«Picture to Burn» fue inspirado por la naturaleza narcisista y arrogante de su ex compañero de clase de secundaria y ex novio Jordan Alford con quien Swift nunca estableció una relación formal.
Ella era su compañera de clase en Hendersonville High School en Tennessee y salieron antes de que él saliera con su compañera de clase Chelsea, quien luego se convertiría en su esposa.
"Salieron en el primer año, pero después de eso, código de chica, una vez que sales con un ex novio, ya no eres amiga. 'Picture To Burn' es sobre él. Porque siempre ha tenido grandes camiones viejos y esas cosas," dijo Swift.
Taylor se sintió frecuentemente frustrada por su naturaleza narcisista y arrogante, y decidió escribir una canción sobre cómo se sentía en su trabajo después de la escuela, escribiendo canciones para Sony/ATV Music.
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[Verse 1]
State the obvious, I didn't get my perfect fantasy
I realize you love yourself more than you could ever love me
So go and tell your friends that I'm obsessive and crazy
That's fine, you won't mind if I say
By the way
[Chorus]
I hate that stupid old pickup truck
You never let me drive
You're a redneck heartbreak
Who's really bad at lying
So watch me strike a match
On all my wasted time
As far as I'm concerned you're
Just another picture to burn
[Verse 2]
There's no time for tears
I'm just sitting here planning my revenge
There's nothing stopping me
From going out with all of your best friends
And if you come around saying sorry to me
My daddy's gonna show you how sorry you'll be
[Chorus]
I hate that stupid old pickup truck
You never let me drive
You're a redneck heartbreak
Who's really bad at lying
So watch me strike a match
On all my wasted time
As far as I'm concerned you're
Just another picture to burn
[Bridge]
And if you're missing me
You'd better keep it to yourself
'Cause coming back around here
Would be bad for your health
[Chorus]
Cause I hate that stupid old pickup truck
You never let me drive
You're a redneck heartbreak
Who's really bad at lying
So watch me strike a match
On all my wasted time
In case you haven't heard
I really really hate that
I hate that stupid old pickup truck
You never let me drive
You're a redneck heartbreak
Who's really bad at lying
So watch me strike a match
On all my wasted time
As far as I'm concerned you're
Just another picture to burn
[Outro]
Burn, burn, burn, baby, burn
You're just another picture to burn
Baby, burn
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