Fans have theorized the Life of a Showgirl track could be about Blake Lively or Brittany Mahomes, who have both faced public backlash.
With a new era of Taylor Swift music comes a new era of easter eggs and speculation about who she's writing about in her songs.
That's certainly been the case on Friday morning after the release of The Life of a Showgirl, which sees Taylor definitely singing about Elizabeth Taylor and her romance -- and sex life! -- with Travis Kelce, and possibly singing about other stars including Blake Lively, Brittany Mahomes, Charli xcx and ex Joe Alwyn.
One of the tracks getting the most buzz is the upbeat song "CANCELLED!," with the title in all-caps on the record as she sings about being friends with others who have gone through a public lashing -- following her own experience with backlash.
Explaining the meaning behind the track in an intro on Apple Music, Swift said the song "is sort of about, you know, having had my own experiences with mass judgment and being at the center of many dramatic, kind of scandalous moments in my career where people were all weighing in at once, or at least it felt like that."
She added, "Having had those experiences, it makes me move through the world a little bit differently."
"And when other people go through it, you kind of find yourself thinking about how they're probably gonna get smarter because of it," she continued. "If they can get through it, if they can be tough enough, they can actually learn some things through this process and how I don't naturally cast people aside just because other people decide they don't like them. I make my own decisions about people based on how they treat me in my life and their actions."
The lyrics and meaning behind the track led many to speculate the song is about two people, specifically: Blake Lively and Brittany Mahomes.
Lively, of course, was thrust into the spotlight and faced criticism and backlash from some over her sexual assault lawsuit against her It Ends with Us director and co-star Justin Baldoni. Some felt references to flowers, whiskey sours, and Gucci all pointed to Blake, whose character owned a flower shop in the film, while Lively herself has a line of canned cocktails -- including bourbon sours -- and was once the face of Gucci.
There's been speculation Blake and Taylor had a falling out over the lawsuit, however, after Baldoni claimed Lively referred to Swift as one of her "dragons" as an intimidation tactic. Neither of them has publicly addressed the speculation, though they have not been seen together for some time. The song, however, would suggest she's still cool with whoever she's singing about.
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View StoryAs for the Mahomes speculation, the two became friends after Swift started dating Travis Kelce -- who is teammates with Brittany's husband, Patrick Mahomes. Brittany has faced criticism after President Donald Trump publicly thanked her for her alleged support, while she, earlier this year, also responded to backlash she received for spraying champagne in her suite after the Chiefs' big win over the Buffalo Bills. Mahomes was also seen wearing Gucci while on a double date at the US Open with her husband, Swift and Kelce.
The friendship between Swift and Mahomes also appears to be going strong, as they all recently celebrated Brittany's 30th birthday together last month. On Thursday, Patrick Mahomes also said he'd have her album on repeat at training today.
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View StoryCheck out the full lyrics below:
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 girl boss 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 f--kin' 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
[CHORUS REPEAT]
They stood by me
Before my exoneration
They believed I was innocent
So I'm not here for judgment, no, ooh
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
[CHORUS]