The word “genius” is often thrown around when discussing Taylor Swift’s very personal lyrics. 4 Taylor Swift’s 12th album “The Life of a Showgirl” does not rank among her best. Mert Alas & Marcus PiggottThis time, however, the hater’s gonna hate hate hate hate hate. Color me perplexed about the media response to Swift’s strange 12th album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” which came out Friday. So, “Life of a Showgirl” isn’t Swift’s best.