Overview

• A fuzzy photo of an alleged lyric sheet for Taylor Swift’s song “Actually Romantic” is circulating on Reddit and X, featuring a line that reads, “I heard you call me ‘Boring Barbie’ when the coke’s got you brave.”
• Entertainment outlets report on the fan theory but caution that the images and text have not been authenticated and will only be confirmed when The Life of a Showgirl is released on Oct. 3.
• Fans link the track’s title to Charli XCX’s “Everything Is Romantic” and speculate it could also answer long-suspected references in Charli’s “Sympathy Is a Knife.”
• Swift has not commented on the leak or the speculation, and Page Six says representatives for both artists did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
• Context for the theory includes Charli opening Swift’s 2018 Reputation Tour and later growing closer to Swift’s ex Matty Healy through her relationship with The 1975 drummer George Daniel, though Charli denied in 2024 that her songs were diss tracks about Swift.