The “Swifties” know that he usually drops some hints about his life in their music videos.
“Cardigan” is no different.
“One thing I did on purpose on this album was put the Easter eggs in the lyrics, more than just the videos,” Swift said during a live conversation on Friday.
The watch
It’s no coincidence that the hands on the wall clock are one and three, Swift’s lucky number is 13 ‘.
Wedding bells?
Swift is seen in a white dress in the middle of a magical forest at one point in the video, leading some to speculate that a wedding could be on the horizon. The singer has been dating Joe Alwyn for the past four years.
“And when I felt it was an old cardigan / Under someone’s bed / You put me on and said it was your favorite,” he sings.
Let’s not forget that Alwyn starred in the 2018 movie, “The Favorite”.
A message for Harry Styles?
Could Swift also send a message to her ex-boyfriend, Harry Styles? The “Cardigan” video shares some familiar qualities with the “Falling” video, which Styles released earlier this year. In both, artists play pianos with close-ups of their hands, with rings. Each of their pianos overflows with water, causing them to submerge with nothing more than their instrument. Perhaps it is a visual reference of how music has saved them in difficult times?
Gold
Perhaps another nod to Alwyn could be his reference to gold in this video and album. In a scene from “Cardigan”, he opens the piano to find an explosion of golden light, which he then climbs on. Some viewers think the golden hue could represent her boyfriend, something fans have noticed in previous songs she released during their relationship, including “Dress” and “Daylight.” And, in her new song, “Invisible Chain”, she sings: “A single golden thread tied me to you.”
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