{"id":5910,"date":"2026-09-25T09:32:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T13:32:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/?p=5910"},"modified":"2026-09-25T09:32:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T13:32:18","slug":"taylor-swift-offers-a-show-of-solidarity-with-her-exs-new-partner-on-patient-zero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/taylor-swift-offers-a-show-of-solidarity-with-her-exs-new-partner-on-patient-zero\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Offers a Show of Solidarity With Her Ex\u2019s New Partner on \u201cPatient Zero\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In her taut new track, \u201cPatient Zero\u201d, Taylor Swift offers friendship in a show of solidarity with her ex\u2019s new partner. The song appears on Swift\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/TaylorSwift\/comments\/1mvjh65\/version_tracker_spreadsheet_for_the_life_of_a\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">surprise-not-surprised<\/a> deluxe release, <em>The Life Of A Showgirl: The Encore<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Somebody Who Might Know<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Patient Zero\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/V-uIp-WuD60?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Written and produced with Swedish hitmakers Max Martin and Shellback, the don\u2019t-bore-us-get-to-the-chorus crowd begins here with the hook:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>If you wanna party with somebody who might know,<br>About the devil on his shoulder under his halo.<br>When the toxins take their hold, you\u2019d rather die than let it go,<br>But if you\u2019re sick of him, I got you; I was patient zero<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swift has seen this movie before. She shares her experience with an ex\u2019s new romantic partner. And if you need someone to lean on, she announces, I\u2019m here for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>I\u2019ve gotta be honest, I\u2019ve been expecting your call,<br>No, it\u2019s not a bad time at all.<br>I heard somebody saying there\u2019s trouble in paradise,<br>And my lips are sealed tight now<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Been There, Done That<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remember, Swift already documented how she knows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.songfacts.com\/articles\/the-hidden-history-behind-taylor-swifts-heartbreaking-classic-all-too-well\/\">\u201cAll Too Well\u201d<\/a> the lingering effects of heartache. 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