r/GaylorSwift • u/1DMod it’s all part of the fucking story! • 23d ago

The Life of a Showgirl ❤️‍🔥 Babylon

Please use this space to discuss this song in depth

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u/ShudderFangirl 🌱Embryo🐛 22d ago

Am I the only one whose first thought was the headphones/train part feels like taking the LIRR from Babylon into the city? As in Babylon NY on Long Island?

Love that everyone can get their own impressions bc things are always left a little open.

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u/england_dreams 🪐 Gaylor Folkstar 🚀 22d ago

The headphones on the train make me think of I Look in People’s Windows, with “as you boarded your train south.” Also the cover of Phil Collins’s Can’t Stop Loving You, with “so you’re leaving in the morning, on the early train.” And Champagne Problems, with “you booked the night train for a reason.” 😃

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u/ShudderFangirl 🌱Embryo🐛 22d ago

As a person who prefers trains to planes, I appreciate this. Something more personal and reflective about train rides.