#taylorswift #ruinthefriendship #jefflang #TLOAS #thelifeofashowgirl Ruin The Friendship: TaylorSwift's Story Explained. Discover the story behind 'Ruin the Friendship' by TaylorSwift and its connection to JeffLang. JeffreyLang's Mom on TaylorSwift Writing a Song on Her Late Son 15 Years After His Death.Mom of Late TaylorSwift Friend JeffLang Breaks Silence on ‘Ruin the Friendship:’ ‘She’s Keeping His Name Alive’. TaylorSwift's song "Ruin the Friendship" has fans speculating that it references her late friend JeffLang, who she attended high school with in Tennessee. Lang's mother said she believes the song does reference her son, and that Swift is "keeping his name alive". TaylorSwift’s 'Ruin the Friendship' has fans emotional after its meaning became evident. The song is not about Blake Lively, as many assumed, but about a high school friend Swift lost. Listeners are in tears after realizing Swift wrote the track in memory of JeffLang, who passed away at 21. TaylorSwift's "The Life of a Showgirl" song "Ruin The Friendship" is likely about her late friend JeffLang, his mother Susan Lang recently revealed. Viral searches say 'Ruin the Friendship' is a TaylorSwift song. It’s not.There’s no credible reporting linking a person named JeffLang to Swift’s songwriting, and no reputable outlet has confirmed a Taylor track called “Cancelled.” TaylorSwift is always trying to tell her fans more in her song lyrics.This song seemingly follows the story of a lost love, who Taylor never told how she felt about them. She is believed to be signing about JeffLang, a friend from high school who sadly died from an overdose. JeffreyLang died suddenly in November 2010, days after Swift released her album “Speak Now.” He was 21 and a junior at the University of Tennessee Chattanooga, majoring in biology. JeffLang And Taylor Quick are subjects of colossal curiosity to Swifties as a result of the pop star would have composed one other tune devoted to her experience rising up closest companion, Jeff.— TaylorSwift (@taylorswift13) .