--- title: Katy Perry on Taylor Swift: Changes Lyrics to 'Swish Swish' description: Katy Perry is making good on her claim that she wants to end the feud between her and Taylor Swift by changing the lyrics to her diss track. canonical: https://time.com/4816737/katy-perry-changes-lyrics-swish-swish-feud-taylor-swift/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-13T17:37:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-08T09:07:10.532Z og:title: Katy Perry Changes Lyrics to Diss Track After Ending Feud og:description: Is this the end of the "bad blood"? og:url: https://time.com/4816737/katy-perry-changes-lyrics-swish-swish-feud-taylor-swift/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta806188908e8dffc/6988d1727cdbacc36cd58c0d/katy-perry-changes-lyrics-swish-swish.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: "Katy Perry - Witness World Wide" Exclusive YouTube Livestream Concert og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Katy Perry Changes Lyrics to Diss Track After Ending Feud twitter:description: Is this the end of the "bad blood"? twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta806188908e8dffc/6988d1727cdbacc36cd58c0d/katy-perry-changes-lyrics-swish-swish.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Katy Perry Just Changed the Lyrics to 'Swish Swish' After Saying She Wants to End Feud With Taylor Swift > Sponsored content. 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Katy Perry is telling her side of the story as to what led to her feud with Taylor Swift_  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jun 13, 2017 5:37 PM UTC  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jun 13, 2017 5:37 PM UTC [Katy Perry](http://time.com/4762550/met-gala-katy-perry-red-dress/) is making good on her claim that she wants to end [the feud between her and Taylor Swift](http://time.com/4810732/katy-perry-on-taylor-swift-beef-interview/) by changing the lyrics of [her diss track, “Swish Swish.”](http://time.com/4785868/ruby-rose-on-katy-perry-swish-swish/) In [an interview with Ariana Huffington ](http://time.com/4814535/katy-perry-forgives-taylor-swift/)during a marathon live stream that Perry did as promotion for her new album _Witness_, the pop princess said that she wanted to make amends with Swift, noting that she was “ready to let it go. Absolutely, 100 percent. I forgive her, and I’m sorry for anything I ever did, and I hope the same from her.” Later, at an outdoor concert that Perry held for her fans at the conclusion of the live stream, she performed “Swish Swish,” but changed the lyrics of the first line from “Don’t you come for me,” swapping it out for “God bless you on your journey, oh baby girl.” Asked if the song was actually about Swift as some fans speculated, Perry said it wasn’t. “No, it’s not about anyone in particular,” Perry said on the [Today show](http://www.today.com/popculture/katy-perry-opens-about-past-struggles-suicidal-thoughts-new-album-t112590). “And I’ve said that on the record.” Could the feud between Perry and Swift finally over? If Perry was indeed offering a sentiment, looks like she’s ready to bury the hatchet. Watch the full clip below. ## Transcript The war of words. Well, it's just heating up, guys, between Katy Perry and Taylor Swift. Katy Perry is sharing her side of the story about her and Taylor's epic feud. Now she told James Corden. The nearly three year long feud, that's a long time, was all over, get this, backup dancers. On the carpool karaoke primetime special she said, quote, there's a situation. Honestly, it's like she started it. And it's time for her to finish it, ooh. Perry went on to tell the Late Later Show host that the rivalry started over three back up dancers, and that she tried to talk to Swift about it, but Swift wouldn't speak to her. Going on to say, quote, it was a full shutdown, and then she writes a song about me, and I'm like, okay, cool, cool That's how you wanna deal with it? Karma, ouch. Now Corden asked Perry if the feud will ever end. And the Swish, Swish singer responded that she's ready for that, quote, BS to be done with. I know ladies, why can't we all get along? Saying that she wants women together and not divided [ MUSIC ] And by listeners and by fans. 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