Tate McRae and The Kid Laroi appear to be going ~tit for tat~ with breakup songs about each other. After dating for more than a year and calling it quits in July 2025, the singers are seemingly addressing the split through their lyrics. (Their adorable love song collab, “I Know Love,” really feels like a billion years ago now.)

Shortly after breakup rumors surfaced, Laroi told a fan on X, “Tate and I are on good terms.” But is that still the case? On September 5, the Australian artist released a new single, “A COLD PLAY,” about how he couldn’t “fix” an ex. Just three weeks later, Tate released her own single, “TIT FOR TAT,” and it really feels like a response track. I mean, the title alone hints at retaliation.

It’s officially time for a lyrics breakdown: Here’s why fans think Tate’s new song, “TIT FOR TAT,” is a response to The Kid Laroi’s song, “A COLD PLAY.”

Tate McRae “TIT FOR TAT”: Lyrics, The Kid Laroi Response

What Does Tate McRae Say About The Kid Laroi In “TIT FOR TAT”?

Tate revealed that she wrote “TIT FOR TAT” just two weeks before its release — meaning she wrote it one week after Laroi dropped “A COLD PLAY.” It’s also the first song title she’s stylized in all caps. And who’s known for doing that with all his tracks? Yup, that would be Laroi. Those are the non-lyrical clues that Tate wrote “TIT FOR TAT” as a response to her ex.

In the new single, the pop princess sounds fed up with how her ex is spinning the story of their breakup. “I was nothing but respectful, and you know that,” she sings. “Why you changing up the narrative to write?”

“Thought I might love you again, see how I feel,” she croons in the chorus. “Now that you’re acting like that, boy I never will.” Tate also hints at a new girl in her ex’s life: “Last night, she answered my call, it sealed the deal / Right now, I’m not even about you.”

The line, “Fix your fucking self, kiss my ass for that,” seems like a pointed reference to “A COLD PLAY,” where Laroi sings, “It’s my fault for thinking I could fix you, fix you, fix you.” (In his track, he also admits that he “still loves” her and claims he gave “everything I had and even more.”)

The most telling “TIT FOR TAT” lyric of them all? “Let’s go song for song, let’s go back to back / Let’s go tit for tat, boy, you asked for that,” Tate declares.

Hey, I’d also be pissed if a man released a song about how he couldn’t “fix” me. Will Laroi release a response track to the (rumored) response track? Stay tuned.