Taylor Swift debuted the tracklist for her 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, and the first song already appears to have a storied literary history. The first song on the LP, out October 3, is titled "The Fate of Ophelia," which Swift, 35, noted during her Wednesday, August 13, "New Heights" appearance is based on the Hamlet character. "He pretends he doesn't know what these words mean, but he knows what these words mean," Swift said of boyfriend Travis Kelce understanding her lyrics. "He knows all the words, and he knows what they mean. He may not have read Hamlet, but I explained it to him.
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