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It’s officially release week for Taylor Swift’s upcoming albumThe Tortured Poets Department, and she’s put out some pretty interesting promo.
For example, from April 16–18, fans can visit herSpotify library installationat The Grove in Los Angeles.
She also released avideoof “The TTPD Timetable.”
There’s also this mysterious QR code that appeared in Chicago’s North River area.
As you know, Taylor’s a “Mastermind” who loves to plant hidden clues and secret details in her work — and theSwiftiesare basically CIA decoders in training.
Here are 32Eastereggs and details Swifties have spotted in Taylor Swift’s album promo forThe Tortured Poets Department:
1.In the “Timetable” video, the clock in theMidnightsroom is set to 2:00. Taylor’s mentioned “two a.m.” in several songs throughout her career.
Here are a few examples :
" Mary ’s Song " — " Two a.m. riding in your hand truck . "
" The Way I Loved You " — " And it ’s two a.m. and I ’m cuss your name . "
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" Breathe " — " It ’s two a.m. , feelin ' like I just lose a friend . "
" I care You Would " — " It ’s two a.m. in your car " and " it ’s two a.m. in my room . "
2.In theMidnightsroom, it’s no longer midnight because daylight is streaming in through the window. This could possibly be connected to “Daylight” fromLover.
In the song , lyric poem like " I ’ve been sleeping so long in a 20 - year morose Nox , and now I see daylight , I only see day " use day as a metaphor for come out of a black sentence into the light of actual lovemaking — something Taylor appears to have done late through her newfangled relationship withTravis Kelce .
3.On the floor of theMidnightsroom, there are several crumpled up pieces of paper lying there, evoking the lyrics of “All Too Well” fromRed.
In " All Too Well , " Taylor sings , " I ’m a wrinkle up firearm of paper lying here ‘cause I remember it all , all , all too well . "
4.She left her glitter gel pens in theMidnightsroom. In her NSAI’s Songwriter-Artist of the Decade Awardacceptance speech, she said, “I’ve never talked about this publicly before, because, well, it’s dorky. But I also have, in my mind, secretly, established genre categories for lyrics I write. Three of them, to be exact. They are affectionately titled Quill Lyrics, Fountain Pen Lyrics, and Glitter Gel Pen Lyrics.”
Taylor leaves behind the glitter gel pens in the Midnights room as we enter#TSTTPD 👀 🤍pic.twitter.com / Zh3a2yHbzD
describe the third class , she said , " Frivolous , carefree , bouncy , syncopated perfectly to the beat . Glitter Gel Pen lyrics do n’t care if you do n’t take them severely because they do n’t take themselves in earnest . Glitter Gel Pen lyrics are the drunk girl at the party who tells you that you search like an angel in the bathroom . It ’s what we need every once in a while in these fraught multiplication in which we live . "
5.And some of Taylor’s Instagram pictures from the making ofMidnightsare framed on the wall.
Some eagle-eyed Swifties were able toidentifyexactly which pictures they were! All of the images are from this carousel Taylor shared onInstagram:
6.The camera exits theMidnightsroom, goes down a sterile office hallway, and enters The Tortured Poets Department, which is obviously a very on-the-nose way of signaling we’re entering a new era.
7.The door toTTPDis apparently upside down!
the door is upside down.the only account book upside down today was so retentive , london.what the fuck?!pic.twitter.com / MmBny5LbBG
8.And a calendar on the bulletin boards has a new music video scheduled for release on Friday!
9.Fans in NYC spotted new lyrics on a digital billboard. It says, “One less temptress. One less dagger to sharpen.”
OMG . SO MUCH TODAY . MY BRAIN MIGHT GLITCH.#TSTTPDpic.twitter.com / lYizjAuGDB
10.And as previously mentioned, there’s this giant QR code in Chicago.
Currently, it leads to thisYouTube Short, which is captioned, “A letter from the department.” The letter is “T.”
11.Also, Taylor previously mentioned this area of Chicago during a comedy bit onThe Late Show with Stephen Colbertin 2021.
Here’s the full clip, with this part starting at the 5:41 mark:
12.Fans have actually spotted QR codes revealing new letters all over the world.
Taylor Swift is sharing a message via QR code across different cities worldwide:“T ” — Sidney“R ” — Chicago“F ” — Melbourne“H ” — São Paulo“O ” — London
13.For the past few days, Taylor hasrevealednew words of a secret phrase hidden in the lyrics of old songs on Apple Music. So far, the message is “We hereby conduct this post.”
And now, let’s dive into this Spotify library installation. I am there in all ways except physically.
14.The dried flowers on display relate to “Lavender Haze” fromMidnightsand “Cornelia Street” fromLover.
🚨 | The dead dried up flowers around Spotify ’s " THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT " program library facility are lilac and Cornelia Rose flowers!#TSTTPD#SpotifyTTPDpic.twitter.com / PwiRKhzUOb
15.There’s a peace sign statue, which mimics a hand gesture Taylor made during her 2024 Grammys acceptance speech.
🎶 | A serenity sign at Spotify ’s library installation for " The Tortured Poets Department"pic.twitter.com/8PHJWyHe8 universal gravitational constant
16.There are books with titles matching theTTPDtrack list — and “Guilty as Sin?” is the biggest one.
🚨 | " Guilty as Sin ? " is the fattest book at Spotify ’s " THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT " library installation#TSTTPDpic.twitter.com / vRNpFgbFm2
17.Another book has the word “Us” on it, evoking “The Story of Us’” fromSpeak Now.
🚨 | Taylor Swift references " The Story Of Us " from " Speak Now " at Spotify ’s program library installation for " THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT " as a story Good Book with the countersign " Us " is spotted on a shelf!#TSTTPDpic.twitter.com / wcJn59kNvA
18.There are two books titledThe Tortured Poets Department. Basically anytime Taylor releases a new album lately, there’s a double album theory.
there ’s twopic.twitter.com/3KfglhsHvx
19.An antique-looking book on display revealed more lyrics: “Even statues crumble if they’re made to wait.”
🤍| New words from “ The Tortured Poets Department ” from the Library installation at The Grove:“Even statue crumble . If they ’re made to wait.”pic.twitter.com/ELCROywBDY
Also , the livid lace veil beneath could possibly be a reference or contact to this line from " You ’re turn a loss Me " : " I would n’t tie me either . "
20.The book pages were turned, revealing these new lyrics: “Lost the game of chance, what are the chances?”
“ lost the game of prospect , what are the chances”NEW LYRICS AHHHHH@taylornation13#TSTTPD#SpotifyTTPDpic.twitter.com / NyTgvypjeC
21.There’s a card catalogue with 72 drawers, which some fans theorize may represent the six years Taylor spent in a relationship with Joe Alwyn because 72 months equals six years.
22.This hourglass evokes the “Karma” music video.
23.Some fans compared the card catalogue to a morgue. On the first night of the Eras Tour, Taylorreportedlysaid, “You know, my albums have characteristically been, sort of, excruciatingly autobiographical where, like, when I put out an album, it just feels like getting some sort of live-streamed, public autopsy.”
someone said this is dedicate morgue and point out it could be ' I hereby bear this post - mortem autopsy ' , that ’s because she ’s doing an examination of everything that conk within the relationship ! last birdsong exhaust was you ’re losing me ( I ca n’t come up a pulse ) OMG#TSTTPDpic.twitter.com/1pWFaK9OT6
24.Like the clock in theMidnightsroom, there’s a clock in the library set to 2 a.m. Fans also linked it to Taylor’s pocket watch in the"Bejeweled" music video, where the countdown to exile stops at two.
SORRY IF THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN SAID IVE BEEN VERY ELUSIVE TODAY BUT MY BRAIN JUST MADE THIS CONNECTIONpic.twitter.com/6stMxUVAxM
25.There’s a puzzle in a jar. It may be “The Lines” by Bgraamiens Puzzle.
in aotgylb she says “ your past and mine are parallel lines ” and then she uses THIS puzzle where all the lines are tangled….pic.twitter.com/Ty9F7HNMgQ
26.There’s a globe with a nail in Florida. OnTTPD, track 8 is “Florida!!!” Taylor wasreportedlyin Florida when reports of her breakup with Joe Alwyn first surfaced.
Florida ! ! ! # TSTTPDpic.twitter.com/UKdN6eSAvi
27.Fans haveidentifieda bust of Diana of Ephesus (aka Artemis). To the Romans, she was thegoddessof wild animals, hunting, and fertility. Her name is linked to the Latin word for daylight,dius. The original statue’s temple wasdestroyed, but fragments of it remain — some notably at the British Museum in London.
28.In artworks from ancient Rome and Greece, Diana typicallyhuntswith a bow and arrow (a possible reference to “The Archer”) and sometimes a hound (a possible link to “The Black Dog”).
29.The Temple of Artemis was one of theseven wonders of the ancient world— just like the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, which Taylor mentioned in “cowboy like me.”
On the raceway , she sings , " Now you hang from my back talk like the Gardens of Babylon . "
30.As seen in thisTikTokfromThe Today Show, there’s a desktop calendar with the date Friday, Dec. 13 — which is this year!
31.Also as seen inToday’sTikTok, there’s a rose in a glass case, similar to the one inBeauty and the Beast.
TheTTPDtrack " But Daddy I do it Him " is a line fromThe Little Mermaid , stool for two Disney princess computer address .
32.And finally,Today’sTikTokalso shows birdcages similar to the one in the “Look What You Made Me Do” music video.
