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In one week, Taylor Swifts seventh album,Lover, will be released.
(The day immediatelyafterLeo season ends, for those keeping score at home.)
But what would a release of any Taylor-related information be without a generous helping ofextreme speculationto go with it?
Vultures senior Swiftologist dove into the oblivion forThe Archerand ME!
andYou Need To Calm Down,but what of the others?
Lets break it down by each Instagram.
But now is not that time!
Therefore: Nemesis.)
Remember when we did thatVoguephoto shoot at an Airstream in Malibu?
I forgot that you existed.
If Taylor mentions her Clique or her own New God Flow, well know this outlandish scenario is confirmed.
Its a distressing use of gender nouns for Kaylors, but it is Taylors truth.
At least well always have Dress, which every Kaylor truther knows is canonically lesbian.
Is The Man an anti-capitalist screed, as suggested by Vultures Rachel Handler?
Is it a searing takedown of the current presidential administration?
Speaking of Delicate, many fans thinkThe Archeris actually a sequel to theReputationsong.
Sure, sonically theyre a match, and lyrically, both leave Taylor very exposed and vulnerable.
Remember that Delicate lyric?
Dive bar on the East side, where you at?
I Think He Knows
The fundamental question is: Who is He?
Letusknow peace, Taylor!
(To make it more bearable, just insert Karlie for Joe.)
Like we said, an activist!
So for this one, lets go with Kanye!
American Boy is a forever jam, so why should that Estelle hit not be invoked here?
So, not technically a London Boy.
Soon Youll Get Better (feat.
False God
By far thebestsong title onLover, False God could take a few different forms.
Maybe False God is a reference to his status atop the label.
And someone better hurry up with her damn croissants.
Of the songs very queer-positive messaging andsupercharged ally spirit, he added:
Taylors coming on strong.
(I still dont know what Shade never made anybody less gay means.
Is it an overcooked closet metaphor?)
Afterglow
Music editor Dee Lockett offers simply this: Afterglow, def about Karlie.
And honestly,why not?
thats quite stressful to me.
Shes saying shes like a rainbow with all of the colors what does that mean?
Are colors genders??
Im sorry, I refuse to drop the theory that this song and video is queer.
Did I dream that?
In his analysis for Vulture,Jenkins called it:
The most fuss-free Taylor Swift lead single in ages.
(Shake It Off borders on the annoying kind of catchy.
From the first scene, where theReputationsnake explodes into a kaleidoscope of butterflies with rainbow wings, ME!
is cute but cloying.
Its an everything smoothie brimming with bits ofLisa Frank,Splatoon,Mary Poppins, andCalifornia Gurls.
Or … its about her cats, of which there are now three.
So she has three friends.
