: The song title spells out “KIM”
The first clue hinting that “thanK you aIMee,” co-written by Taylor Swift and Aaron Dessner, might be aimed at Kim Kardashian is the way the song title is stylized. It features capitalized letters K, I, and M, spelling out Kardashian’s first name. This stylization is consistent throughout the song’s official lyrics. Swift has a history of using such coding techniques to convey hidden messages to her fans.
Clue No. 2: Swift sings about a bully, and she has publicly referred to Kardashian as a bully
In the song, Swift seems to be referring to a high school bully. “When I picture my hometown / There’s a bronze, spray-tanned statue of you / And a plaque underneath it / That threatens to push me down the stairs at our school / And it was always the same searing pain / But I dreamed that one day I could say,” she sings in the first verse.
Swift famously referred to Kardashian as a “bully” in an essay published by Elle for her 30th birthday. “In my experience, I’ve come to see that bullies want to be feared and taken seriously. A few years ago, someone started an online hate campaign by calling me a snake on the internet,” Swift wrote, referring to Kardashian, who used snake emojis to reference Swift during their feud.
“The fact that so many people jumped on board with it led me to feel lower than I’ve ever felt in my life, but I can’t tell you how hard I had to keep from laughing every time my 63-foot inflatable cobra named Karyn appeared onstage in front of 60,000 screaming fans,” Swift continued. “It’s the Stadium Tour equivalent of responding to a troll’s hateful Instagram comment with ‘lol.’ It would be nice if we could get an apology from people who bully us, but maybe all I’ll ever get is the satisfaction of knowing I could survive it, and thrive despite it.”
Clue No. 3: Swift seems to reference North West
Towards the end of the song, Swift sings: “Maybe you’ve reframed it / And in your mind, you never beat my spirit black and blue / I don’t think you’ve changed much / And so I changed your name and any real defining clues, and one day your kid comes home singing / A song that only us two is gonna know is about you.”
Swift could be referring to two instances involving Kardashian here. Firstly, Kardashian “revising” her opinion of Swift. In late 2021, Kardashian described Swift’s music as “cute and catchy” during an episode of the Honestly With Bari Weis podcast. “I really like a lot of her songs,” she stated, which left fans puzzled.
The second instance appears to allude to Kardashian’s daughter, North West, who danced to “Shake It Off” alongside Swift in a now-deleted video from their joint TikTok account.
In another part of “thanK you aIMee,” Swift sings: “I wrote a thousand songs that you find uncool / I built a legacy that you can’t undo / But when I count the scars / There’s a moment of truth / That there wouldn’t be this / If there hadn’t been you.” This seems to be Swift’s rendition of “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger,” with a hint of acknowledgment that the entire feud — and the inspiration she derived from it — contributed to her increased fame.