This one is for the “lonely Starbucks lovers” conspiracists. On Tuesday, days before Taylor Swift is set to release her 1989 (Taylor’s Version), the singer shared a photo of what seems to be handwritten lyrics from one of the “From the Vault” tracks on her upcoming record.
“Let’s fast forward to 300 takeout coffees later/I see your profile and your smile on unsuspecting waiters,” a post in Swift’s story reads, in what appears to be lyrics.
On the Instagram Story, she linked to the preorder link for the new album, which is set to feature five completely new songs. Among the tracks are “Slut!,” “Say Don’t Go,” “Now That We Don’t Talk,” “Suburban Legends,” and “Is It Over Now?”
Although she didn’t reveal whether the words she posted are music lyrics, many Swifties seem to believe so. (Swift similarly teased lyrics from 1989 before dropping the LP back in 2014.)
Swift revealed that she’d be releasing the recording of the 2014 album — which features Number One hits such as “Shake It Off,” “Blank Space,” and “Bad Blood” — during her final stop of the first leg of the Eras Tour at SoFi Stadium.
“You might have noticed there were some new outfits on the show… There’s something I’ve been doing for a really, really ridiculously, embarrassingly long time. I think instead of telling you about it, just show sort of show you,” she said. As she turned towards the screen behind her, the cover of 1989 (Taylor’s Version) appeared, revealing a smiling Swift against a blue sky with birds, echoing the original 1989 cover while making the new version entirely her own.
The singer has previously shared the “Taylor’s Version” of 1989 tracks “This Love” and “Wildest Dreams” — the former arrived May 2022 after being featured in The Summer I Turned Pretty, while the latter dropped after the song went viral on TikTok in September 2021.
Swift has been re-recording albums from her catalog that came out on Big Machine Records since 2019, when its former owner Scott Borchetta sold the label to music exec Scooter Braun, who previously managed artists including Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, and J Balvin. Swift told CBS News that year that she had a contentious relationship with Braun and that her intention was to re-record her music so she had control of the masters, since the originals now belonged to Braun. So far, she’s issued “Taylor’s Version” editions of Fearless, Red, and Speak Now — all of which debuted at Number One on Billboard’s albums chart. Red’s “All Too Well (10 Minute Version)” won Swift a Grammy for Best Music Video and was a Number One hit despite its length.