Since its release, Taylor Swift’s scandalous song “thanK you aIMee” has garnered massive attention due to her seemingly ending Kim Kardashian, using North West as the knife. Backed by an acoustic guitar-led production, Swift tells the story of a bully from her past named “Aimee.” “When I picture my hometown / There’s a bronze spray-tanned statue of you,” she sings, per Genius. “And plaque underneath it / That threatens to push me down the stars at our school.”
As the song continues, Swift recalls the various times “Aimee” took steps to hurt her, describing their years of turmoil as not “a fair fight or a clean kill.” However, things take a shocking turn during the song’s second chorus, which reveals Andrea Swift’s unfiltered feelings about “Aimee.” Taylor croons, “Everyone knows that my mother is a saintly woman / But she used to say she wished you were dead.”
While Taylor has yet to confirm if “thank You aIMee” is about the reality TV star, the song title’s stylization and its lyrics clearly dig at Kim Kardashian and their years-long feud. In 2016, the pair first clashed after the “Red” singer called out Kanye West for his explicit “Famous” lyric, labeling her a “b***h.” In response, Kardashian claimed that Taylor knew all about it, telling GQ, “She wanted to all of a sudden act like she didn’t.” The drama led to Taylor’s image taking a major hit, with many pop culture fans labeling her a “snake” (cue the “Reputation” TV era).
