What’s up guys, it’s Sussan Mourad with Clevver News, and it only took a matter of
minutes for Swifties to connect the dots of many… and I mean MANY…
Easter eggs she casually dropped right before our eyes on the heels of her ninth studio
album evermore.
Let’s break it all down, shall we?
If you’re like us, you’re probably still in full-on panic mode after having basically
no time to process the major musical bombshell Taylor Swift bestowed upon us Swifties on
Thursday.
As fans are still processing the mystical dreamscapes of Taylor’s previous album folklore,
we’ve just been hit with a brand new tragically epic masterpiece called evermore.
Not only were fans completely blindsided by the making of folklore’s sister album, but
many were also unaware of the fact that Taylor had dropped SO many Easter eggs and clues
after the release of folklore that this era was far from over…
One of the earlier signs Swifties have been kicking themselves over for the past 24 hours
was the fact that Taylor literally SAID that she “gave so many signs” in her song “exile”
featuring Bon Iver.
“I gave so many signs…”
One fan posted a tweet complete with literally ALL the signs, saying QUOTE, “Us: you never
gave a warning sign.
Taylor: I GAVE SO MANY SIGNS.”
Any diehard Swiftie knows that literally anything that comes out of Taylor’s mouth or brain
and into the world or Twittersphere could be a sign.
But who knew that a simple hairstyle would be one of the biggest Easter eggs of all?!
Just last month during the 2020 American Music Awards, Taylor sent in a video directly from
her home recording studio to accept her three new pieces of hardware.
The second she shared the news about evermore featuring this photo of her braided hair,
fans quickly put the pieces together, like this person, who tweeted, “WAIT A MIN GUYS
DO YOU REMEMBER WHEN SHE HAD OUR BACKS TO US AT THE AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS PLEASE SHE
DROPPED A HINT AT EVERMORE.”
Mind.
Blown.
By now, Swifties should also know that whenever Taylor claims there’s “not a lot going
on at the moment,” there’s most definitely a lot going on.
What we all thought to be a clue about the release of the folklore long pond studio session
Taylor posted two weeks ago, was actually a clue about yet another album.
Although it’s getting harder and harder to trust Taylor when she seems bored out of
her mind, it’s safe to assume we not-so-secretly LOVE the deceit.
Speaking of the more recent photos Tay shared claiming to be doing nothing, when retracing
the steps back to her photos, one fan pointed out that there was actually a willow tree
behind her, which alludes to evermore’s lead single “willow.”
Not to mention, Taylor’s response to Rolling Stone’s ‘Best Albums of 2020’ list,
last week gave away another clue about a willow tree.
She tweeted, “*cries in cottagecore* *screams in soft lullabies* *throws self to the base
of a willow tree by a reflection pool at midnight* Thanks @rollingstone.”
Speaking of “willow”, Taylor also released the music video last night, and admitted to
a few major hidden gems within the video.
When conducting a live Q&A last night, she told a fan QUOTE, “There’s a scene in
the video that represents the song “seven”, one that represents “mirrorball”, one
for “exile” and one for “mad woman.”
On Wednesday, Tay also took some time to respond to LA Times on Twitter when she gave a clue
that managed to slip past us all…
She responded to the outlet’s ‘10 Best Albums of 2020’ article, writing, “Over
here in folkloreland we feel great about it.
Thanks @latimes.”
She also included a total of NINE pine trees, which would make sense considering evermore
is her ninth studio album.
The things that go on in Taylor’s mind, you guys… no words.
We all know Taylor’s been pretty big on dates, whether she releases an album on a
date that adds up to 13, her birthday, you name it, it’s been done.
As for evermore, fans are latching onto the theory that Taylor chose to make the announcement
on the birthday of famous poet Emily Dickinson.
They went so far as to recall that Taylor made a reference to Emily’s birth year of
1830 during a recent interview AND noticed that Emily ended one of her most romantic
poems writing to her lover, saying QUOTE, “Sue -- forevermore!”
This stuff can’t be just a coincidence, right?!
Now moving right along to the evermore tracklist… one of the first songs that stood out to fans
was “tis the damn season,” which were the exact words Taylor teased earlier this
week when sharing her latest interview with Entertainment Weekly.
She took to her Instagram stories to share photos of herself decked head to toe in Stella
McCartney, writing, “This outfit really screams ‘TIS THE DAMN SEASON.’”
This Swiftie took the words right out of my mouth, saying, “I'M LOSING IT WAS HERE THE
WHOLE TIME.”
Another song that caught the attention of many fans was the second song called “champagne
problems,” annnnd those of you joint Swiftie/Katy Cats out there all caught on to this cryptic
similarity of Katy’s recent album Smile, where she also sings about “Champagne Problems.”
Once released, we’ve learned that the title was just a coincidence, BUT the song holds
much deeper significance as Taylor’s boyfriend Joe AKA William Bowery, is listed as one of
the songwriters.
She also took to Instagram last night to share some thoughts on evermore, and explained a
few songs, one of which being “champagne problems.”
Taylor revealed that there were 17 tales, including QUOTE, “The one where longtime
college sweethearts had very different plans for the same night, one to end it and one
who brought a ring.”
I know what you’re thinking, but don’t worry, guys, this song does NOT have any significance
toward Taylor’s own personal life.
And finally, one of the most interesting Easter eggs comes in the form of song 13 on both
folklore and evermore.
Song 13 on folklore is called “epiphany” where Taylor pays tribute to her grandfather,
Dean Swift, as she writes from his perspective while at war.
Song 13 on evermore is called “marjorie”, who is Taylor’s late grandmother, an opera
singer, and the woman said to have inspired Taylor’s passion for music.
Taylor added in her notes about the album that there was one song QUOTE, “starring
my grandmother, Marjorie, who still visits me sometimes… if only in my dreams.”
It seems during the closing tracks on the song, Taylor sings about some of the life
lessons Marjorie taught her, saying, “Never be so kind, you forget to be kind/ Never be
so clever, you forget to be kind.”
Lessons we can truly ALL take away after the year we’ve had.
Alright guys, that just about sums up the evermore Easter eggs, although we could probably
go ON… forevermore… (see what I did there?).
To see what Taylor had to say about her meaningful folklore track “Epiphany”, you can click
right over here to watch another Clevver video.
And I’m sure there are plenty more hidden gems placed throughout the album, so feel
free to share all your evermore findings with me right down here in the comments.
I’m your host Sussan Mourad, you can find me on Instagram @Sussan_Mourad, bye guys!