"The Life of a Showgirl," Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album , is here with 12 new songs for Swifties to decode.

Swift’s latest era was released at midnight Friday, Oct. 3, some six weeks after she announced the new album on fiancé Travis Kelce’s podcast New Heights.

Swift has said "The Life of a Showgirl" is meant to embody her "Eras Tour" — a singular global phenomenon, a canonical event in the history of pop performance that, in its over three-hour runtime, was a sensory explosion. On these 12 tracks, she’s approximating glitz and glamour with humanity and humor. She spends no time waiting in the wings.

So let the show begin. Here’s what’s been decoded so far from "Life of a Showgirl."

"Elizabeth Taylor"

Lyric:

"That view of Portofino was on my mind / When you called me at the

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