MASTERMIND .
On Friday night,Taylor Swiftdropped the music video for the “Karma” remix featuring Ice Spice. Because she’sTaylor Swift, there are a bunch of hidden details andEastereggs.
Full credit rating to the eagle - eyed fans who spotted these clues !
Here are some of the best:
1.In the opening scene, there’s one of Taylor’s paintings. It exudes an overwhelming sense of isolation, perhaps signifying her relationship with fame:
2.Butterflies then fly from out of the record player. The colors are blue, mint, and violet — which are all associated with upcoming re-recordingsDebut, Speak Now,and1989.
3.In the next scene, one fan pointed out that Taylor references Nemesis, the goddess of retribution:
Our first symbolic representation is Nemesis , which could n’t be a more accurate representation of Karma . Nemesis is the Greek goddess of retribution or revenge . She is the symbol of divine justness and an avenger of criminal offense . She is often depicted holding scales.pic.twitter.com/4EEutPXQNk
4.The bottom of the golden Taylor statue has “MCMLXXXIX” in roman numerals — aka1989!
5.Keep in mind the above clues happened at 0:13, which we don’t need to explain at this point:
6.Several fans, including YouTuber@ShineOnMedia, pointed out how in the back of that scene, “Karma” is written in graffiti. This is a callback to the “The Man,” video, where “Karma” was also on the wall in graffiti with the rest of her albums.
7.This fan pointed out how the column in the back looks like the Empire State Building, aka a1989reference:
@taylorswift13#taylornationJust check The Karma Featuring Ice Spice Music Video and found a 1989 Easter Egg , Empire State Building in the recess and underneath taylor is “ MCMLXXXIX ” which is 1989 in Roman Numerals , attach is a screenshot belowpic.twitter.com/WIkuaUgqvA
8.There were references to theMidnightsera being officially over — first, the clock struck midnight in the coffee cup scene at the end of the video:
🚨 | Taylor Swift seemingly suggest the conclusion of the ‘ Midnights ’ era with the “ Karma ( feat . Ice Spice ) ” medicine video as the clock strikes midnight!pic.twitter.com/1TmpKgFgNM
9.And secondly, Taylor’s nails in the coffee cup scene signify1989andReputation— her re-recordings that are up next afterSpeak Now.
10.In the storybook scene, Twitter user@ImAshllynpointed out the1989 v. Reputationaesthetics:
11.Twitter userTSThink13pointed out how the shell Ice Spice is in was a callback to the locket in the “Bejeweled” music video:
12.Toward the end, there are three light bulbs, then there are five, which could signify how the re-record for her fifth album,1989,follows the confirmed re-record for her third album,Speak Now.
13.The iconic scene with Taylor and Ice Spice appears to reference Taylor’sFolkloresong “Seven,” which features the lyrics “Love you to the moon and to Saturn.”
hold off I JUST REALIZED THIS IS A REFRENCE TO seven . “ love you to the moon and to saturn”pic.twitter.com/06HP01dkuM
