Taylor Swift has entered her The Life of a Showgirl era, dropping a 12-song album full of Easter eggs that fans are racing to decode. "One thing about this album that I think is really exciting is that, oftentimes when I make a record, we then take all this time to plan out how we're going to put it out," Swift, 35, said on Friday, October 3, interview on the U.K.'s Hits Radio station. "There's a little lag time between when I made it and when it enters the world. Oftentimes, your life can change drastically between that point and this other point." She added, "With this one, the coolest part is that it is absolutely the place that I am in my life. The music matches the moment I'm in. It's so much easier to come in here [for an interview] and talk about the music that completely, accurately reflects what's going on in my life." Swift, who called The Life of a Showgirl a "complete and totally snapshot" of her life, wrote the entirety of the record during the European leg of her Eras Tour in 2024. Many of the songs chart Swift's experience off the stage - including her blossoming romance with Travis Kelce. Swift and Kelce, 35, started dating in summer 2023, getting engaged two years later in August. Every Time Taylor Swift References Travis Kelce on Her 'Showgirl' Album Keep scrolling for all the biggest Easter eggs - and fan theories - you might have missed from The Life of a Showgirl: 'The Fate of Ophelia' As fans predicted, the first Showgirl single is inspired by the Hamlet heroine of the same name who died by drowning. William Shakespeare's character had notably been a pawn to many men in her life, though Swift rewrote Ophelia's history. "This song has some of my favorite moments in it, like, there's a post-hook section that goes, 'Keep it 100 on the land, the sea, the sky / pledge allegiance to your hands, your team, your vibes,'" Swift said on the U.K'.s Magic radio station, using the same "Keep it 100" reference from her recent Spotify pop-up that Kelce had also used as an Instagram caption this summer. She added, "When we wrote that, I was like, 'Yes! This is why I do music.' This is a song about feeling for a long time that you might have met a similar fate to Ophelia, who was driven mad over the years, slowly, by love. Instead, we reference her fate, but we talk about someone saving you from that fate and how euphoric that feels to look at ... and feel like you've been rescued by this fortuitous turn of events where you end up finding a person that changed that for you." Due to Swift's interpretation, fans have deduced that "The Fate of Ophelia" is the first (of many) Showgirl songs about her romance with Kelce who has saved her from, well, dying alone. 'Elizabeth Taylor' The lyrics to "Elizabeth Taylor," named after the iconic actress, point to Swift finally finding a "forever" type of love. "Hey-ey, what could you possibly get for the girl who has everything and nothing all at once? / Babe, I would trade the Cartier for someone to trust (Just kidding)," she sings. "We hit the best booth at Musso and Frank's / They say I'm bad news, I just say, 'Thanks' / And you look at me like you're hypnotized / And I think you know why." In another line, she belts, "All the right guys promised they'd stay / Under bright lights, they withered away, but you bloom." All signs point to another Kelce-inspired hit. 'Opalite' Even before Showgirl was released, Kelce proclaimed that "Opalite" was his top track. "He loves that one. I have favorite words, favorite phrases [and] things I'll put in an endless file of lyrics that I'm constantly going to go and cherry-pick from when I'm writing," she told the U.K.'s Capital FM of adding the man-made gemstone to her repertoire. "Opal can be man-made just like diamonds, and so, Travis' birthstone is an opal. I've always fixated on that, [and] I've always loved that stone." Swift explained, "I thought it was kind of a cool metaphor that, like, it's a man-made opal and happiness can also be man-made, too. That's what the song is about, the juxtaposition of those two." Fans also think Swift seemingly referred to Kelce's past partners who weren't The One - potentially referencing mentioned Kelce's ex-girlfriend Kayla Nicole based on the lyrics, "You couldn't understand it, why you felt alone / You were in it for real, she was in her phone / And you were just a pose." (Kelce dated Nicole for several years before he pursued Swift.) Perhaps Kelce likes the song so much since he was the muse? Taylor Swift Confirms Theory About 'The Life of a Showgirl' Cover Reference 'Father Figure' Swift and cowriters Max Martin and Shellback used an interpolation of George Michael's 1987 song of the same name. "Lyrically, I had such a blast writing this record because each song is like its own choose your own adventure. Each song feels like an era of its own," Swift said in an Amazon Music explanation. "It's just a very dramatic, sweeping, epic record full of 12 songs, but each one really packs a pun