{"id":2618,"date":"2020-08-29T14:05:47","date_gmt":"2020-08-29T14:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/?page_id=2618"},"modified":"2025-09-28T20:35:25","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T19:35:25","slug":"this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/reputation-album\/the-reputation-songs\/this-is-why-we-cant-have-nice-things\/","title":{"rendered":"This Is Why We Can&#8217;t Have Nice Things"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2618\" class=\"elementor elementor-2618\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5131a13e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68afc23b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"68afc23b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30bdd63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30bdd63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">reputation (2017)<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9740215 elementor-hidden-mobile\" 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elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b16286\" data-id=\"6b16286\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ce5982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44ce5982\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u201cThis Is Why We Can\u2019t Have Nice Things\u201d is track thirteen on Taylor\u2019s sixth studio album,<em><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/reputation-album\/\"> reputation<\/a> <\/em>(2017). It is an anthemic and sarcastic track in which she drags all the people who tried to ruin her career and failed.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-032faed elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"032faed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__032faed\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3109273 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3109273\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af45f36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af45f36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTaylor released her fifth studio album, <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/1989-album\/\"><em>1989<\/em><\/a>, in October 2014. Its synth-pop production transformed her sound and image from country-oriented to mainstream pop. The album was a massive commercial success, selling over five million copies in the U.S. within one year, and spawning three <em>Billboard Hot 100<\/em> No. 1 singles. The <em>BBC<\/em> asserted that the success of <em>1989<\/em> solidified Taylor\u2019s status as a global pop star.\n<br><br>\nIn <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/music-hiatus\/\">2016<\/a>, when Taylor was at the peak of overexposure, some of her rivals in the industry (including Scooter Braun, Kanye West and Justin Bieber) succeded in launching a worldwide hate campaign against her. As a result, Taylor disappeared from public view for an entire year and thought about quitting music for good. She became increasingly reticent on social media, having previously maintained an active presence with a large following, and avoided interactions with the press. She conceived her sixth studio album, <em>reputation<\/em>, as an answer to the media commotion surrounding her celebrity.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f87bab8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"f87bab8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4846575298\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f913345 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f913345\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lyrical Theme and Composition<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e56ab06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e56ab06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe theme of <em>The Great Gatsby <\/em>which was already explored on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/reputation-album\/the-reputation-songs\/do-not-blame-me\/\">Don\u2019t Blame Me<\/a>\u201d and \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/reputation-album\/the-reputation-songs\/delicate\/\">Delicate<\/a>\u201d once again returns in this song. During the <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/secret-sessions\/\">secret sessions<\/a> held before the release of <em>reputation<\/em>, Taylor told fans that this song drew on her experiences with fame and the media. She used to throw extravagant parties and invite her friends on stage with her during the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/tours\/1989-world-tour\/\">1989 World Tour<\/a>\u201d as a nice gesture, to share her success with those around her. However, the media eventually turned that against her, questioning and criticizing her need for a \u201csquad\u201d which led her to essentially move out of the public eye completely and go on a <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/music-hiatus\/\">sabbatical for the next year<\/a>. Many have also speculated that this song specifically references her feud with rapper Kanye West:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44e1327 elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"44e1327\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00abIt\u2019s [a song] about when people take nice things for granted. Like friendship, or trusting people, or being open or whatever. Letting people in on your life, trusting people, respect. Those are all really nice things.\u00bb\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Taylor Swift<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efa82a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"efa82a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe production of the song was inspired by \u201cHard Knock Life\u201d from <em>Annie<\/em>. Taylor said she loved the sound of children yelling in musicals, so she decided to put it in her song.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2eb157 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f2eb157\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Live Performances<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8719eec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8719eec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAccording to <em>Hits Daily Double<\/em>, \u201cThis Is Why We Can\u2019t Have Nice Things\u201d was the original album closer for <em>reputation<\/em>. Maybe that\u2019s why it served as the final song on Taylor\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/tours\/reputation-stadium-tour\/\">reputation Stadium Tour<\/a>\u201d (2018). It was the first song to close one of her tours that never received the single treatment. She also performed the song on guitar on \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/tours\/taylor-swift-the-eras-tour\/\">The Eras Tour<\/a>\u201d (2023-2024), during her show on July 22, 2023, in Seattle. On June 18, 2024, she played a mashup of \u201cThis Is Why We Can\u2019t Have Nice Things\u201d with \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/lover-album\/lover-songs\/i-forgot-that-you-existed\/\">I Forgot That You Existed<\/a>\u201d (2019) in Cardiff. In Toronto on November 14, 2024, Taylor performed the song together with \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/the-tortured-poets-department\/the-tortured-poets-department-songs\/my-boy-only-breaks-his-favorite-toys\/\">My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys<\/a>\u201d (2024).\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-244eb13 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"244eb13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-670169b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"670169b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lyrics<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6e7c9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c6e7c9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>[Verse 1]<\/strong><br \/>It was so nice throwing big parties<br \/>Jump into the pool from the balcony<br \/>Everyone swimming in a champagne sea<br \/>And there are no rules when you show up here<br \/>Bass beat rattling the chandelier<br \/>Feeling so Gatsby for that whole year<\/p><p><strong>[Pre-Chorus 1]<\/strong><br \/>So why\u2019d you have to rain on my parade?<br \/>I\u2019m shaking my head<br \/>And locking the gates<\/p><p><strong>[Chorus]<\/strong><br \/>This is why we can\u2019t have nice things<br \/>Darling<br \/>Because you break them<br \/>I had to take them away<br \/>This is why we can\u2019t have nice things<br \/>Honey<br \/>Did you think I wouldn\u2019t hear all the things you said about me?<br \/>This is why we can\u2019t have\u2026<br \/>Nice things<\/p><p><strong>[Verse 2]<\/strong><br \/>It was so nice being friends again<br \/>There I was giving you a second chance<br \/>But you stabbed me in the back while shaking my hand<br \/>And therein lies the issue<br \/>Friends don\u2019t try to trick you<br \/>Get you on the phone<br \/>And mind-twist you<br \/>And so I took an axe to a mended fence<\/p><p><strong>[Pre-Chorus 2]<\/strong><br \/>But I\u2019m not the only friend<br \/>You\u2019ve lost lately<br \/>If only you weren\u2019t<br \/>So shady<\/p><p><strong>[Chorus]<\/strong><br \/>This is why we can\u2019t have nice things<br \/>Darling<br \/>Because you break them<br \/>I had to take them away<br \/>This is why we can\u2019t have nice things<br \/>Honey<br \/>Did you think I wouldn\u2019t hear all the things you said about me?<br \/>This is why we can\u2019t have\u2013<\/p><p><strong>[Bridge]<\/strong><br \/>Here\u2019s a toast to my real friends<br \/>They don\u2019t care about that<br \/>He said she said<br \/>And here\u2019s to my baby<br \/>He ain\u2019t reading what they call me lately<br \/>And here\u2019s to my momma<br \/>Had to listen to all this drama<br \/>And here\u2019s to you\u2026<br \/>\u2018Cause forgiveness is a nice thing to do<\/p><p><strong>[Spoken]<\/strong><br \/>\u201cHahaha, I can\u2019t even say it with a straight face!\u201d<\/p><p><strong>[Chorus]<\/strong><br \/>This is why we can\u2019t have nice things<br \/>Darling<em> (Darling)<\/em><br \/>Because you break them<br \/>I had to take them away<br \/>This is why we can\u2019t have nice things<br \/>Honey<em> (Baby)<\/em><br \/>Did you think I wouldn\u2019t hear all the things you said about me?<br \/>This is why we can\u2019t have<br \/>\u2026Nice things <em>(Darling)<\/em><\/p><p><strong>[Outro]<br \/><\/strong>Oh, and here\u2019s to my real friends<em> (Because you break them, I had to take them)<\/em><br \/>And here\u2019s to my baby <em>(Nice things, honey)<\/em><br \/>They didn\u2019t care about that he said she said\u00a0<br \/>Did you think I wouldn\u2019t hear all the things you said about me?<br \/>This is why we can\u2019t have<br \/>Nice things<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c9df1f elementor-share-buttons--view-icon elementor-share-buttons--skin-framed elementor-share-buttons--color-custom elementor-share-buttons--shape-square elementor-grid-0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-share-buttons\" data-id=\"8c9df1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"share-buttons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_facebook\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Share on facebook\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_x-twitter\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Share on x-twitter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-x-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_tumblr\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Share on tumblr\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-tumblr\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_reddit\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Share on reddit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-reddit\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_telegram\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-label=\"Share on telegram\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-telegram\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-48a9ee8\" data-id=\"48a9ee8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7ab6c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d7ab6c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20988198_10154975234150369_1493436770276743217_o.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"reputation by Taylor Swift (Big Machine Records, 2017)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzI4LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvdGF5bG9yc3dpZnRzd2l0emVybGFuZC5jaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMFwvMDhcLzIwOTg4MTk4XzEwMTU0OTc1MjM0MTUwMzY5XzE0OTM0MzY3NzAyNzY3NDMyMTdfby5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1018\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20988198_10154975234150369_1493436770276743217_o-1018x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-328\" alt=\"reputation by Taylor Swift (Big Machine Records, 2017)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20988198_10154975234150369_1493436770276743217_o-1018x1024.jpg 1018w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20988198_10154975234150369_1493436770276743217_o-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20988198_10154975234150369_1493436770276743217_o-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20988198_10154975234150369_1493436770276743217_o-768x773.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20988198_10154975234150369_1493436770276743217_o-1526x1536.jpg 1526w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20988198_10154975234150369_1493436770276743217_o.jpg 2035w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1018px) 100vw, 1018px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40a5535 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"40a5535\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tGeneral Information\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fed76dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fed76dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><th>Artist<\/th><td><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/biography\/\">Taylor Swift<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Album<\/th><td><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/reputation-album\/\">reputation<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Released<\/th><td>November 10, 2017<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Recorded<\/th><td>2016\u20132017<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Studio<\/th><td>Rough Customer (Brooklyn)<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Genre<\/th><td>Synth Pop<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Length<\/th><td>3:27<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Label<\/th><td><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/big-machine-records\/\">Big Machine Records<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Songwriters<\/th><td>Taylor Swift<br \/>Jack Antonoff<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Producers<\/th><td>Jack Antonoff<br \/>Taylor Swift<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"infobox-header description\" style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><h6>REPUTATION CHRONOLOGY<\/h6><\/th><\/tr><tr><td class=\"infobox-full-data\" colspan=\"2\"><table><tbody><tr><td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"33%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/reputation-album\/the-reputation-songs\/dress\/\">Dress<\/a><\/td><td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"33%\"><strong>This Is Why We Can\u2019t Have Nice Things<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"33%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/reputation-album\/the-reputation-songs\/call-it-what-you-want\/\">Call It What You Want<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1cbfb0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d1cbfb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tSong Certification\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fd9ae6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4fd9ae6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6489\" alt=\"&quot;Platinum&quot; certification by the Recording Industry Association of America. Signifying 1,000,000 units sold.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f895e8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3f895e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tHandwritten Lyrics\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c66912 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c66912\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/This-Is-Why-We-Cant-Have-Nice-Things.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"This Is Why We Can&#039;t Have Nice Things: Handwritten Lyrics (reputation, 2017)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTAzMDMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90YXlsb3Jzd2lmdHN3aXR6ZXJsYW5kLmNoXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIxXC8wMlwvVGhpcy1Jcy1XaHktV2UtQ2FudC1IYXZlLU5pY2UtVGhpbmdzLmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"625\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/This-Is-Why-We-Cant-Have-Nice-Things-1024x625.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-10303\" alt=\"This Is Why We Can&apos;t Have Nice Things: Handwritten Lyrics (reputation, 2017)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/This-Is-Why-We-Cant-Have-Nice-Things-1024x625.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/This-Is-Why-We-Cant-Have-Nice-Things-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/This-Is-Why-We-Cant-Have-Nice-Things-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/This-Is-Why-We-Cant-Have-Nice-Things-1536x937.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/This-Is-Why-We-Cant-Have-Nice-Things.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01242d3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"01242d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tMaking of\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-969dbf4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"969dbf4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=FEmGmsHI2mI&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div 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reputation (2017) \u201cThis Is Why We Can\u2019t Have Nice Things\u201d is track thirteen on Taylor\u2019s sixth studio album, reputation (2017). It is an anthemic and sarcastic track in which she drags all the people who tried to ruin her career and failed. Table of Contents Background Taylor released her fifth studio album, 1989, in October 2014. Its synth-pop production transformed her sound and image from country-oriented to mainstream pop. The album was a massive commercial success, selling over five million copies in the U.S. within one year, and spawning three Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles. The BBC asserted that the success of 1989 solidified Taylor\u2019s status as a global pop star. In 2016, when Taylor was at the peak of overexposure, some of her rivals in the industry (including Scooter Braun, Kanye West and Justin Bieber) succeded in launching a worldwide hate campaign against her. As a result, Taylor disappeared from public view for an entire year and thought about quitting music for good. She became increasingly reticent on social media, having previously maintained an active presence with a large following, and avoided interactions with the press. She conceived her sixth studio album, reputation, as an answer to the media commotion surrounding her celebrity. Lyrical Theme and Composition The theme of The Great Gatsby which was already explored on \u201cDon\u2019t Blame Me\u201d and \u201cDelicate\u201d once again returns in this song. During the secret sessions held before the release of reputation, Taylor told fans that this song drew on her experiences with fame and the media. She used to throw extravagant parties and invite her friends on stage with her during the \u201c1989 World Tour\u201d as a nice gesture, to share her success with those around her. However, the media eventually turned that against her, questioning and criticizing her need for a \u201csquad\u201d which led her to essentially move out of the public eye completely and go on a sabbatical for the next year. Many have also speculated that this song specifically references her feud with rapper Kanye West: \u00abIt\u2019s [a song] about when people take nice things for granted. Like friendship, or trusting people, or being open or whatever. Letting people in on your life, trusting people, respect. Those are all really nice things.\u00bb Taylor Swift The production of the song was inspired by \u201cHard Knock Life\u201d from Annie. Taylor said she loved the sound of children yelling in musicals, so she decided to put it in her song. Live Performances According to Hits Daily Double, \u201cThis Is Why We Can\u2019t Have Nice Things\u201d was the original album closer for reputation. Maybe that\u2019s why it served as the final song on Taylor\u2019s \u201creputation Stadium Tour\u201d (2018). It was the first song to close one of her tours that never received the single treatment. She also performed the song on guitar on \u201cThe Eras Tour\u201d (2023-2024), during her show on July 22, 2023, in Seattle. On June 18, 2024, she played a mashup of \u201cThis Is Why We Can\u2019t Have Nice Things\u201d with \u201cI Forgot That You Existed\u201d (2019) in Cardiff. In Toronto on November 14, 2024, Taylor performed the song together with \u201cMy Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys\u201d (2024). Lyrics [Verse 1]It was so nice throwing big partiesJump into the pool from the balconyEveryone swimming in a champagne seaAnd there are no rules when you show up hereBass beat rattling the chandelierFeeling so Gatsby for that whole year [Pre-Chorus 1]So why\u2019d you have to rain on my parade?I\u2019m shaking my headAnd locking the gates [Chorus]This is why we can\u2019t have nice thingsDarlingBecause you break themI had to take them awayThis is why we can\u2019t have nice thingsHoneyDid you think I wouldn\u2019t hear all the things you said about me?This is why we can\u2019t have\u2026Nice things [Verse 2]It was so nice being friends againThere I was giving you a second chanceBut you stabbed me in the back while shaking my handAnd therein lies the issueFriends don\u2019t try to trick youGet you on the phoneAnd mind-twist youAnd so I took an axe to a mended fence [Pre-Chorus 2]But I\u2019m not the only friendYou\u2019ve lost latelyIf only you weren\u2019tSo shady [Chorus]This is why we can\u2019t have nice thingsDarlingBecause you break themI had to take them awayThis is why we can\u2019t have nice thingsHoneyDid you think I wouldn\u2019t hear all the things you said about me?This is why we can\u2019t have\u2013 [Bridge]Here\u2019s a toast to my real friendsThey don\u2019t care about thatHe said she saidAnd here\u2019s to my babyHe ain\u2019t reading what they call me latelyAnd here\u2019s to my mommaHad to listen to all this dramaAnd here\u2019s to you\u2026\u2018Cause forgiveness is a nice thing to do [Spoken]\u201cHahaha, I can\u2019t even say it with a straight face!\u201d [Chorus]This is why we can\u2019t have nice thingsDarling (Darling)Because you break themI had to take them awayThis is why we can\u2019t have nice thingsHoney (Baby)Did you think I wouldn\u2019t hear all the things you said about me?This is why we can\u2019t have\u2026Nice things (Darling) [Outro]Oh, and here\u2019s to my real friends (Because you break them, I had to take them)And here\u2019s to my baby (Nice things, honey)They didn\u2019t care about that he said she said\u00a0Did you think I wouldn\u2019t hear all the things you said about me?This is why we can\u2019t haveNice things General Information Artist Taylor Swift Album reputation Released November 10, 2017 Recorded 2016\u20132017 Studio Rough Customer (Brooklyn) Genre Synth Pop Length 3:27 Label Big Machine Records Songwriters Taylor SwiftJack Antonoff Producers Jack AntonoffTaylor Swift REPUTATION CHRONOLOGY Dress This Is Why We Can\u2019t Have Nice Things Call It What You Want Song Certification Handwritten Lyrics Making of Live Performance Official 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