In the words of the magnificent Taylor Swift: Female Rage the Musical.

10 Swords, in summary, is feeling so betrayed that your guard goes 100 miles up. Not being the one that someone wants, especially when you truly loved them, is a hard pill to swallow and can provoke a certain sense of…sassery in the days of moving on.

10 Swords was influenced by feelings of immense betrayal and infidelity. This song has a sassy, Hannah Montana-esque sound with unanswered questions to a past lover. It also serves as a reminder to those of us in the delulu state that if someone can inflict this much pain, if someone can stab you in the back with 10 swords and leave you lying there, that they don’t deserve your love and you ~should~ have your boundaries up when they come back—because ya know, they always come back…