Hands up if you correctly guessed the reference Taylor Swift is making on the cover of her new album, The Life of a Showgirl. Breaking Down Taylor Swift’s ‘Showgirl’ Song Title Taylor Swift‘s first song off her 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, has a storied literary history. “Saved my heart from the fate of Ophelia,” Swift sings on the song, alluding to Kelce saving from her a similar fate to Ophelia. For the new album, Swift said, “I was really playing with writing in character, and developing these characters and these character arcs and things. Related: Taylor Swift Breaks Down Inspiration for 'Life of a Showgirl' Album, Cover Taylor Swift is a well-known musical mastermind, so it comes as no surprise that every aspect of her next album, The Life of a Showgirl, was meticulously planned out in advance.