Sahne Işıkları ve Yara İzleri: Taylor Swift’ten "The Life Of A Showgirl" Albüm İncelemesi

Popüler kültürün en güçlü hikaye anlatıcılarından biri olan sanatçı, **The Life Of A Showgirl (2025)** albümüyle dinleyicilerini parıltılı ama bir o kadar da acımasız bir sahne arkası dünyasına davet ediyor. Şöhretin bedeli, kadın olmanın getirdiği toplumsal yükler, sadakat, ihanet ve medyanın gözetleyen gözleri albümün ana omurgasını oluşturuyor. Sanatçı bu kez bir "showgirl" (sahne kızı) personasının arkasına saklanarak, spot ışıklarının kör edici parlaklığı ile kulisin karanlık yalnızlığı arasındaki tezatlığı muazzam bir lirik yetenekle masaya yatırıyor.

Bu incelememizde, albümün derin sembolizmini ve şarkı şarkı lirik analizini birlikte keşfedeceğiz.

## Albümün Konsept Haritası ve Genel Temaları

**The Life Of A Showgirl**, baştan sona teatral bir anlatıya sahip. Albüm boyunca karşımıza çıkan temalar şu şekilde özetlenebilir:

 * **Edebi ve Tarihi Paralellikler:** Sanatçı, karakterlerin trajedilerini anlatırken mitolojik ve sinematik ikonlardan besleniyor.

 * **İzole Olmuş Zirve:** Güçlü, başarılı ve göz önünde olmanın getirdiği derin yalnızlık hissi ("tower" ve "Plaza Athénée" gibi mekânsal metaforlar).

 * **Kolektif Kadın Hafızası:** "Eldest Daughter" (Büyük Kız Evlat) sendromundan, sahne arkasındaki usta-çırak ilişkilerine uzanan toplumsal roller.

## Şarkı Şarkı Lirik Analizi

### The Fate Of Ophelia

 * **Ana Tema:** Melankoliden kurtuluş, kurtarıcı bir aşka teslimiyet ve sadakat yemini.

 * **Lirik Analizi:** Edebi bir karakter üzerinden kurulan bu açılış şarkısında, su ve ateş tezatlığı dikkat çeker. Geleneksel hikayedeki trajik sonun aksine, burada anlatıcı "ateşli/piromanyak" olarak tanımladığı bir figür tarafından kurtarılır. Kulede tek başına oturup melankolide boğulmak üzereyken gelen bu aşk, onu mezarından çıkarmıştır. *"Pledge allegiance to your hands / Your team, your vibes"* (Ellerine, takımına, enerjine sadakat yemini ediyorum) sözleri, her şeyiyle karşı tarafa adanmış bir aidiyeti simgeler.

### Elizabeth Taylor

 * **Ana Tema:** Şöhretin gölgesinde ölümsüz bir aşk arayışı ve lüksün ardındaki güvensizlik.

 * **Lirik Analizi:** Sinemanın en ikonik figürlerinden birinin adını taşıyan şarkı, Portofino ve Plaza Athénée gibi lüks mekanlarda geçiyor. Işıklar altında solup giden erkeklerin aksine, "çiçek açan" bir sevgiliye yazılmıştır. Sanatçı, *"Babe, I would trade the Cartier for someone to trust"* (Bebeğim, güvenecek biri için Cartier mücevherlerimi takas ederdim) diyerek maddiyatın gerçek sadakat karşısındaki değersizliğini vurgular. "Menekşe rengi gözler" (Elizabeth Taylor'ın meşhur fiziksel özelliği), şarkıda ağlamaktan kızaran gözlerin estetik bir metaforu olarak kullanılır.

### Opalite

 * **Ana Tema:** Geçmiş hatalarla barışma, iyileşme ve fırtınanın ardından gelen içsel huzur.

 * **Lirik Analizi:** Şarkı, geçmiş sevgilileri özleme alışkanlığını "çöpten beslenmek" olarak tanımlayan sert ama dürüst bir özeleştiriyle başlar. Anne figürünün ve anlatıcının ağzından verilen tavsiyeler, karanlık gecelerin ("onyx night") geride kaldığını ve artık gökyüzünün yarı değerli, yanardöner bir taş olan "opalite" rengine döndüğünü müjdeler. *"This is just a temporary speed bump / But failure brings you freedom"* (Bu sadece geçici bir kasis / Ama başarısızlık sana özgürlük getirir) dizesi albümün en umut verici mesajlarından biridir.

### Father Figure

 * **Ana Tema:** Sektörel güç savaşları, mentor-protégé (çırak) ilişkisinin bozulması ve ihanet.

 * **Lirik Analizi:** Albümün en karanlık ve sinematik şarkılarından biridir. Güçlü bir figürün, genç ve kaybolmuş bir yeteneği keşfedip onu zirveye taşımasını ("rags into gold") anlatır. Ancak bu ilişki saf sevgi değil, "saf kâr" üzerine kuruludur. Çırağın hırsı yüzünden akıl hocasına sırt çevirmesi, mafyatik metaforlarla son bulur: *"You'll be sleeping with the fishes before you know you're drowning"* (Daha boğulduğunu anlamadan balıklarla birlikte uyuyor olacaksın). Güç dinamiklerini ve sadakat eksikliğini sert bir dille eleştirir.

### Eldest Daughter

 * **Ana Tema:** Ailenin büyük kızı olmanın getirdiği sorumluluk, kırılganlığı gizleme çabası ve internet kültürü.

 * **Lirik Analizi:** Modern dünyanın apati (duyarsızlık) sevgisini ve internetteki acımasız yorumları eleştirerek başlar. "Terminal bir benzersizlik" hastalığından muzdarip olduğunu söyleyen anlatıcı, aslında göründüğü kadar sert olmadığını itiraf eder. *"Every eldest daughter / Was the first lamb to the slaughter / So we all dressed up as wolves and we looked fire"* (Her büyük kız evlat, katliama kurban giden ilk kuzuydu / Bu yüzden hepimiz kurt gibi giyindik ve harika göründük) dizeleri, kadınların zarar görmemek için takındıkları sert maskeleri harika bir metaforla özetler.

### Ruin The Friendship

 * **Ana Tema:** Geç kalınmış itiraflar, arkadaşlık sınırını aşma arzusu ve kaybedilen zamanın pişmanlığı.

 * **Lirik Analizi:** Lise yıllarına, retro detaylara (Jeep, balo, 50 Cent şarkısı, ikinci ders saati) uzanan nostaljik bir anlatı. Anlatıcı, arkadaş kalmanın "güvenli" olduğunu ama bunun her zaman doğru olmadığını savunur. Şarkının en vurucu ve trajik dönüm noktası, bu itirafın bir mezar başında yapılmasıdır: *"But I whispered at the grave / 'Should've kissed you anyway'"* (Ama mezara fısıldadım / 'Yine de seni öpmeliydim'). Arkadaşlığı mahvetmenin, ömür boyu "ya ne olsaydı?" sorusuyla yaşamaktan daha iyi olduğu felsefesi işlenir.

### Actually Romantic

 * **Ana Tema:** Nefretin ve saplantılı düşmanlığın aslında tersine çevrilmiş bir hayranlık olması.

 * **Lirik Analizi:** Kendisine "Boring Barbie" diyen, arkasından iş çeviren ve onun hakkında nefret dolu şarkılar yazan bir düşmana hitaben yazılmıştır. Sanatçı, bu negatif enerjiyi zekice manipüle ederek ironik bir aşk şarkısına dönüştürür. Karşı tarafın harcadığı mesaiyi ve çabayı "romantik" ve "tatlı" bulur. Bu saplantılı nefreti, küçük bir çantadan havlayan süs köpeğine benzeterek karşı tarafı küçültür: *"Like a toy Chihuahua barking at me from a tiny purse"*.

### Wih Lit

 * **Ana Tema:** Büyük lüks arzulara karşı, basit ve huzurlu bir hayatın özlemi.

 * **Lirik Analizi:** Diğer insanların "yacht life", Balenciaga gözlükler, Oscar ödülleri veya Real Madrid kontratları gibi devasa hırslarını listeler. Şarkının ana fikri, tüm bu şaşaa içinde anlatıcının tek bir dileğinin olmasıdır: Sevdiği insanla sakin, çocuklu ve bahçesinde basketbol potası olan banliyö hayatı yaşamak. *"We tell the world to leave us the fuck alone, and they do"* (Dünyaya bizi rahat bırakmasını söylüyoruz ve bırakıyorlar) dizesi, spot ışıklarından kaçma arzusunu yansıtır.

### Wood

 * **Ana Tema:** Batıl inançların yıkılması, cinsel uyanış ve şansın insan eliyle yaratılması.

 * **Lirik Analizi:** Papatya falı, kırık çatlaklar, kara kediler gibi batıl inançlarla açılan şarkı, doğru insanın gelişiyle bu "lanetlerin" kırılmasını anlatır. "Redwood" (Sekoya ağacı) metaforu hem fiziksel gücü hem de köklü bir ilişkiyi simgeler. Oldukça cesur ve açık sözlü liriklere sahip olan bu bölümde, artık uğur getirmesi için "tahtaya vurmaya" (knock on wood) gerek kalmadığı, çünkü şansın zaten aşkın kendisinde bulunduğu anlatılır.

### CANCELLED!

 * **Ana Tema:** İptal kültürü (cancel culture), kamuoyu baskısı ve kriz anlarında gerçek dostluk.

 * **Lirik Analizi:** Medya tarafından linç edilen, "mezar ve cenaze arabası hazırlanmış" bir dosta arka çıkma hikayesidir. Sanatçı kendi geçmiş "aklanma" sürecine atıfta bulunarak, kusursuz görünen insanların aslında gizli günahları olduğunu savunur (*"Everyone's got bodies in the attic"*). *"A shattered glass is a lot more sharp"* (Kırılmış bir cam çok daha keskindir) dizesiyle, sistem tarafından kırılan kadınların daha tehlikeli ve güçlü müttefiklere dönüştüğünü ilan eder.

### Honey

 * **Ana Tema:** Kelimelerin taşıdığı anlamların niyetlere göre değişmesi ve gerçek şefkat.

 * **Lirik Analizi:** Geçmişte barlarda ya da tuvalet aynalarının karşısında kadınlar tarafından kendisine söylenen "Sweetheart" (Tatlım) veya "Honey" (Balım) gibi kelimelerin ne kadar pasif-agresif ve aşağılayıcı amaçlarla kullanıldığını anlatır. Ancak doğru partner bu kelimeyi söylediğinde, tüm o kötü anılar silinir ve kelime gerçek anlamına kavuşur. Sevgilinin gözlerinin renginde boya alıp *"graffiti my whole damn life"* (tüm hayatımı graffitile/boya) dizesi, aşkın hayatı dönüştürücü gücünü gösterir.

### The Life Of A Showgirl

 * **Ana Tema:** Sahne dünyasının nesilden nesile aktarılan döngüsel trajedisi ve ölümsüzlük.

 * **Lirik Analizi:** Albümün kapanışını yapan bu düet, tiyatral bir anlatımla "Kitty" adlı eski bir sahne kızının hikayesiyle başlar. Genç bir hayranın sahne kapısında bekleyip ona özenmesiyle başlayan döngü, yıllar sonra hayranın da aynı acıları çekip sahneye adım atmasıyla tamamlanır. Makyajın ve dantellerin arkasına saklanan acılar, false lash (takma kirpik) gibi sökülüp atılan hayatlar anlatılır. Şarkı ve albüm, seyirciye veda eden, grubu ve dansçıları selamlayan gerçek bir sahne kapanış anonsuyla biter. Şov bitmiştir ancak "showgirl" yaralarıyla birlikte artık ölümsüzdür.

## Son Söz

**The Life Of A Showgirl**, parlak pulların ardındaki derin kesikleri, alkışların arkasındaki derin sessizliği lirik lirik işleyen muazzam bir olgunluk dönemi albümü. Sanatçı, kelimeleriyle adeta dinleyicinin ruhuna "ortak yara izleri" (matching scars) bırakmayı başarıyor.

Taylor Swift - The Life Of A Showgirl Albüm Şarkı Sözleri (2025)

"The Fate Of Ophelia"

I heard you calling on the megaphone

You wanna see me all alone

As legend has it, you

Are quite the pyro

You light the match to watch it blow

And if you'd never come for me

I might've drowned in the melancholy

I swore my loyalty to me, myself, and I (Me, myself, I)

Right before you lit my sky up

All that time, I sat alone in my tower

You were just honing your powers

Now I can see it all (See it all)

Late one night, you dug me out of my grave and

Saved my heart from the fate of

Ophelia (Ophelia)

Keep it one hundred

On the land, the sea, the sky (Land, sea)

Pledge allegiance to your hands

Your team, your vibes

Don't care where the hell you been (Been)

'Cause now, you're mine (Now)

It's 'bout to be the sleepless night

You've been dreaming of

The fate of Ophelia

The eldest daughter of a nobleman

Ophelia lived in fantasy

But love was a cold bed full of scorpions

The venom stole her sanity

And if you'd never come for me (Come for me)

I might've lingered in purgatory

You wrap around me like a chain, a crown, a vine (Chain, crown, vine)

Pulling me into the fire

All that time, I sat alone in my tower

You were just honing your powers

Now I can see it all (See it all)

Late one night, you dug me out of my grave and

Saved my heart from the fate of

Ophelia (Ophelia)

Keep it one hundred

On the land, the sea, the sky (Land, sea)

Pledge allegiance to your hands

Your team, your vibes

Don't care where the hell you been (Been)

'Cause now, you're mine (Now)

It's 'bout to be the sleepless night

You've been dreaming of

The fate of Ophelia

'Tis locked inside my memory

And only you possess the key

No longer drowning and deceived

All because you came for me

Locked inside my memory

And only you possess the key

No longer drowning and deceived

All because you came for me

All that time, I sat alone in my tower

You were just honing your powers

Now I can see it all (I can see it all)

Late one night, you dug me out of my grave and

Saved my heart from the fate of

Ophelia

Keep it one hundred

On the land, the sea, the sky (Land, the sea)

Pledge allegiance to your hands (Your hands)

Your team, your vibes

Don't care where the hell you been (Been)

'Cause now, you're mine ('Cause now)

It's 'bout to be the sleepless night

You've been dreaming of

The fate of Ophelia

You saved my heart from the fate of

Ophelia

☆☆☆☆☆

"Elizabeth Taylor"

Elizabeth Taylor

Do you think it's forever?

That view of Portofino was on my mind when you called me at the Plaza Athénée

Ooh, 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

Portofino was on my mind

And I think you know why

And if your letters ever said, "Goodbye"

I'd cry my eyes violet

Elizabeth Taylor

Tell me for real

Do you think it's forever?

Been number one, but I never had two

And I can't have fun if I can't have-

Be my NY when Hollywood hates me

You're only as hot as your last hit, baby

Been number one, but I never had two

And I can't have fun if I can't have you

Hey, 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)

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

And if you ever leave me high and dry

I'd cry my eyes violet

Elizabeth Taylor

Tell me for real

Do you think it's forever?

Been number one, but I never had two

And I can't have fun if I can't have-

Be my NY when Hollywood hates me

You're only as hot as your last hit, baby

Been number one, but I never had two

And I can't have fun if I can't have you

Elizabeth Taylor

Do you think it's forever?

If I can't have you

All my white diamonds and lovers are forever

In the papers, on the screen, and in their minds

All my white diamonds and lovers are forever

Don't you ever end up anything but mine

I'd cry my eyes violet

Elizabeth Taylor

Tell me for real

Do you think it's forever?

Been number one, but I never had two

And I can't have fun if I can't have- (If I can't have you)

Be my NY when Hollywood hates me

You're only as hot as your last hit, baby

Been number one, but I never had two

And I can't have fun if I can't have- (If I can't have you)

All my white diamonds and lovers are forever

Elizabeth Taylor, do you think it's forever?

In the papers, on the screen, and in their minds

All my white diamonds and lovers are forever

Don't you ever end up anything but mine

Oh-oh-oh

☆☆☆☆☆

"Opalite"

I had a bad habit

Of missing lovers past

My brother used to call it

"Eating out of the trash," it's never gonna last

I thought my house was haunted

I used to live with ghosts

And all the perfect couples

Said, "When you know you know and when you don't you don't"

And all of the foes and all of the friends

Have seen it before, they'll see it again

Life is a song, it ends when it ends

I was wrong

But my Mama told me, "It's alright

You were dancing through the lightning strikes

Sleepless in the onyx night

But now the sky is opalite

Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh my Lord

Never made no one like you before

You had to make your own sunshine

But now the sky is opalite"

Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh

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

And don't we try to love love? (Love love)

We give it all we got (Give it all we got)

You finally left the table

And what a simple thought, you're starving till you're not

And all of the foes and all of the friends

Have messed up before, they'll mess up again

Life is a song, it ends when it ends

You move on

And that's when I told you, "It's alright

You were dancing through the lightning strikes

Sleepless in the onyx night

But now the sky is opalite

Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh my Lord

Never met no one like you before

You had to make your own sunshine

But now the sky is opalite"

Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh

This is just a storm inside a teacup

But shelter here with me, my love

Thunder like a drum

This life will beat you up, up, up, up

This is just a temporary speed bump

But failure brings you freedom

And I can bring you love (Love, love, love, love)

Don't you sweat it, baby

"It's alright

You were dancing through the lightning strikes

Oh, so sleepless in the onyx night

But now the sky is opalite

Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh my Lord

Never met no one like you before

You had to make your own sunshine

But now the sky is opalite"

Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh

☆☆☆☆☆

"Father Figure"

When I found you, you were young, wayward, lost in the cold

Pulled up to you in the Jag, turned your rags into gold

The winding road leads to the chateau

"You remind me of a younger me"

I saw potential

I'll be your father figure

I drink that brown liquor

I can make deals with the devil because my dick's bigger

This love is pure profit

Just step into my office

I dry your tears with my sleeve

Leave it with me

I protect the family

Leave it with me

I protect the family

I pay the check before it kisses the mahogany grain

Said, "They want to see you rise, they don't want you to reign"

I showed you all the tricks of the trade

All I ask for is your loyalty

My dear protégé

I'll be your father figure

I drink that brown liquor

I can make deals with the devil because my dick's bigger

This love is pure profit

Just step into my office

They’ll know your name in the streets

Leave it with me

I protect the family

I saw a change in you (Saw a change, saw a change in you)

My dear boy, they don't make loyalty like they used to (Ooh-ooh, oh, like they used to)

Your thoughtless ambition sparked the ignition

On foolish decisions which led to misguided visions

That to fulfill your dreams

You had to get rid of me

I protect the family

I was your father figure

We drank that brown liquor

You made a deal with this devil, turns out my dick's bigger

You want a fight, you found it

I got the place surrounded

You'll be sleeping with the fishes before you know you're drowning

Whose portrait's on the mantle?

Who covered up your scandals?

Mistake my kindness for weakness and find your card cancelled

I was your father figure

You pulled the wrong trigger

This empire belongs to me

Leave it with me

I protect the family

Leave it with me

I protect the family

Leave it with me

“You know, you remind me of a younger me”

I saw potential

☆☆☆☆☆

"Eldest Daughter"

Everybody's so punk on the internet

Everyone's unbothered till they're not

Every joke's just trolling and memes

Sad as it seems, apathy is hot

Everybody's cutthroat in the comments

Every single hot take is cold as ice

When you found me, I said I was busy

That was a lie

I have been afflicted by a terminal uniqueness

I've been dying just from trying to seem cool

But I'm not a bad bitch

And this isn't savage

But 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

I'm never gonna leave you now, now, now

You know, the last time I laughed this hard was

On the trampoline in somebody's backyard

I must've been about eight or nine

That was the night

I fell off and broke my arm

Pretty soon, I learned cautious discretion

When your first crush crushes something kind

When I said I don't believe in marriage

That was a lie

Every eldest daughter

Was the first lamb to the slaughter

So we all dressed up as wolves and we looked fire

But I'm not a bad bitch

And this isn't savage

But 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

I'm never gonna leave you now, now, now

We lie back

A beautiful, beautiful time lapse

Ferris wheels, kisses, and lilacs

And things I said were dumb

'Cause I thought that I'd never find that beautiful, beautiful life that

Shimmers that innocent light back

Like when we were young

Every youngest child felt

They were raised up in the wild

But now you're home

'Cause I'm not a bad bitch

And this isn't savage

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 (Never gonna break that vow)

I'm never gonna leave you now, now, now

Never gonna break that vow

Never gonna leave you now, now

I'm never gonna leave you now

☆☆☆☆☆

"Ruin The Friendship"

Glistening grass from September rain

Gray overpass full of neon names

You drive 85

Gallatin Road and the lakeside beach

Watching the game from your brother's Jeep

Your smile, miles wide

And it was not an invitation

Should've kissed you anyway

Should've kissed you anyway

And it was not convenient, no

But your girlfriend was away

Should've kissed you anyway, hey

Shiny wood floors underneath my feet

Disco ball makes everything look cheap

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 (Song played)

Should've kissed you anyway (Anyway)

And it was not convenient, no (It was not convenient)

Would've been the best mistake

Should've kissed you anyway, hey

Don't make it awkward in second period

Might piss your ex off, lately we've been good

Staying friends is safe, doesn't mean you should

Don't make it awkward in second period

Might piss your ex off, lately we've been good

Staying friends is safe, doesn't mean you should

When I left school, I lost track of you

Abigail called me with the bad news

Goodbye, and we'll never know why

It was not an invitation

But I flew home anyway

With so much left to say

It was not convenient, no

But I whispered at the grave

"Should've kissed you anyway"

Oh, and it was not an invitation (It was not an invitation)

Should've kissed you anyway (Anyway)

Should've kissed you anyway, anyway (Anyway)

And it was not—

My advice is always ruin the friendship

Better that than regret it for all time

Should've kissed you anyway

And my advice is always answer the question

Better that than to ask it all your life

Should've kissed you anyway

Should've kissed you anyway

☆☆☆☆☆

"Actually Romantic"

I heard you call me "Boring Barbie" when the coke's got you brave

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

All the time you've spent on me

It's honestly wild

All the effort you've put in

It's actually romantic

I really got to hand it to you

No man has ever loved me like you do

Hadn't thought of you in a long time

But you keep sending me funny valentines

And I know you think it comes off vicious

But it's precious, adorable

Like a toy Chihuahua barking at me from a tiny purse

That's how much it hurts

How many times has your boyfriend said

"Why are we always talking 'bout her?"

It's actually sweet

All the time you've spent on me

It's honestly wild

All the effort you've put in

It's actually romantic

I really got to hand it to you

No man has ever loved me like you do

You think I'm tacky, baby

Stop talking dirty to me

It sounded nasty, but it

Feels like you're flirting with me

I mind my business, God's my witness that I don't provoke it

It's kind of making me wet (Oh)

'Cause it's actually sweet

All the time you've spent on me

It's honestly lovely

All the effort you've put in

It's actually romantic

Really got to hand it to you, to you

No man has ever loved me like you do

It's actually romantic

You've just given me so much… attention!

It's actually romantic

It's so romantic

☆☆☆☆☆

"Wi$h Li$t"

They want that yacht life under chopper blades

They want those bright lights and Balenci shades

And a fat ass with a baby face

They want it all

They want that complex female character

They want that critical smash Palme d'Or

And an Oscar on their bathroom floor

They want it all

And they should have what they want

They deserve what they want

Hope they get what they want

I just want you

Have a couple kids, got the whole block looking like you

We tell the world to leave us the fuck alone, and they do

Wow, got me dreaming 'bout a driveway with a basketball hoop

Boss up, settle down, got a wish list (Wish list)

I just want you

They want that freedom, living off the grid

They want those three dogs that they call their kids

And that good surf, no hypocrites

They want it all

They want a contract with Real Madrid

They want that spring break that was fuckin' lit

And then that video taken off the internet

They want it all

And they should have what they want

They deserve what they want

I hope they get what they want

I just want you (You, you, yeah)

Have a couple kids, got the whole block looking like you

We tell the world to leave us the fuck alone, and they do

Wow, got me dreaming 'bout a driveway with a basketball hoop

Boss up, settle down, got a wish list (Wish list)

I made wishes on all of the stars

Please, God, bring me a best friend who I think is hot

I thought I had it right once, twice, but I did not (I did not)

You caught me off my guard

I hope I get what I want (Get what I want)

'Cause I know what I want

I just want you, baby

Have a couple kids, got the whole block looking like you (Got 'em looking like you)

We tell the world to leave us the fuck alone, and they do

Wow, got me dreaming 'bout a driveway with a basketball hoop

Boss up, settle down, got a wish list (Wish list)

I just want you

And we could have a couple kids, got the whole block looking like you (You)

We tell the world to leave us the fuck alone, and they do (Yeah)

Wow, and now you got me dreaming 'bout a driveway with a basketball hoop

Boss up, settle down, got a wish list (Wish list)

I just want you

☆☆☆☆☆

"Wood"

Daisy's bare naked

I was distraught

He loves me not

He loves me not

Penny's unlucky

I took him back and then

Stepped on a crack

And the black cat laughed

And baby, I'll admit I've been a little superstitious (Superstitious)

Fingers crossed until you put your hand on mine

Seems to be that you and me, we make our own luck

A bad sign is all good

I ain't gotta knock on wood

All of that bitchin', wishing on a falling star

Never did me any good

I ain't got to knock on wood

It's you and me forever dancing in the dark

All over me, it's understood

I ain't got to knock on wood

Forgive me, it sounds cocky

He (Ah!)matized me

And opened my eyes

Redwood tree

It ain't hard to see

His love was the key

That opened my thighs

Girls, I don't need to catch the bouquet

To know a hard rock is on the way

And baby, I'll admit I've been a little superstitious (Superstitious)

The curse on me was broken by your magic wand

Seems to me that you and me, we make our own luck

New Heights of manhood (New Heights, manhood)

I ain't gotta knock on wood

All of that bitchin', wishing on a falling star

Never did me any good

I ain't got to knock on wood

It's you and me forever dancing in the dark

All over me, it's understood

I ain't got to knock on wood

Forgive me, it sounds cocky

He (Ah!)matized me

And opened my eyes

Redwood tree

It ain't hard to see

His love was the key

That opened my thighs

Forgive me, it sounds cocky

He (Ah!)matized me

And opened my eyes

Redwood tree

It ain't hard to see

His love was the key

That opened my thighs

☆☆☆☆☆

"CANCELLED!"

You thought that it would be okay, at first

The situation could be saved, of course

But they'd already picked out your grave and hearse

Beware the wrath of masked crusaders

Did you girlboss too close to the sun?

Did they catch you having far too much fun?

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

Like my whiskey sour, and poison thorny flowers

Welcome to my underworld where it gets quite dark

At least you know exactly who your friends are

They're the ones with matching scars

It's easy to love you when you're popular

The optics click, everyone prospers

But one single drop, you're off the roster

"Tone-deaf and hot, let's fucking off her"

Did you make a joke only a man could?

Were you just too smug for your own good?

Or bring a tiny violin to a knife fight?

Baby, that all ends tonight

Good thing I like my friends cancelled (Cancelled)

I like 'em cloaked in Gucci and in scandal (Yeah)

Like my whiskey sour, and poison thorny flowers

(Honey) Welcome to my underworld, it'll break your heart

At least you know exactly who your friends are

They're the ones with matching scars

They stood by me before my exoneration

They believed I was innocent

So I'm not here for judgment, no

But if you can't be good, then just be better at it

Everyone's got bodies in the attic

Or took somebody's man, we'll take you by the hand

And soon, you'll learn the art of never getting caught

It's a good thing I like my friends cancelled

(You know that) I like 'em cloaked in Gucci and in scandal

I like my whiskey sour, and poison thorny flowers (Ooh)

Yeah, it's a good thing I like my friends cancelled (Cancelled)

I salute you if you're much too much to handle

Like my whiskey sour (I like it), and poison thorny flowers (I love it)

Can't you see my infamy loves company?

Now they've broken you like they've broken me

But a shattered glass is a lot more sharp

And now you know exactly who your friends are (You know who we are)

We're the ones with matching scars

☆☆☆☆☆

"Honey"

You can call me "Honey" if you want

Because I'm the one you want

Mmm-mmm

When anyone called me "Sweetheart'

It was passive aggressive

At the bar

And the bitch was telling me to back off

'Cause her man had looked at me wrong

If anyone called me "Honey"

It was standing in the bathroom

White teeth

They were saying that skirt don't fit me

And I cried the whole way home

But you touch my face

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

Wintergreen kiss, all mine

You give it different meaning 'cause you mean it when you talk

Honey, I'm home, we can play house

We can bed down, pick me up, who's the baddest in the land? What's the plan? (What's the plan?)

You could be my forever-night stand

Honey

When anyone called me "Sweetheart"

It was passive aggressive

At the bar

And the bitch was telling me to back off

'Cause her man had looked at me wrong

If anyone called me "Honey"

It was standing in the bathroom

White teeth

They were saying that skirt don't fit me

And I cried the whole way home

But you touch my face

Redefine all of those blues

When you say

You can call me "Honey" if you want

Because I'm the one you want

I'm the one you want

You give it different meaning

'Cause you mean it when you talk

Sweetie, it's yours, kicking in doors, take it to the floor, gimme more

Buy the paint in the color of your eyes (Of your eyes)

And graffiti my whole damn life

Honey

When anyone called me late night

He was screwing around with my mind

Asking, "What are you wearing?" Too high

To remember in the morning

And when anyone called me "Lovely"

They were finding ways not to praise me

But you say it like you're in awe of me

And you stay until the morning

Honey

When anyone called me "Sweetheart"

It was passive aggressive

At the bar

And the bitch was telling me to back off

'Cause her man had looked at me wrong (He looked at me wrong)

If anyone called me "Honey"

It was standing in the bathroom (Yeah)

White teeth

They were saying that skirt don't fit me

And I cried the whole way home (Cried the whole way home)

But you can call me "Honey" if you want

☆☆☆☆☆

"The Life Of A Showgirl"

(feat. Sabrina Carpenter)

Her name was Kitty

Made her money being pretty and witty

They gave her the keys to this city

Then they said she didn't do it legitly, oh

I bought a ticket

She's dancing in her garters and fishnets

50 in the cast, zero missteps

Looking back, I guess it was kismet

I waited by the stage door

Packed in with the autograph hounds

Barking her name

Then glowing like the end of a cigarette

Wow, she came out

I said, "You're living my dream"

Then she said to me

"Hey, thank you for the lovely bouquet

You're sweeter than a peach

But you don't know the life of a showgirl, babe

And you're never, ever gonna

Wait, the more you play, the more that you pay

You're softer than a kitten so

You don't know the life of a showgirl, babe

And you're never gonna wanna"

She was a menace

The baby of the family in Lenox

Her father whored around like all men did

Her mother took pills and played tennis

So she waited by the stage door

As the club promoter arrived

She said, "I'd sell my soul to have a taste of a magnificent life that's all mine"

But that's not what showgirls get

They leave us for dead

Hey, thank you for the lovely bouquet

You're sweeter than a peach

But you don't know the life of a showgirl, babe

And you're never, ever gonna

Wait, the more you play, the more that you pay

You're softer than a kitten so

You don't know the life of a showgirl, babe

And you're never gonna wanna

I took her pearls of wisdom

Hung them from my neck

I paid my dues with every bruise

I knew what to expect

Do you wanna take a skate on the ice inside my veins?

They ripped me off like false lashes

And then threw me away

And all the headshots on the walls

Of the dance hall are of the bitches

Who wish I'd hurry up and die

But I'm immortal now, baby dolls

I couldn't if I tried

So I say

"Thank you for the lovely bouquet

I'm married to the hustle

And now I know the life of a showgirl, babe

And I'll never know another

Pain hidden by the lipstick and lace (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

Wouldn't have it any other way

Thank you for the lovely bouquet

Hey Kitty

Thank you for the lovely bouquet

Now I make my money being pretty and witty

Thank you for the lovely bouquet

Thank you for an unforgettable night

We will see you next time

Give it up for the band

And the dancers

And of course, Sabrina

I love you, Taylor

That's our show

We love you so much

Goodnight