We knew she was trouble when she logged in.
Taylor Swift is puzzling fans with cryptic social media posts (as usual), and her latest teaser seems to hint at the long-awaited re-release of her iconic album “Red.”
On August 5, Swift shared a red-tinted video of a vault, clearly a nod to her re-opening “the vault” and re-recording tracks from the 2012 collection. But that’s not all: The 30-second clip also reveals, via “random” letters, who might be making appearances on the “Taylor’s Version” re-release, and possibly drops some clues about some unreleased, never-before-heard songs, too. Indeed, some devout Swifties suspect they’ve already cracked the code.
*presses post*
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) August 5, 2021
*cackles maniacally*
Level: casually cruel in the name of being honest pic.twitter.com/Tf0ahCMql8
Swifties initially spotted possible references to collaborations with Zayn Malik and Phoebe Bridgers, but others quickly decoded what they believe to be the rest of the clues: Nothing, first, forever, Ronan, about, message, winter, thing, every, Chris, Stapleton, Sheeran, stone, think, bottle, better, nights, minute, Phoebe, Bridgers.
ive decided it’s a crossword and have found better man, zyn (zayn??), ronan and phoebe bridgers so far pic.twitter.com/3602zmdFMB
— rose (@newrommantics) August 5, 2021
THESE ARE ALL WORDS IN THE PUZZLE!!!!
— Jenny 🇪🇸 Burning Red ❤️❤️ (@SpainLovesTay) August 5, 2021
nothing, first, forever, ronan, about, message, winter, thing, every, chris, stapleton, sheeran, stone, think, bottle, better, nights, minute, phoebe, bridgers!!!!!!!
Phoebe Bridgers pretty much checks out.
taylor swift and phoebe bridgers joining forces to give us the sad girl autumn we deserve sounds about right
— sara LAURA DAY ! (@fancysnaake) August 5, 2021
And a Chris Stapleton and Taylor Swift collar would be pretty incredible.
I will simply not be able to go on if there is a Chris Stapleton duet. My heart will actually explode.
— haley (@haley_darling) August 5, 2021
Ed Sheeran’s name is hidden in the puzzle, though die-hard Swift buffs likely already knew that: The musician confirmed having contributed to Taylor’s version of “Red” during an interview on radio show The Official Big Top 40. “I’ve already done it,” he said, when asked if he’d re-record his contribution. “I’ve already recorded it.”
“Taylor’s got a few surprises in store for you, I’ll say that,” Sheeran continued.
ok... @edsheeran just told @itswillmanning he has re-recorded 'Everything Has Changed' with @taylorswift13 and we are FREAKING OUT!! 🤩 🙌 pic.twitter.com/n39w3DacOr
— The Official Big Top 40 (@BigTop40) June 27, 2021
Swift lovers have also surmised that the songs “Better Man,” “Ronan” and “Babe” will be on the new and improved album, with some posting full screenshots of what seems to be an updated track list.
i have this 😩 pic.twitter.com/fjOnOJVZxb
— jo !! idiot era (@brutalsangel) August 5, 2021
Assuming the screenshot of the album is accurate, Swifties believe that track 28 will likely be the song “Run.”
At the same time, however, other Swift supporters noted that she may have already actually given them the answer via the lyrics to “Red” — that there isn’t one.
taylor swift what r u up to pic.twitter.com/eXBCYI4JzI
— boobs⁷ (@ts7trackk13) August 5, 2021
In the song “Red,” Taylor sings, “ Fighting with him was like trying to solve a crossword and realizing there’s no right answer.” So what is it, Taylor? Is this all just a ploy to confuse us further?! Only time will tell.
I suppose we simply “need to calm down” and “shake it off” until “Red” is re-released in November.
(And if you’re still confused, here’s a Swiftie breaking it all down.)
✅She then posted a clue to listen to one of her songs on Spotify/Apple
— Nathan Hubbard (@NathanCHubbard) August 5, 2021
✅The background song video gives a scrambled website
✅That website has a fill-in-the-blank list of the “from the vault” songs on Red with, ahem, blank spaces
Continued…(no seriously, there’s more)
