Songtexte A Look Behind the Curtain - Taylor Swift

The Life of A Showgirl
The idea of doing that was just
It was that this tour bled into everything I was doing
And I was on this tour when I was making this record
And I'd be doing three shows
And then fly to Sweden
And record for three days
Take one day off
Do three more shows

And that was like the thing
That energized me in the second half of that tour
Because the tour had been going on so long
It was so physically exhaustive
I needed something to keep my mind sparking
Like that was actually what made me so, like
It fueled me for the for the european leg of the tour
Was, was getting done with a show
Hopping on a plane
And going and writing new songs

And I think that
I think that one of the sort of ideas I had going into this
Was that I was winding down this tour
And about ready to wrap up this tour
That was the proudest thing I'd ever done
I've never been more proud of of anything than I am the Eras Tour
And I just thought
"I want to make an album that I'm that proud of,"
And that's what, um, was the catalyst for this record
And calling up Max and saying
"Do you guys want to do this?
Like I'll come to you, I'll make this easy," um

And I think that the The Life of A Showgirl as a concept
Has to do with the the fact that I was like
I just kind of realized I've been doing this for twenty years
And I love it so much
That it doesn't phase me how hard it can be at times

I think that the whole thing of being someone
Who puts yourself out there and puts yourself up there
On a stage for people to, like
Throw tomatoes at or cheer for
Is maybe something more people can relate to now
That everybody has feedback all the time
Like even like people in like junior high
Feel like they got canceled
Because two people didn't like their outfit

We are all on this sort of pedestal now because of social media
Anybody who chooses to engage with that
Which is most people

I think a lot of people are feeling more like
There's a performative side to their life
That they have to
They have to balance, manage
Figure out the ways around those complicated feelings

And ultimately I'm really proud of doing what we did on the Eras Tour
It was really challenging
And really fulfilling
And lots of things all at once

And I just wanted to give people a look behind the curtain
And show them what was going on creatively in my mind at the time