Taylor Swift sings ‘Betty’ at ACM 2020: Secret meaning of the song revealed

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sang “Betty,” from her “Folklore” album, and of course the song is packed full of lots of hidden meanings.On Taylor’s 2020 album “Folklore,” there are a collection of three songs that refer to a teenage love triangle.These three love songs explore the love triangle from all three people’s perspectives at different times in their lives.The first two songs in the trio are “Cardigan” and “August.”“Betty” is the third song to complete the triangle, and the lyrics are from the perspective of James – a 17-year-old boy who cheated on the title character Betty with another girl.In the song we learn how this blows up when ensues the teenagers all return to school.James tries to apologize to Betty by using his immaturity as an excuse for his behavior.