When it comes to deciphering clues, Swifties are second only to Sherlock Holmes. Taylor Swift has given her fans plenty of reason to speculate as the release of her new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” approaches.
Last week, the singer released five Apple Music playlists, each containing a selection of her own past songs, which correspond to the five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance) and could allude to themes of his next album. .
Then, on April 13, Apple Music marked the final countdown to her 11th studio album, which will be released on April 19, with a series of tricky clues.
The music service updated his bio on the X platform to read: “A word a day until the @taylorswift13 album drops,” which sent Swifties into a detective frenzy.
Fans quickly figured out that the secret words were hidden in the song lyrics stores on Apple Music. But the meaning of these words remains a mystery – for now.
Here’s what to know about Taylor Swift’s Apple Music words and what they could mean.
What are Taylor Swift’s Apple Music words?
Word no. 1: Hereby
After Apple Music announced the “word a day” challenge, fans scanned Swift’s Apple Music playlists. They discovered that the lyrics page for a song, “Glitch,” from the “Denial” playlist had random capital letters in the middle of words.
The capital letters, H, E, Y, B, E, and R, spell “HERE” when deciphered.
Apple Music confirmed that “hereby” was the correct word the next day when they reposted the word solved from the official Taylor Nation X fan page.
Word no. 2: Driving
On the second day of the challenge, it didn’t take Swifties long to discover random capitalized words in “Peace,” a song from Swift’s Apple Music playlist about the negotiation stage of grief.
The capital letters, when deciphered, spell the word “conduct.”
It is unclear whether Swift means “to lead” as a verb, as in direct or execute, or as a noun, as in behavior.
Word no. 3: This
The song “Better Than Revenge” had the letters that spelled “this” in capitals.
Word no. 4: Publish
This word was found in “Clean”.
Word no. 5: We
This word was found in “We Were Happy”.
What do Apple Music indices mean?
Theories swirl about what these cryptic clues might indicate. Some fans believe that the words “hereby” and “conduct” echo a court proceeding or legal document.
“I hereby conduct an investigation into the conduct of…” a fan spat on X.
The words “hereby” and “conduct” also reminded fans of the handwritten note Swift shared on Instagram when she announced the upcoming release of “The Tortured Poets Department” in February.
This note begins with lines that could either be words or lines from a poem: “And so I come into evidence / my tarnished coat of arms. / My muses, acquired like bruises / My talismans and charms…”
One X fan associated the phrase “present proof” with the legal-sounding “hereby” and “conduct.”
“Y’all, now that we have ‘conduct hereby’ in addition to ‘present evidence’,” a fan written the. “I’m starting to think this whole album is going to allow her to revisit what happened and present it as if she were in court.”
Another fan echoed this theory, I wonder if “the whole aesthetic of this album revolves around a courthouse and a trial.”
Other fans thought the words might have something to do with a wedding ceremony – as in officiants to drive weddings, and traditional wedding ceremonies sometimes include the phrase: “I hereby declare you husband and wife.
“‘hereby’ being formal language suitable for marriage vows or courtrooms,” a person written the. “I’ll lose my head. hereby drive WHAT.
Meanwhile, some fans have gone down the Disney rabbit hole and wondered if there might be a subtle connection between the word “hereby” and Disney’s “The Little Mermaid.”
One of the songs on the album is called “But Daddy, I Love It,” which is almost identical to a line Ariel says to her father in the 1989 Disney film: “Daddy, I love it.” love !”
Later, the contract Ariel signs with the sea witch Ursula begins with the phrase “I hereby…”
These possible subtle references to “The Little Mermaid” have led some to wonder whether Swift’s album might include the theme of giving her voice in the name of love, as Ariel does.
Did Taylor Swift say anything about her lyrics on Apple Music?
Not directly, that would be too easy! – but the singer dropped another tantalizing hint on Instagram this weekend.
“I wish I could forget how we almost had everything,” she captioned an Instagram post that showed her holding up a clear vinyl version of the album.
This message naturally sent Swifties spiraling.
“I wish I could remember how we almost had everything?!?!?!? oh, I’m not ready for this album”, a fan written the.
“I wish I could remember how we almost had everything,” another fan posted on. “Ready to cry on April 19.”