No, The Tortured Poets Department hasn't come out yet.
Yes, fans are already busy analyzing the songs based solely on their titles.
Like, to the point where we have a complete breakdown of the theories behind every single song title on the tracklist over this way. That! Said!!!! Today, we're here to talk about "The Alchemy" and the one very specific fan theory that has us completely jaw-dropped.
The theory in question points out that in Reputation, Lover, and Folklore, Taylor goes out of her way to mention love being "golden" or "gold." Case in point? During "Dress," Tay sings "Made your mark on me, a golden tattoo;" in "Daylight," she mentions "I once believed love would be black and white but it's golden;" and in "Invisible String," she says "A single thread of gold tied me to you."
However, the musician's attitude toward gold shifts on Evermore, specifically in the song "Gold Rush," when she sings "But I don't like a gold rush"—which brings us to "The Alchemy." The theory points out that alchemy is a process people initially thought turned lead to gold, only to discover it merely changed the color. As the fan who came up with this work of speculative genius put it, "So the alchemy is about a fake love that looks real. Boom."
Truly, the way my mind is currently blown without even listening to this song yet. ðŸ˜
Of course, this is just a (really good) theory, so stay tuned for the actual, ya know, lyrics to this song to see if it's really about ~fake love~.
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