Taylor Swift officially dropped her long-awaited 12th album The Life Of A Showgirl – and fans have already spotted the hidden Easter Eggs throughout the songs.
The 35-year-old Grammy winner initially announced the new LP back in August during an episode of fiance Travis Kelce’s New Heights podcast – with the NFL star proposing soon after.
The Life Of A Showgirl contains a total of 12 tracks and has sent fans into a frenzy on social media as they offered their reactions to the music.
Swift seemingly referenced to her public romance with Kelce in more than one song, including Opalite – while other tunes on the album have lyrics that mention her fame.
Other tracks on the LP are speculated to be diss tracks to other stars such as Charli XCX and Blake Lively.
The Fate Of Ophelia is the first song that appears on the album and Swift seems to reference to Kelce in the lyrics.
Taylor Swift officially dropped her long-awaited 12th album The Life Of A Showgirl – and fans have already spotted the hidden Easter eggs throughout the songs; seen in 2024 in Vancouver
The Life Of A Showgirl contains a total of 12 tracks and has sent fans into a frenzy on social media as they offered their reactions to the music
Back in July, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end shared an Instagram that post that included snaps of himself and Swift.
In the caption, the NFL player had typed out, ‘Had some adventures this offseason, kept it [100].’
And in The Fate Of Ophelia, the Grammy winner sings, ‘You dug me out of my grave and saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia/Keep it one hundred.’
The star also sang about the very start of their romance in summer 2023 after Kelce went public with his interest in the singer on an episode of his podcast.
‘I heard you calling/On the megaphone/You wanna see me all alone,’ the lyrics include.
The second track is titled Elizabeth Taylor and Swift appears to reference similarities she has with the late Hollywood starlet, including their love lives often being in the spotlight.
‘Oftentimes it doesn’t feel so glamorous to be me/All the right guys promised they’d stay/Under bright lights, they withered away, but you bloom.’
In the song Opalite, Swift sings, ‘You were dancing through the lightening strikes/Sleepless in the onyx night.’ Kelce’s October birthstone is opal and appears to be referenced in the title of the track.
Swift seemingly referenced to her public romance with Kelce in more than one song, including Opalite – while other tunes on the album have lyrics that mention her fame
And in The Fate Of Ophelia, the Grammy winner sings, ‘You dug me out of my grave and saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia/Keep it one hundred’
The second track is titled Elizabeth Taylor and Swift appears to reference similarities she has with the late Hollywood starlet, including their love lives often being in the spotlight; late actress seen in 1950
In Eldest Daughter, she sings about finding love with Kelce and some of the lyrics are, ‘When you found me I said I was busy/That was a lie’ – a reference to the very start of their romance.
‘When I said I don’t believe in marriage that was a lie/Every eldest daughter was the first lamb to the slaughter,’ Swift also sings, referencing herself as the ‘eldest daughter.’
The track also contains lyrics about the star’s dedication to those she loves.
‘And I’m never gonna let you down/I’m never gonna leave you out/So many traitors/ Smooth operators/But I’m never gonna break that vow.’
Ruin The Friendship has been rumored to be about Blake Lively – whom Swift has had a close friendship with over the years.
However, the songstress was embroiled in drama when she was briefly subpoenaed amid the actress’s ongoing legal drama with Justin Baldoni earlier this year.
At the time, Swift’s camp slammed the subpoena as they argued she was not very involved in the drama on set of the 2024 film It Ends With Us.
Explosive claims had also emerged that Lively threatened to release texts from the Grammy winner, while a source stated back in June that their friendship has ‘stalled.’
‘When I said I don’t believe in marriage that was a lie/Every eldest daughter was the first lamb to the slaughter,’ Swift also sings, referencing herself as the ‘eldest daughter’; seen in 2024 in Baltimore
Ruin The Friendship has been rumored to be about Blake Lively – whom Swift has had a close friendship with over the years; seen in 2024 in Las Vegas
However in the lyrics, Swift seems to reflect on a past romance that could have been.
‘Have fun, it’s prom/Wilted corsage dangles from my wrist/Over his shoulder I catch a glimpse.
‘And see…You looking at me/And it was not an invitation/But as the 50 Cent song played/Should’ve kissed you anyway.’
But the star also sings, ‘My advice is always ruin the friendship/Better that than regret it for all time.’
In Father Figure, Swift appears to possibly take a swipe at Scooter Braun after she finally purchased the rights to the master recordings of her first six albums in May.
‘I can make deals with the devil because my d***’s bigger/This love is pure profit,’ she sings.
Actually Romantic has also been speculated to be about Charli XCX – rather than a song about romance. It is rumored the lyrics are Swift’s response to Charli XCX’s track Sympathy Is A Knife, which was released last year.
Before her relationship with Kelce, the Bad Blood songstress had a brief fling with Matty Healy – who is friends with Charli XCX.
‘High-fived my ex and then you said you’re glad he ghosted me/Wrote me a song saying it makes you sick to see my face/Some people might be offended/But it’s actually sweet.’
Wi$h Li$t appears to be about the life she wants with the NFL star as she sings, ‘I just want you/Have a couple kids, got the whole block lookin’ like you.
‘I made wishes on all of the stars/Please, God, bring me a best friend/Who I think is hot.’
In Father Figure, Swift appears to possibly take a swipe at Scooter Braun after she finally purchased the rights to the master recordings of her first six albums; seen in February in L.A.
Actually Romantic has also been speculated to be about Charli XCX – rather than a song about romance; the pair seen in 2014 in NYC
In the sexy track Wood, the Grammy winner could be heard singing, ‘Redwood tree, it ain’t hard to see/His love was the key to open my thighs.’
Other lyrics from the song appear to reference an engagement ring: ‘Girls I don’t need to catch the bouquet to know a hard rock is on the way.’
Swift also makes a reference to Kelce’s New Heights podcast with, ‘Seems to me that you and me we make our own luck/New Heights of manhood/I ain’t gotta knock on wood.’
The 10th track on the album is Cancelled! – with some fans also speculating that it could also be about Lively.
However, Swift sings lyrics about helping a person who has been cancelled: ‘Come with me, when they see us they’ll run/Something wicked this way comes.
‘Good thing I like my friends cancelled/I like ’em cloaked in Gucci and in scandal/At least you know exactly who your friends are – we’re the ones with matching scars.’
Honey is another song referencing to her romance with Kelce and how their relationship altered her view on love.
‘Redefine all of those blues/When you say ‘honey’/Summertime spritz, pink skies/You can call me ‘honey’ if you want/Because I’m the one you want.’
In the sexy track Wood, the Grammy winner could be heard singing, ‘Redwood tree, it ain’t hard to see/His love was the key to open my thighs’
Honey is another song referencing to her romance with Kelce and how their relationship altered her view on love
The final track on the album is titled The Life Of A Showgirl – and features Sabrina Carpenter.
‘Pain hidden by the lipstick and lace/Sequins are forever and now I know the life of a showgirl, babe/Wouldn’t have it any other way (Thank you for the lovely bouquet),’ the pair sing.
Hours before The Life of a Showgirl officially dropped, all 12 tracks leaked online in low-quality audio across Discord and other platforms.
The record marks a major milestone for Swift: her first as an engaged woman, following Kelce’s romantic, garden proposal in August 2025.
It also ushers in a bold new era for the 14-time Grammy winner, who ditched her longtime collaborator Jack Antonoff for the first time in over a decade.
Instead, she co-produced the album with pop powerhouses Max Martin and Shellback, pairing her sharpest storytelling with their high-gloss, hit-making touch.
Alongside the music, Swift unveiled a daring new visual aesthetic, embodying a sultry Vegas showgirl for the album’s imagery.
In celebration of the album dropping, the Grammy winner also shared new sexy photos to fans.
Back in August, Kelce teased to his listeners that he couldn’t stop ‘listening to this album’ and had ‘been dancing throughout the house’ to it. He also gushed his favorite track was Opalite.
The final track on the album is titled The Life Of A Showgirl – and features Sabrina Carpenter; seen in February in L.A.
In August, Kelce teased he couldn’t stop ‘listening to this album’ and had ‘been dancing throughout the house’ to it
The Life of a Showgirl follows Swift’s 2024 record, The Tortured Poets Department, which shattered records before it was even released.
Last month, Swift announced she was having a theatrical release party to celebrate her record, which will play across 540 AMC theaters this weekend.
It is expected to rake in around $30-$50million, per Deadline – and presale tickets reached $15 million over the span of 24 hours since the event’s announcement.
Ticket prices sit at $12 – which was decided by the award-winning performer herself.
