7 years into her career would take us to 2013, and it’s funny cause her relationship with harry ended in january of that year and then she was publicly single until 2015 ☕️
🏴 TS will be at the Haim concert tonight in London 😉 - July 21
🏴 Song choice is always purposeful, date welcomed coincidence. More to come 😉 - July 23
🏴 Patience and Perseverance, the next five months will be wild 😉 - July 29 * this post was not posted - at the request of flag Anon - until October 8th
🏴 Heavy-eyed, they planned their escape - August 30
🏴 We prepare for clarity and permanence. There is no turning back. - September 4
🏴 We are steadfast. The room is ablaze with light. - September 10
🏴 Some say the world will end in fire but what if I am ready to ignite a revolution? - September 20
🏴 Never underestimate the complexities of the truth. There will be consequences. - September 25
🏴 Call it a compromise. Don’t fret, good things are near by. - September 30
🏴 When faith grows old, see the light in the dead of night. Sacred things need more care to flourish. - October 5
🏴 An impetuous decision. A contrite heart moves courageously forward. Come into my arms. - October 10
🏴 I endured the brutal days to stand beside her. We are on the edge of something beautiful and unpredictable, enjoy the chaos…. - October 17
🏴 Busy night ahead. Much love to you all. See you on the other side 💜🕛💜 - October 20
🏴 Buckle up, this is just the beginning. 43+27 days until the end of the year. - October 22
🏴 For all the terrible truths, my endings are her. Underneath your fears lie just you and I. - October 30
🏴 As we near the end, we expose our fears. It spills out. Out of the dark you carry my heart. - November 7
🏴 Endings are beginnings, a shift of footing they say. A new era to flourish and thrive… - November 23
🏴 The need to flex is sometimes necessary. Other milestones are resolute, immovable, nailed to the wall. - December 5
🏴 The New Year midnight is nearly upon us. As we March into the sunset, 2022 is not the only thing that will expire at midnight. A fresh page…a new chapter. Au revoir, à bientôt en tournée. - December 30
“Okay so, really, any time I’m even going to talk about, or reference another artist, I feel inclined to tell you that they’re not here. No one else is here, it’s just me, you’re stuck with me. But I am going to talk about another artist, because I feel like stadiums are huge, and it’s important to really communicate, so that’s what I’m doing. I’m going to talk about another artist, who has an album that just came out, and it’s so cool. The National just had an album come out! This band has influenced me beyond my ability to verbalize how much they’ve influenced me, just lyrically, their ability to set a scene, their ability to tell stories. And obviously Aaron Dessner is in The National, and he has completely changed my life. Yeah, so I was lucky enough to be able to write a song with them for their new album, which is called The First Two Pages Of Frankenstein. Check it out, stream it, buy it on vinyl! And I love them so much. They’ve been so kind to me, and so I’m not going to sing the song that we have on this new album. It’s called The Alcott—check that out, though. But I am going to sing Coney Island.”
— Taylor before playing Coney Island (piano) in Atlanta, GA on April 28th
Taylor is known to pay attention to the smallest details to send the right message. Is it possible that the message she wants to send our way completely went over our heads?
Let’s talk about the END GAME video. She laid out multiple tells about an unspoken truth for people to assume, but what if she also gave us the end of her game of hide and go seek with her most precious easter egg, her truth.
Both eyes on her.
There’s an undeniable theme that Reputation exhumes: A love so dark yet pure that she cannot resist but to bask in.
Now, let’s digest the two scenes so we could better understand how relevant this is to the narrative so far.
There are two things the two subjects in the back has in common:
Being a figure of darkness; both are observed as being covered in black. Why is this relevant? Darkness is a tool for concealment. The absence of light provides an unbeatable cover for the truth. Calculated movements, unnoticed touches, stolen glances and hidden truth all dwell in the dark shadows of night. This affair is a secret.
Here are lyrics to support this:
“Our secret moments in a crowded room
They got no idea about me and you(…)
Everyone thinks that they know us
But they know nothing about—…”
“Something happened for the first time
In the darkest little paradise”
They are both looking at her. Regardless of ones reason or intention to stare, one thing is undeniable, there is an underlying need; an unspoken wanting. Her lover wants her as much as she does. The whole album makes us aware of how intense the attraction Taylor feels for her lover and the silent gaze proves that the attraction is mutual.
Generally, cats are perceived as fluffy, adorable, silly and sometimes grumpy animals. But that isn’t what Taylor wants us to see. She specifically chosen a BLACK CAT to stand in as her lover in the dark.
A simple google search will give you an idea of a Black Cat’s Reputation: Superstition, prejudice, bringer of good or bad luck.
Superstition - a widely held but unjustified belief in supernatural causation leading to certain consequences. of an action or event, or a practice based on such a belief.
Prejudice - preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience.
Given these definitions, we arrive to an understanding that their affair is hidden because of people’s unjustified beliefs and preconceived opinions about their love.
But, what’s beautiful is that the black cat also symbolizes that Taylor is aware that choosing to be with her lover can either help her reach the pinnacle of success or cause her to lose her balance and succumb to her downfall. Good luck or bad luck.
And she still took the risk.
See you in the dark
She hid her in plain sight,
She used a cat to make us wonder.
Now we see her in the light,
We see that she is indeed her lover.
Come here, dressed in black now
Scratches down her back now
All eyes on you, my magician
All eyes on me,
Your illusionist.
P. S. The black cat’s eyes are green.
the little braid and the smol heart-shaped earring 🥹🥹♥️♥️
Karlie Kloss on stage as a speaker at the Clinton Global Initiative Meeting in New York City today | photos by Noam Galai