Sebagian penggemar menilai lagu-lagu di dalamnya terdengar segar dan berbeda, sementara tak sedikit pula yang memberi komentar terhadap lirik-lirik yang digunakan.
Dari seluruh daftar lagu, satu judul yang paling menyita perhatian adalah “Elizabeth Taylor”. Lagu yang menempati urutan kedua dalam album itu diawali dengan melodi ballad lembut, namun berubah menjadi hentakan dramatis saat memasuki bagian chorus. Transisi tersebut membuat banyak pendengar membandingkan nuansanya dengan album “reputation” yang dirilis Swift pada 2017 lalu.
Makna Lagu Elizabeth Taylor
“Elizabeth Taylor” bukan sekadar lagu pop biasa. Swift memasukkan referensi budaya populer sekaligus pengalaman pribadi ke dalam liriknya. Lagu ini menyinggung tentang popularitas, cinta, serta kerentanan seorang figur publik yang hidupnya selalu menjadi konsumsi masyarakat.Elizabeth Taylor sendiri merupakan aktris legendaris Hollywood yang dikenal karena karier gemilang, gaya hidup glamor, dan kisah percintaan penuh gejolak. Ia juga identik dengan koleksi perhiasan ikonik, salah satunya perhiasan White Diamonds. Sosok ini digunakan Swift sebagai simbol, bahwa meski terus disorot dan kerap diberitakan, seseorang tetap bisa tampil berkilau dan abadi.
Melalui lagu ini, Swift seolah melihat dirinya dalam cermin Elizabeth Taylor. Bukan hanya sebagai sesama selebritas yang kerap dibicarakan karena hubungan pribadi maupun gaya fesyen, tetapi juga sebagai perempuan yang mencoba mempertahankan kendali atas hidupnya di tengah tekanan sorotan publik.
Lagu “Elizabeth Taylor” memberi lapisan makna tambahan dalam The Life of a Showgirl. Di satu sisi, lagu ini terdengar glamor dan megah, tetapi di sisi lain memuat narasi personal tentang cinta, rasa takut akan kehilangan, dan pergulatan identitas di balik gemerlap popularitas.Lirik Lagu Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor
Do you think it's forever?
That view of Portofino was on my mind when you called me at the Plaza Athénée
Ooh, oftentimes it doesn't feel so glamorous to be me
All the right guys promised they'd stay
Under bright lights, they withered away
But you bloom
Portofino was on my mind (And I think you know why)
And if your letters ever said, "Goodbye"
I'd cry my eyes violet, Elizabeth Taylor
Tell me for real, do you think it's forever?
Been number one, but I never had two
And I can't have fun if I can't have (Uh)
Be my NY whеn Hollywood hates me
You're only as hot as your last hit, baby
Been numbеr one, but I never had two
And I can't have fun if I can't have you
Hey-ey, what could you possibly get for the girl who has everything and nothing all at once?
Babe, I would trade the Cartier for someone to trust (Just kidding)
We hit the best booth at Musso and Frank's
They say I'm bad news, I just say, "Thanks"
And you
Look at me like you're hypnotized, and I think you know why
And if you ever leave me high and dry
I'd cry my eyes violet, Elizabeth Taylor
Tell me for real, do you think it's forever?
Been number one, but I never had two
And I can't have fun if I can't have (Uh)
Be my NY when Hollywood hates me
You're only as hot as your last hit, baby
Been number one, but I never had two
And I can't have fun if I can't have (Uh) you
Elizabeth Taylor (Oh)
Do you think it's forever? (Oh)
If I can't have you
(Ah) All my white diamonds and lovers are forever
(Ah) In the papers, on the screen, and in their minds
(Ah) All my white diamonds and lovers are forever
(Ah) Don't you ever end up anything but mine
I'd cry my eyes violet, Elizabeth Taylor
Tell me for real, do you think it's forever?
Been number one, but I never had two
And I can't have fun if I can't have (You)
Be my NY when Hollywood hates me
You're only as hot as your last hit, baby
Been number one, but I never had two
And I can't have fun if I can't have (You)
All my white diamonds and lovers are forever (Elizabeth Taylor)
(Do you think it's forever?) In the papers, on the screen, and in their minds
All my white diamonds and lovers are forever
Don't you ever end up anything but mine, oh
(Thiyya Iskandar)
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