There's a crystal clear Kanye West burn hiding in Taylor Swift's new song

Fuel has officially been added to the fire.
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Nicole Gallucci
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There's a crystal clear Kanye West burn hiding in Taylor Swift's new song
The moment that started it all. Credit: Kevin Mazur/WireImage via getty images

Taylor Swift's new single contains a crystal clear Kanye West reference, and it's about to go down.

On Thursday, the 27-year-old 1989 singer dropped a brand new singe, "Look What You Made Me Do," off her upcoming album Reputation ... and naturally fans immediately parsed the lyrics for Kanye/Kim subtext.

Surprisingly, they didn't have to read too deep into anything, because the new Taylor has no time for subtlety.

One line in particular, in which Swift says, "I don't like your little games, don't like your tilted stage," has fans talking. Because, well, as many of us know Kanye's recent Saint Pablo tour included an unconventional stage suspended in the air.

Here he is on that stage, tilted:

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Kanye West on his tilted stage. Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images
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Fans immediately picked up on the jab, and while it's definitely not the sickest burn in the world, quite frankly they seem to be chill with it.

The section of lyrics surrounding the reference reads as follows:

I don't like your little games Don't like your tilted stage The role you made me play Of the fool, no, I don't like you I don't like your perfect crime How you laugh when you lie You said the gun was mine Isn't cool, no, I don't like you (oh!)

And it's not the only possible link between the Kanye/Taylor feud on the track. Later on in the song, Taylor can be heard having a phone conversation, saying, "I'm sorry, the old Taylor can't come to the phone right now. Why? Oh 'cause she's dead!"

Naturally, fans made the connection to Swift's infamous phone call with Kanye, which Kim released to the public after Swift essentially denied it taking place.

Listen for yourself and brace your ears for the disses still to come when the full album drops on Nov. 10.

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Nicole Gallucci

Nicole is a Senior Editor at Mashable. She primarily covers entertainment and digital culture trends, and in her free time she can be found watching TV, sending voice notes, or going viral on Twitter for admiring knitwear. You can follow her on Twitter @nicolemichele5.

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