Top Ten Worst Lyrics from Taylor Swift’s Album “The Life of a Showgirl”

A look at some of the (not so) great moments from Swift’s most recent album

Byline photo of Lillian Richter

Lillian Richter, Web Editor-in-Chief • December 22, 2025

The original album cover for The Life of a Showgirl. This cover falls with the other 30+ digital and physical variants of the album. Photo courtesy of Taylor Swift.

Top Ten Worst Lyrics from Taylor Swift’s Most Recent Album, The Life of a Showgirl

1: "Did you girlboss too close to the sun?"

CANCELLED!, Track 10

2: "But I'm not the baddest, and this isn't savage"

Eldest Daughter, Track 5

3: The entire song "Wood."

Wood, Track 9

4: "Welcome to my underworld where it gets quite dark"

CANCELLED!, Track 10

5: "Everyone's unbothered 'til they're not"

Eldest Daughter, Track 5

6: "Life is a song, it ends when it ends"

Opalite, Track 2

7: "Who's the baddest in the land? What's the plan?"

Honey, Track 11

8: "They gave her the keys to this city then they said she didn't do it legitly"

The Life of a Showgirl, Track 12

9: "If you can't be good, then just be better at it"

CANCELLED!, Track 10

10: "Now I get my money being pretty and witty"

The Life of a Showgirl, Track 12

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