While eras and adversaries may come and go, there’s one constant in Taylor Swift’s discography: emotional track fives . It’s long been a tradition for that coveted spot to be reserved for the most personal and vulnerable song of each album, and “Eldest Daughter” takes that slot on The Life of a Showgirl . But there’s another factor impacting each song’s placement on the track list. Fans with too much time on their hands realized that when center-justified, the song titles form the shape of the Eras Tour stage — which Swift soon confirmed was deliberate. That means that rather than solely crafting a track list that flowed well and took listeners on a carefully mapped out journey, it’s an Easter egg. Luckily for “Eldest Daughter,” its placement as the fifth track fit that puzzl
Taylor Swift’s ‘Ruin the Friendship’ Should Be Track 5

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