《Mean》由美國流行女歌手Taylor Swift（泰勒·斯威夫特）演唱，歌詞、曲譜由她完成，音樂伴奏由內森·查普曼參與製作，發行於2011年，收錄在專輯《Speak Now》中。2011年獲青少年選擇獎「最佳鄉樂單曲」獎項，2012年獲第54屆葛萊美獎「最佳鄉村歌曲」和「最佳鄉樂獨唱」兩個獎項。
一首歡快動聽的勵志小民謠，歌詞朗朗上口，MV中Taylor手拿班卓琴彈唱，表演出神入化，極其精彩！
正如生活中常常遇到的一樣，當你在不斷積極進取、努力奮鬥的時候，身邊卻總是不乏這麼一些人，他們不思上進，他們無所事事，卻心安理得、大言不慚地挖苦、嘲弄別人，尖酸刻薄無所不用其極。是為此而失望頹廢、同流合汙、虛度年華，還是堅強自信、勇敢面對、奮力抗爭？
「總有一天，我一定會成功！總有一天我會出人頭地，變得足夠強大！而嫉妒小人只能永遠在喋喋不休、卑鄙無恥中一事無成」，Taylor用一個小人物的內心獨白，闡明這麼一個道理：走自己的路，讓別人說去吧！
總有一天，我會住進古老的大都市裡
而你所擁有的只是無止盡的卑鄙
總有一天，我會強大到你根本傷害不了我
而你將永遠保持卑鄙，你為什麼要如此卑鄙呢
Taylor Swift 1989年12月13日出生，美國女歌手、詞曲作者、音樂製作人、演員。
Mean - Taylor Swift
Lyrics by ：Taylor Swift
Composed by ：Taylor Swift
You with your words like knives
And swords and weapons that you use against me
You have knocked me off my feet again
Got me feeling like I'm nothing
You with your voice like nails on a chalkboard
Calling me out when I'm wounded
You picking on the weaker man
But you can take me down with just one single blow
But you don't know what you don't know
Someday I'll be living in a big old city
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Why you gotta be so mean
You with your switching sides
And your wildfire lies and your humiliation
You have pointed out my flaws again
As if I don't already see them
I walk with my head down trying to block you out
Cause I'll never impress you
I just want to feel okay again
I bet you got pushed around
Somebody made you cold
But the cycle ends right now
Cause you can't lead me down that road
And you don't know what you don't know
Someday I'll be living in a big old city
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Why you gotta be so mean
And I can see you years from now in a bar
Talking over a football game
With that same big loud opinion
But nobody's listening
Washed up and ranting about the same old bitter things
Drunk and grumbling on about how I can't sing
But all you are is mean
All you are is mean
And a liar and pathetic and alone in life
And mean and mean and mean and mean
But someday I'll be living in a big old city
And all you're ever going to be is mean yeah
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
And all you're ever going to be is mean
Why you gotta be so mean
Someday I'll be living in a big old city
Why you gotta be so mean
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Why you gotta be so mean
Someday I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
Why you gotta be so mean
And all you're ever gonna be is mean
Why you gotta be so mean
@英語茶客精彩點評
Oh,as a die-hard supporter and admirer of Taylor Swift,I lose count of how many songs by her I have listened to and how many comments I have made on them.I lose track of how many times I have been hypnotized by her,by her beauty ,by her singing,by her acting,by her vim and vigor and by her everything.Oh,any song sung by her must be my must-listen-to and must-comment-on,with no exception of "Mean".To be honest,I have been mesmerised by the video for half an hour,with my eyes glued to her each and every movement.
To be frank,every time I encounter Taylor Swift's watery and dancing eyes,my heart refuses to beat normally.Every time,I watch her sing and play her unique banjo,my whole being is sweetened and softened.Oh,this song is a loudspeaker announcing Taylor Swift is an exceptional girl cherishing noble ambitions of living in a great and old city one day.
Oh,what strikes me most is the singer's staying true to her initial aspiration amid the mean people's mean scoff and mean judgement.Oh,as the saying goes,when the goings get tough,the tough get going,therefore as long as we stick to our goal and work hard,we will succeed.By sharp contrast,the mean people can only live a meaningless life,because they have no big idea,dare not dream big and will not exert themselves.
Oh,perhaps just because Taylor Swift is so outstanding that she outdims her peers that she is often criticised,envied and hated by her fellow musicians.Oh,perhaps just because Taylor Swift is so stunning a beauty,so amazing a genius and so shocking a nerd that many musicians and their fans are mean to her.Oh,as is known to all,being mean to another is a poison that harms both the giver and the receiver.Oh,being mean can get nobody anywhere.Oh,it makes more sense to put in more efforts so as to amount to something.Oh,needless to say,"Mean" is an inspirational song inspiring us to go all out to realize our noble mission so that one day we can live a better life.Oh,only such a daunting and aggressive girl as Taylor Swift can rise out of others' being mean to her,because she has enough prowess.Oh,Taylor Swift is a big harbor that can hold many vessels.Slandering and backlashing can only drive her to be more ambitious.Amen.Although sometimes Taylor Swift is so aggressive and ambitious as to invite her peers to throw dirt at her or to be so mean to her,I still can not love her enough for her bravery to talk her talk and walk her walk in the wake of all kinds of slandering and doubting.Of course,only when one is powerful enough to threaten others' interests will he or she subjected to such a mean treatment,which takes both science and art to face.Oh,perhaps Taylor Swift is too sexy as a female,too outstanding as a musician,and too eye-catching in the crowd,so she can not avoid some narrow-minded people's mean words and actions towards her.Oh,the mean people do not realize that being mean can not contribute to being rich,successful or popular while being diligent can lead to one to live in a big house of a big city.All in all,devote yourself to your career and career will reward you in time.