Last night we met Taylor Swift at midnight to premiere her music video “Lavender Haze” from her album Midnights. Played by transgender model and artist Rice Ashley, we were invited into her enchanting dream world filled with lavender fields, purple pools, and the love of her hottie weatherman.
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One detail that caught fans’ attention was Taylor’s inclusion of koi in the music video. Not only are these fish seen in the video very specific details for fans to contemplate, but these fish are also familiar details.
Taylor has previously expressed her admiration for colorful swimmers.In fact, she has a guitar that features a carp design. Read on for all the reasons why fans think she dropped a big clue about this iconic guitar of hers and her next album to be re-released.
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Taylor Swift played Koi guitar on her ‘Speak Now’ tour.
Taylor Swift performing during the ‘Speak Now World Tour’ at Madison Square Garden on November 22, 2011
Following the release of her third studio album, Speak Now, Taylor went on tour. On her tour of North America, she debuted her eye-catching guitar during her performance at New York’s Madison Square Garden. It was the color of water and featured her four red and yellow koi carp that seemed to swim around the soundhole.
That guitar was never seen again until late 2022 when it was seen in her “Anti-Hero” music video.
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What does the carp in “Lavender Haze” symbolize?
Taylor is known for planting Easter eggs in her music videos, considering Taylor included a koi fish in her music video for “Lavender Haze” and a koi fish in her guitar for “Anti-Hero.” , fans are sure she’s about to drop something. Hints about the re-release of her next album.
As a refresher, Taylor decided to re-record all albums after a legal battle with Scooter Braun over mastership. So far, she’s re-released her Fearless (Taylor’s Version) and Red (Taylor’s Version).
Fans believe Speak Now is the next re-recorded album on the list. And the carp was meant to serve as a prime tip.
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Of course, this is not confirmed, just a guess.
The award-winning artist seems to really enjoy carp, and may have included them in the video for fun. talked about “The pond is the moat around the fireplace, and depending on my commitments, it could have carp,” she told the outlet.
It’s unclear if she had to add koi to the living room pond, but Taylor made sure Swift went into “Lavender Haze” to get into her (love) spiral.
