Taylor Swift’s ‘Life of a Showgirl’: Ironic, Raunchy Lyrics' REAL Meaning | Season 2 Premiere

from Decoding Taylor Swift · host Joe Romm and Toni Romm

Taylor promised on Travis’s New Heights podcast that the 12 songs on ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ would ‘fit together like a perfect puzzle.’ But her critics’ hot takes mostly miss this point and misfire. So, in Season 2, Joe and Toni will help you solve this puzzle by decoding the REAL meaning of each episode—the irony and karmic twists beneath the literal lyrics—ending with an epic reveal in the final episode on the title song. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts and Spotify so you don’t miss a single episode in the journey to decode this ambitious album. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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