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NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 The curtain has been drawn. The stage lights are on. It\u2019s time for \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n For Taylor Swift\u2019s<\/a> most dedicated audience, a new album means new opportunities to decode Easter eggs in her lyrics and music videos. The pop superstar\u2019s 12th studio album has no shortage of clever clues and references<\/a> to her public life and discography. Many are opaque, revealing just enough to inspire a myriad of fan theories. Others are concrete \u2013 explicit names and places worth exploring. Below, you will find a guide to those instances, and how they relate to Swift.<\/p>\n Read on, and happy digging!<\/p>\n \u201cElizabeth Taylor\u201d<\/p>\n Lyric: \u201cThat view of Portofino was on my mind \/ When you called me at the Plaza Ath\u00e9n\u00e9e\u201d<\/p>\n Meaning: When Taylor Swift<\/a> announced her new album, she did so with the introduction of a shade she\u2019s calling Portofino Orange Glitter<\/a> after donning the color onstage during the latter part of her \u201cEras Tour.\u201d<\/a> \u201cI\u2019ve just always liked it,\u201d she said of the hue during her first appearance on \u201cNew Heights,\u201d<\/a> the popular, typically football-focused podcast hosted by her fianc\u00e9 Travis Kelce<\/a> and his brother, Jason Kelce. \u201cIt feels like energetically how my life has felt. And this album is about what was going on behind the scenes in my inner life during this tour.\u201d She and beau Kelce were spotted last year in Lake Como, Italy,<\/a> but it is unclear if they spent time in nearby Portofino. Additionally, the standard version of her album<\/a> is available in \u201csweat and vanilla perfume Portofino orange vinyl.\u201d As for the Plaza Ath\u00e9n\u00e9e? That\u2019s a luxury hotel in Paris.<\/p>\n Lyric: \u201cBe my NY when Hollywood hates me\u201d<\/p>\n Meaning: Both locations make appearances in Swift\u2019s songwriting. Among them: \u201cWelcome to New York\u201d from 2014\u2019s \u201c1989\u201d<\/a> and \u201cWhite Horse\u201d from 2008\u2019s \u201cFearless.\u201d She also owns property in both locations.<\/p>\n Lyric: \u201cBabe, I would trade the Cartier for someone to trust \u2026 just kidding\u201d<\/p>\n Meaning: In August of this year, Swift announced her engagement<\/a> to Kelce by posting a carousel of images on Instagram. Eagle-eyed fans noticed that the ring wasn\u2019t the only jewelry she was showing off. She was also wearing a Cartier watch.<\/p>\n Lyric: \u201cWe hit the best booth at Musso & Frank\u2019s\u201d<\/p>\n Meaning: Since opening in 1919, Musso & Frank Grill has been a hot spot for celebrities in Los Angeles \u2013 embodying the kind of old school Hollywood glamor that inspired \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl\u201d artwork.<\/p>\n Lyric: \u201cAll my white diamonds and lovers are forever\u201d<\/p>\n Meaning: The song is titled \u201cElizabeth Taylor\u201d<\/a> after the classic Hollywood starlet who, in 1991, created her own perfume called \u201cWhite Diamonds.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRuin the Friendship\u201d<\/p>\n Lyric: \u201cYou drive, 85 \/ Gallatin Road and the lakeside beach\u201d<\/p>\n Meaning: There are several Gallatin Roads in the United States, but given the other lyrics in the song, this one likely refers to a street in Hendersonville, Tennessee, a suburb of Nashville, where Swift spent her adolescence.<\/p>\n Lyric: \u201cBut as the 50 Cent song played\u201d<\/p>\n Meaning: A 50 Cent<\/a> reference further implies this song is rooted in Swift\u2019s teen years in the \u201900s, when the rapper was at the height of his popularity. The song also mentions \u201cprom\u201d and \u201csecond period,\u201d what is typically associated with high school.<\/p>\n Lyric: \u201cWhen I left school, I lost track of you \/ Abigail called me with the bad news \/ Goodbye\u201d<\/p>\n Meaning: Abigail refers to Swift\u2019s best friend AbigailAnderson, who she attended Hendersonville High School with. This marks the second time Abigail is mentioned in Swift\u2019s discography: the first is the evocative \u201cFifteen\u201d from \u201cFearless.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWood\u201d<\/p>\n Lyric: \u201cRedwood tree \/ It ain\u2019t hard to see\u201d<\/p>\n Meaning: In Oct. 2023, Swift and Kelce made a surprise appearance at \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d<\/a> for a season premiere episode that featured host Pete Davidson and musical performer\/friend to Swift, Ice Spice.Afterwards, \u201cSNL\u201d cast member Bowen Yang described the couple as the \u201ctallest people in the world,\u201d on the \u201cLas Culturistas\u201d<\/a> podcast he co-hosts with comedian Matt Rogers. \u201cI see them together, I go, \u2018I am in the Redwood Forest.\u2019\u201d Hence, \u201cRedwood tree.\u201d<\/p>\n Lyric: \u201cNew Heights of manhood\u201d<\/p>\n