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Source: Blank Space
Speaker: Taylor Swift
'Cause you know I love the players, and you love the game.
Context
This line is from the song "Blank Space" by Taylor Swift, from the album 1989 (2014).
Taylor was on fire when she wrote her #1 hit, "Blank Space." (No, not literally, unlike the mansion used to shoot the song's music video.) With this song, the famous pop star is poking fun at her public persona as a dating disaster, chewing through men like a Grade A man-eater.
To analyze this line specifically, we must first consult the ever-trustworthy Urban Dictionary, which tells us that "a player" is a smooth talking guy who's good at keeping lots of women on the hook simultaneously. While Taylor's old songs usually dis these kinds of guys, in this song, she doesn't seem to mind the game. Sorta seems like a win-win for the player, right?
Oh, except this is song is completely tongue-in-cheek, and the player definitely loses by the end of it. Sorry, bro.
Where you've heard it
The chances are incredibly high that someone you know has tweeted this line. Can't say we blame them; it's a catchy turn of phrase coupled with a catchy melody. Oh, Taylor—how you weave your spells.
Pretentious Factor
If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.
It's hard to be self-deprecating and pretentious at the same time.