I love the players and you love the game meaning

Source: Blank Space

Speaker: Taylor Swift

'Cause you know I love the players, and you love the game.

Context

This line is from the song "Blank Space" by Taylor Swift, from the album 1989 (2014).

Taylor was on fire when she wrote her #1 hit, "Blank Space." (No, not literally, unlike the mansion used to shoot the song's music video.) With this song, the famous pop star is poking fun at her public persona as a dating disaster, chewing through men like a Grade A man-eater.

To analyze this line specifically, we must first consult the ever-trustworthy Urban Dictionary, which tells us that "a player" is a smooth talking guy who's good at keeping lots of women on the hook simultaneously. While Taylor's old songs usually dis these kinds of guys, in this song, she doesn't seem to mind the game. Sorta seems like a win-win for the player, right?

Oh, except this is song is completely tongue-in-cheek, and the player definitely loses by the end of it. Sorry, bro.

Where you've heard it

The chances are incredibly high that someone you know has tweeted this line. Can't say we blame them; it's a catchy turn of phrase coupled with a catchy melody. Oh, Taylor—how you weave your spells.

Pretentious Factor

If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.

It's hard to be self-deprecating and pretentious at the same time.

Nice to meet you, where you been?
I could show you incredible things
Magic, madness, heaven, sin
Saw you there and I thought
Oh my God, look at that face
You look like my next mistake
Love's a game, wanna play? Ayy
New money, suit and tie
I can read you like a magazine
Ain't it funny, rumors fly
And I know you heard about me
So hey, let's be friends
I'm dyin' to see how this one ends
Grab your passport and my hand
I can make the bad guys good for a weekend

So it's gonna be forever
Or it's gonna go down in flames
You can tell me when it's over, mm
If the high was worth the pain
Got a long list of ex lovers
They'll tell you I'm insane
'Cause you know I love the players
And you love the game
'Cause we're young and we're reckless
We'll take this way too far
It'll leave you breathless, mm
Or with a nasty scar
Got a long list of ex lovers
They'll tell you I'm insane
But I've got a blank space, baby
And I'll write your name

Cherry lips, crystal skies
I could show you incredible things
Stolen kisses, pretty lies
You're the king, baby, I'm your queen
Find out what you want
Be that girl for a month
Wait, the worst is yet to come, oh no
Screaming, crying, perfect storms
I can make all the tables turn
Rose garden filled with thorns
Keep you second guessin' like
"Oh my God, who is she?"
I get drunk on jealousy
But you'll come back each time you leave
'Cause darling, I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream

So it's gonna be forever
Or it's gonna go down in flames
You can tell me when it's over, mm
If the high was worth the pain
Got a long list of ex lovers
They'll tell you I'm insane
'Cause you know I love the players
And you love the game
'Cause we're young and we're reckless (oh)
We'll take this way too far
It'll leave you breathless, mm
Or with a nasty scar
Got a long list of ex lovers
They'll tell you I'm insane (insane)
But I've got a blank space, baby
And I'll write your name

Boys only want love if it's torture
Don't say I didn't, say I didn't warn ya
Boys only want love if it's torture
Don't say I didn't, say I didn't warn ya

So it's gonna be forever
Or it's gonna go down in flames
You can tell me when it's over (over), mm
If the high was worth the pain
Got a long list of ex lovers
They'll tell you I'm insane
'Cause you know I love the players
And you love the game
'Cause we're young and we're reckless (yeah)
We'll take this way too far
It'll leave you breathless, mm
Or with a nasty scar
Got a long list of ex lovers
They'll tell you I'm insane
But I've got a blank space, baby
And I'll write your name

Lyrics submitted by iholdher, edited by toriblackk, Officialdirectioner

Blank Space Lyrics as written by Johan Karl Schuster Max Martin

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.

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