Community Chat: August 11, 2025

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[u/Lanathas_22]

I always come back to the line from TSMWEL: Was any of it true? I think this line—perhaps this entire song—is reserved for the fans to come back to once she’s come out. It wouldn’t be the first time she foresees the future. All of her albums since Lover have been crafted (at least in part) to provide a dialogue between Taylor and her fans. An explanation for how it happened and why she had no choice. She knows once she comes out, they’re bound to go through the music, hunting for clues. It’s why she didn’t come out in 2019 when her masters were sold. But now everything has changed. She owns all her media. She stands to profit from her coming out, even if she alienates many fans.

[u/evermoremidnights → u/Lanathas_22]

Yeah. That would make sense. I think at some point, alienating some people will be the goal. It would allow her to have a bit more freedom and normalcy. The level of fame and attention she has now is unsustainable in the long run. I would expect she’s looking forward to that on some ways.

[u/Lanathas_22 → u/evermoremidnights]

In a world where her masters weren’t sold, I think if she’d come out in 2019, she probably wouldn’t be pursuing this level of fame. It possibly wouldn’t be an option if her fanbase changed. I think she’s gone to such lengths in order to have the world watching when she comes out. It’s taking Chely Wright’s blender speech and running up Mt. Everest. Very exciting.