Breaking Down the New Easter Eggs for Taylor Swift's Re-Recording of '1989'

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It's about to be a new soundtrack, and we could dance to this beat forevermore!

Taylor Swift is just one day away from dropping her re-recorded album 1989 (Taylor's Version), which will finally be available to fans on Friday, Oct. 27.

But in true Swift fashion, the "Mastermind" singer once again has her fans in a frenzy as they try to decode all the hints she's been dropping lately.

Most recently, Swift, 33, has been sharing a series of mysterious handwritten messages to her Instagram Stories, including the first post that read, "Let's Fast Forward to / 300 takeout coffees later / I see your profile and your smile on / unsuspecting waiters."

Fans assumed the first message was a preview at some of the new lyrics to be featured on the re-released album, which will include 5 "From the Vault" tracks, or songs that Swift wrote for the initial album in 2014 but never ended up making the cut.

But things got even more cryptic when Swift shared another post, this time with four phrases written out in at least two different pens. That post read, "Aquamarine / Moonlit swimming pool / What if / All I need is you."

The post caught Swifties' attention because of the alternating pens she used, as two of the titles appeared to be in a bright glitter pen, while the other two were in plain black ink.

Fans online immediately began speculating that the different pen ink had some significance, especially since Swift once explained that she organizes her songs into three separate categories in her head: "Fountain Pen," "Quill Pen," or "Glitter Gel Pen."

As reported by Billboard, the "Bejeweled" songstress previously stated, "I came up with these categories based on what writing tool I imagine having in my hand when I scribbled it down, figuratively," while giving an acceptance speech at the Nashville Songwriter Awards in September 2022.

At the time, she explained that most of her lyrics were categorized as "Fountain Pen" lyrics, meaning "modern storyline or references, with a poetic twist."

"Quill Style," however, is used when the "words and phrasings are antiquated," or if Swift was "Inspired to write it after reading Charlotte Bront? or after watching a movie where everyone is wearing poet shirts and corsets."

The third category, "Glitter Gel Pen," was described by Swift as "frivolous, carefree, bouncy, syncopated perfectly to the beat."

Now, why is this important? Well, Swifties think that her handwritten note with various phrases in different inks could mean that she has more songs up her sleeve, aside from the track list she already revealed. And if this theory is true, two of the new songs are about to be super upbeat and fun.

Some of her fans are even convinced that Swift could be planning a "double album," meaning she would release an additional album from the 1989 era with even more songs for fans to listen to.

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Other Swiftie theories include speculation that the handwritten messages could have something to do with possible features on the album, especially after 1989 (Taylor's Version) was the first re-recorded album Swift announced without any featured artists.

Taylor Nation further fueled that speculation on Thursday, with an Instagram post featuring some of Swift's good friends, who all happen to be musical artists as well.

The post included photos of her bestie and fellow singer Selena Gomez, longtime songwriting collaborator Jack Antonoff, and the members of the band HAIM, who have been featured on a Swift track in the past, and were even among the acts who opened the show during some of her Eras Tour stops.

With just 13 hours until the official drop of her re-recorded album, Swift shared yet another photo of a handwritten note to her Instagram Stories, this time featuring the words, "I broke my own heart / Cause you were too polite / to do it."

We're assuming this could be another glimpse of new lyrics, but when it comes to the "Cruel Summer" singer, we never know what could happen!

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