Photo:Taylor Swift - I Can See You
Taylor Swift - I Can See You
Taylor Swift’s new music video for“I Can See You”is filled with Easter eggs that could hint at her next rerecording.
On July 7, the singer released her anticipated album,Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)— a rerecorded version of her 2010 release — including six new never-before-heard vault tracks.
During her Eras Tour, Swift kept the surprises coming as she announced thatshe was debuting a brand-new music videofor one of those vault tracks, “I Can See You,” with the help of three people from herSpeak Nowera.
Swift said of her exbefore introducing him onstage, “He was a very positive force in my life when I was making theSpeak Nowalbum, and I want to say he did every single stunt that you saw in that music video. He and his wife have become some of my closest friends, and it’s very convenient because we all share the same first name.”
Filmed in Liverpool in April, the music video features King, Cash and Lautner as they pull off a heist to break out “Speak Now Taylor” from the vault.
“I wrote this video treatment over a year ago and really wanted to play out symbolically how it’s felt for me to have the fans helping me reclaim my music,”Swift said about the music videoon Instagram.
Not only does the music video feature countless nods to herSpeak Nowera, but it also includes some Easter eggs that seem to point at her1989era, which have fans speculating about what could be coming next.
Here’s a complete rundown of all the Easter eggs in the music video.
“Last Kiss” lyric reference
The beginning of the music video is dated July 9 at 1:58, which are lyrics found in the song “Last Kiss” on herSpeak Nowalbum.
“Electric Touch” lyric reference
As King types a passcode, she receives a shock via a flash of purple light. Fans think this could be a reference to anotherSpeak Nowvault song, “Electric Touch,” which featuresFall Out Boy.
“Long Live” lyric on her arm
When we first see Swift, she’s wearing her iconic gold fringe dress from herSpeak Nowtour. In another nod to the era, she also has lyrics from “Long Live” (a song she wrote for her fans) written on her arm: “I had the time of my life fighting dragons with you."
Undercover mission
King dodging purple lasers to enter the vault has fans drawing parallels to theopening of the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Festival, where Swift had to do something similar to make her way to stage. Seeing as this was during Swift’s1989era, Swifties think this could be an Easter egg that her fifth album is her next rerecording.
13 on her hand
In addition to donning herSpeak NowTour outfit, Swift also has her lucky number 13 painted on her hand, a hallmark of her tour days at that time.
Her past frozen behind glass
As the museum lights up, King and Lautner notice that the entire building is filled with costumes from Swift’sSpeak Nowera. The glass cases seem to be a reference to Swift’sEvermoresong “It’s Time to Go” in which she sings abouther original recordings being sold to Scooter Braun’s company: “He’s got my past frozen behind glass / But I’ve got me.”
Counting down the days untilSpeak Now’s release
Joey King’s “Mean” music video outfit
In addition to featuring Swift’sSpeak Nowoutfits, one of the glass cases also includes the outfit King wore in the “Mean” music video. Beside it, we see a throwback photo of Swift and King when they were younger, which makes theKissing Boothactress emotional.
The vault
Later in the video, it becomes clear that “Speak Now Taylor” is actually locked inside a vault. Not only is this a reference to Swift’s “vault tracks” but fans have also noted that Swift used similar imagery in her “Look What You Made Me Do” music video from herReputationalbum.
Five security guards
Joey King using Taylor Swift’s “Mean” banjo
Fans have taken note that King’s weapon of choice during the fight scene was fittingly the banjo Swift used to play during her “Mean” performance during herSpeak NowTour.
Purple lights
Throughout the music video, there are various purple lights, seemingly a reference to Swift’sSpeak Nowalbum, which has been associated with the color over the years. In particular, when Lautner breaks Swift out of the vault, he uses three purple explosives, a reference toSpeak Nowbeing Swift’s third album.
Recreating theMidnightsalbum cover
As King lights a torch before breaking Swift out of the vault, she appears to recreate Swift’sMidnightsalbum cover as she holds the flame close to her face.
Blue lights
While most of the music video features purple lighting, a color associated withSpeak Now, fans have pointed out that the lights immediately change as soon as Swift is broken out of the vault, switching to a greenish-blue hue reminiscent of her1989album. Could this indicate that Swift is about to break 1989 (Taylor’s Version) out of the vault next?
Taylor Swift leaving her past behind
After Swift successfully takes backSpeak Now, she looks back at the museum collapsing behind her, which fans have interpreted as Swift being emotional about leaving behind her originalSpeak Nowalbum in an effort to reclaim her work.Swift seemingly confirmed this theory asshe liked a fan tweet about the scene, which reads: “her face watching everything blow up makes me so sad it’s like she knows she’s reclaiming her work to be her own but she’s also giving away the original 💔 i’m so glad she stole speak now tho ITS WHAT WE DESERVED.”
source: people.com
