Lavender Haze

Taylor Swift released the 'Lavender Haze' music video in January 2023, and it is unsurprisingly full of Easter eggs — details.

[My relationship, for six years](https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/pictures/taylor-swift-and-joe-alwyn-relationship-timeline/), we’ve had to dodge weird rumors … [Mad Men](https://www.usmagazine.com/shows/mad-men/). this song is sort of about the act of ignoring that stuff to protect the real stuff.” Leading up to the release of The “Lover” songwriter hits the purple button for the third floor, seemingly acknowledging her third record, Speak Now. For example, when Swift enters an elevator in the video, there are 13 different-colored buttons appearing to represent each of her albums in the order that they were released.

Taylor Swift released a new video for "Lavender Haze" from the Midnights album ahead of her upcoming Eras tour.

The weather report may be a subtle reference to “ [Midnight Rain](https://youtu.be/Odh9ddPUkEY),” while the video’s love interest appears as the TV meteorologist recalls the lyric “Karma is the guy on the screen coming straight home to me” from “ [Karma](https://youtu.be/rg18Kf4en2o).” [Rock onSock Affairs](https://go.linkby.com/CSZYJPXU) The koi fish gliding through space, for instance, may point to a [guitar she played](https://twitter.com/leafmelonelys/status/1618838634765094912?s=20&t=JQe6GfYuQaMqX7tqtIAf7Q) on the Speak Now tour, and even the color purple has an association with her third album. It’s the continuation of Swift’s work becoming a closed loop wherein everything is a reference to itself. [Swift shared](https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/1618837765269098496?s=20&t=AX88R14FhHkkSG1OC9adZg) on social media at the time of the video’s release. [“Anti-Hero” music video](https://www.avclub.com/taylor-swift-midnights-anti-hero-music-video-1849687681), [Taylor Swift](https://www.avclub.com/taylor-swift-underrated-songs-obscure-tracks-1849666689) poked fun at her fans for looking for Easter eggs everywhere (and at herself for leaving them). The video is characterized by some classic Swiftian heavy-handed visual metaphor (a literal gray cloud hangs over her head while she sings how her lover doesn’t “really read into my melancholia”).

Laith Ashley thanked Swift "for being an ally" after the video's premiere, saying "representation matters."

Shortly after its release on Friday, Swift hinted at more videos to come, saying "Lavender Haze" was the "first video I wrote out of the 3 that have been released." AND LOVE WILL ALWAYS WIN!" "You are brilliant and this is an experience I will never forget," he wrote.

Taylor Swift is putting her fans in a lavender haze! In the early hours of Friday morning, the 33-year-old singer delighted fans with the release of her ...

I think a lot of people have to deal with this now, not just ‘public figures,’ because we live in the era of social media, and if the world finds out that you’re in love with somebody they’re going to weigh in on it,” Swift added. “I guess, theoretically, when you’re in the lavender haze you’ll do anything to stay there and not let people bring you down off of that cloud. In the early hours of Friday morning, the 33-year-old singer delighted fans with the release of her music video for “Lavender Haze”, one day after she announced its impending arrival. This song is sort of about the act of ignoring that stuff to protect the real stuff.” [Bejeweled](https://www.etonline.com/taylor-swift-reveals-how-she-asked-laura-dern-to-cameo-in-bejeweled-music-video-193261)” and “ [Anti-Hero](https://www.etonline.com/taylor-swift-attends-her-own-hilariously-dramatic-funeral-in-anti-hero-music-video-193100).” The latest release comes ahead of Swift’s [highly anticipated](https://www.etonline.com/watch-senators-reference-taylor-swift-lyrics-during-ticketmaster-hearing-197979) [ “Eras Tour”, ](https://www.etonline.com/taylor-swift-announces-eight-new-the-eras-tour-dates-193670)which will kick off in March. I thought that was really beautiful.”

Taylor Swift's 'Lavender Haze' music video left Swifts with a million questions, including 'what is Joe Alwyn's star sign?' and 'what is a koi fish?

As well as creating the feeling Tay’s living in a fish bowl, they also allude to the fact she’s re-releasing ‘Speak Now’ in her string of re-recordings. ‘Lavender Haze’ being the purple dream that it is, naturally matches Tay’s whole ‘Speak Now’ aesthetic which was, you guessed it, purple. [Which Albums Is Taylor Swift Re-Recording?