{"id":156495,"date":"2025-08-18T19:29:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T19:29:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/156495\/"},"modified":"2025-08-18T19:29:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T19:29:18","slug":"taylor-swifts-fans-theories-on-the-life-of-a-showgirl-songs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/156495\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift\u2019s Fans Theories on ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Songs"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the whole world knows by now, TS12 <\/a>is coming out, and as Taylor Swift<\/a> said herself, it\u2019s called The Life of a Showgirl. Not only do we know the title, the iconic photoshoots in it, and of course, the tracklist<\/a>. And ever since it was released, everyone has been wondering what each means. Which one is about her boyfriend, Travis Kelce<\/a>? Is there a track about US President Donald Trump in it? Why the heck is one called \u201cWood?\u201d Well, don\u2019t worry, we\u2019ve had the same questions too.<\/p>\n

While we won\u2019t know for certain until the album gets released on October 3, 2025, fans and experts have been speculating up a storm. What we do know for certain is that she conceived the album during the European leg of her Eras tour, that it\u2019s about her life as an entertainer, and that she\u2019s collaborating with Max Martin and Shellback, who worked with her on her 2017 album Reputation.<\/p>\n

But the songs? We may just know the titles, but Swifties have already been decoding what they mean. So, we put on our detective caps and started looking around.<\/p>\n

We did it for The Tortured Ports Department<\/a>, and we\u2019re doing it again for The Life of a Showgirl. Below, see what each song from The Life of a Showgirl\u00a0could be about:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d\"\u201cThe<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d<\/p>\n

The first track, \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia,\u201d has everyone talking. Not only do people think the cover is a coded message that looks exactly like the famous painting, yknow, the Hamlet-inspired painting by John Everett Millais, but they think the song may have something to do with the character as well.<\/p>\n

In\u00a0Hamlet,\u00a0Ophelia died by drowning after experiencing a mental breakdown, and many interpreted that breakdown as having her life controlled by men. She confirmed the song is referencing Hamlet,\u00a0and many think it has to do with public perception about her, and big men in music trying to make her story for her.<\/p>\n

\u201cElizabeth Taylor\u201d\"\u201cElizabeth<\/p>\n

\u201cElizabeth Taylor\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, Swift has made references to Elizabeth Taylor in numerous songs like \u201cJailer,\u201d but having the full name as the track \u201cElizabeth Taylor\u201d has people speculating what it could be. In a viral Reddit<\/a> thread, fans are convinced the song is about her love story with Travis Kelce.<\/p>\n

\u201cOpalite\u201d\"\u201cOpalite\u201d\"<\/p>\n

\u201cOpalite\u201d<\/p>\n

Another song people think is about Travis Kelce is the third song on the album: \u201cOpalite.\u201d Opalite has been a recurring topic in her romance with Kelce, and we\u2019re going to dive into all of it. Not only is it Kelce\u2019s birthstone, but Swift has been seen with headline-making opal jewelry a couple of times now: she wore Opal earrings when he won the Super Bowl in 2024, and wore an opal ring for her birthday in 2023 that many believed was given to her by Kelce, per Elle<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cFather Figure\u201d\"\u201cFather<\/p>\n

\u201cFather Figure\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFather Figure\u201d has everyone confused. While some think it\u2019ll be a cover of the 1987 song by George Michael, just as many think it could be about her own father, Scott, or, per the viral Reddit thread<\/a>, it could be about the industry or Scooter Braun.<\/p>\n

\u201cEldest Daughter\u201d\"\u201cEldest<\/p>\n

\u201cEldest Daughter\u201d<\/p>\n

As many Swifties know, the fifth song of her albums is always something super deep, and many think \u201cEldest Daughter\u201d will be exactly as it sounds: a song about her life as an eldest child.<\/p>\n

\u201cRuin the Friendship\u201d\"\u201cRuin<\/p>\n

\u201cRuin the Friendship\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cRuin the Friendship\u201d has everyone stumped. In the viral thread, and on X, the app formerly known as Twitter, many speculate that it could be about a friend of hers who passed away, about her romance with Kelce, or even her ex-friendship with Blake Lively.<\/p>\n

\u201cActually Romantic\u201d\"\u201cActually<\/p>\n

\u201cActually Romantic\u201d<\/p>\n

Swift even hinted in the New Heights podcast that the track \u201cActually Romantic\u201d may be about Kelce, and about how he got her attention to start dating. So our moneys on that!<\/p>\n

\u201cWi$h Li$t\u201d\"\u201cWi$h<\/p>\n

\u201cWi$h Li$t\u201d<\/p>\n

The dollar signs in \u201cWi$h Li$t\u201d are standing out to fans, who are speculating like crazy.<\/p>\n

One of the most viral takes is on X<\/a>, where one fan said: \u201cWi$h Li$t is the things money can\u2019t buy\u2026 I.E. Marriage and kids.. \ud83e\udee3.\u201d However, fans think it\u2019ll have a more literal take, with one<\/a> saying: \u201cwhen the entirety of Wi$h Li$t is just her bragging about how rich she is 7 rings style.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s also the theory that it could be an upbeat single about buying back her masters.<\/p>\n

\u201cWood\u201d\"\u201cWood\u201d\"<\/p>\n

\u201cWood\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWood\u201d probably is the track that has the most people stumped, but we\u2019re here to break it all down. So, many think the Pinocchio figurine in the background during the New Heights episode may be a related Easter egg, potentially having the same talk about the wooden doll and the parallels between the two.<\/p>\n

And an X user<\/a> wrote a theory about how the \u201cwood\u201d could be represented by being forced to achieve a goal without distractions.<\/p>\n

\u201cCANCELLED!\u201d\"\u201cCANCELLED!\u201d\"<\/p>\n

\u201cCANCELLED!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cCANCELLED!\u201d has a few theories behind it: with some thinking it\u2019s a jab at people who try to cancel her for who she hangs out with, potentially a dig at what US President Donald Trump has said about her, or even something more strategic. One X user<\/a> said,\u00a0 \u201cso when people google \u2018taylor swift cancelled\u2019 they get the song omg.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHoney\u201d\"\u201cHoney\u201d\"<\/p>\n

\u201cHoney\u201d<\/p>\n

Many believe \u201cHoney\u201d is definitely going to be a song dedicated to Travis Kelce. Not only is it a term of affection, but many think she hinted at this song weeks prior.\u00a0Fun fact: In Happy Gilmore 2, Kelce\u2019s character was slathered in honey by Bad Bunny\u2019s character, and to commemorate it, Swift shouted it out on her Instagram Stories with the honey emoji.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Life of a Showgirl\u201d (featuring Sabrina Carpenter)\"\u201cThe<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Life of a Showgirl\u201d (featuring Sabrina Carpenter)<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Life of a Showgirl\u201d (featuring Sabrina Carpenter) may be the most straightforward one, especially since both she and Carpenter have very public lives, and have to deal with the realities of being a \u00a0\u201cshowgirl.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the whole world knows by now, TS12 is coming out, and as Taylor Swift said herself, it\u2019s…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":156496,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[39148,171,91136,975,5005,32629,86095,3571,3572,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-156495","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-elizabeth-taylor","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-john-everett-millais","11":"tag-music","12":"tag-president-donald-trump","13":"tag-sheknows","14":"tag-showgirl","15":"tag-taylor-swift","16":"tag-travis-kelce","17":"tag-united-states","18":"tag-unitedstates","19":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115051427632394861","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=156495"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156495\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/156496"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=156495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=156495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=156495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}