【Dear Utol: Week 1 Highlights Episode 7】

Swifties are Dear Utol: Week 1 Highlights Episode 7known for their CIA-level code-cracking skills. It may have just paid off.

In a new interview with Zach Sang and Dan Zolot of the Zach Sang Show, Taylor Swift takes 10 whole minutes to talk about her latest era in music. With the release of her seventh studio album imminent, Swifties have kicked into high gear with theories, much to Swift's delight.

SEE ALSO: Taylor Swift's video for her new song 'ME!' is one very, very colourful duet

"I like to plan things out, I like to plan little fun clues for people," Swift tells Sang over the phone. The songstress goes on to describe her process for releasing lead singles. "A lot of the time I'll pick a first single because I like the feeling that it conveys, knowing that there's a lot more on the album that's very different from that first single— which is something that I think the fans have picked up on at this point."

Finally, Zolot asks thequestion: "Has anyone found the name of the album title yet in the music video?"

"Yeah, definitely! There are a few people who have gotten it," Swift says, giggling. "I'm not gonna tell you who!"

Zolot's question is based on the fact that Swift herself tweeted her "Me!" music video with a caption confessing that the album title is indeed hidden somewhere in it.

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The record-breaking video has been viewed over 100 million times, so it's not too surprising that someoneguessed the album title correctly. "The fans have been so clever and so eagle-eyed— it made me want to put more clues in the video," Swift says.

Which leads us to the theories, one of which may actually be correct. And if they aren't correct, they're pretty darn convincing. Especially since Swift has been teasing everyone with pastel pictures featuring flowers, butterflies, and rainbows all bathed in pinky hues on her post-ReputationInstagram feed.

1. "Daisy"

This theory, like many in the Swift universe, is from Tumblr. Essentially, there are a lot of daisy-related clues that could point to it being a potential album title.

First, Tumblr user tinmanclin points out that there is the stack of books from her "Me!" video. Out of the three, only one is distinguishable: Cartier's in the 20th Century.

In the description for that book, a list of "arbiters of taste" is topped with the name "Daisy Fellowes."

If you look up Daisy Fellowes, you'll find that she died on Dec. 13, 1962 in Paris. Depending on how much of Swiftie you are, you'll know that Swift's birthday is Dec. 13.

Moreover, the "Me!" video even has a couple of blatant daisy cameos. At one point, Brendon Urie, who duets with Swift on the track, offers her a bouquet of them while wearinga suit that is covered in, you guessed it, daisies.

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Swift even sports a dress with alleged fabric daisies stuck on to it. Can we get a florist on the phone to identify, please?

The floral name recalls a a lyric from Reputation's"Don't Blame Me:" "I once was poison ivy but now I'm your daisy."

Of course, this theory wouldn't be complete without a couple of The Great Gatsbyreferences drizzled in. In Swift's essay forElle UK, she writes, "It’s something F. Scott Fitzgerald did so well." And in a lyric from Reputation's"This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things" Swift sings, "feeling so Gatsby for that whole year."

And who is the main character of The Great Gatsby? Daisy!

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Swift's recent butterfly wing mural in Nashville also features daisies.

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Last but not least, Swift's newly stocked online merch store includes a tote. Do I even need to tell you what's printed on said tote?

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2. "Home"

Perhaps one of the strongest theories of the bunch is "Home."

Apparently, there are a lot of similarities between the "Me!" video and The Wizard of Oz. It sounds odd, but it checks out. Here's a video that explains the correlations:

Plus, a lot of Swift's recent activity focuses on the idea of "Home."

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Additionally, Tumblr user Taylors-rainbow points out that the connection between the portrait of the Dixie Chicks in the "Me!" video and something Swift wrote in herElle UKessay: "To this day, when I hear 'Cowboy Take Me Away' by the Dixie Chicks, I instantly recall the feeling of being twelve years old, sitting in a little wood paneled room in my family homein Pennsylvania."

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It all just makes sense.

3. "Forever"

Tumblr user Youareinlovex went deep with this one and we're glad they did because it's a thinker for sure.

To begin, Swift's Reputationtour movie on Netflix contains an odd tidbit in the credits:

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You'll notice that it says "sequel to '...More.'" What it's a sequel to, nobody knows. However, in Reputation'svery last song, "New Year's Day," Swift sings "you and me forevermore."

Next, there's Swift's recent segment on ABC that aired during the NFL draft in which she revisits one of her favorite places: The Bluebird Cafe in Nashville. After talking a little bit about it, she finishes by saying, "I hope it stays this way forever." And then gives the camera a smirk, after which the video ends.

There's also the palm trees, one of the first images of Swift's that sparked these very investigations. Since she posted a photo of seven palm trees to Instagram back in February, fans have speculated that the tree is somehow a part of her new music. Most recently, they can be seen in her "Me!" video. Apparently, the tree represents eternal life. And eternal life meansforever.

Lastly, the "Me!" video features a scene in which Urie flicks open a heart on his lapel, and viewers are transported through winding hearts to a stage set. On 1989, Swift's fifth album, the song"Welcome to New York" features the lyric, "Kaleidoscope of loud heartbeats under coats." So, Urie literally opening a heart that leads to a whirling transition screen feels like those lyrics come to life. Also from "Welcome to New York" is the lyric, "It's a new soundtrack I could dance to this beat, beat forevermore."

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Which brings us to the next theory:

4. "Kaleidoscope"

This is the only theory Swift has actually acknowledged, albeit sparingly. In an interview with Australian radio show Smallzy's Surgery, Swift was asked by the host if "Kaleidoscope" was the title of the album.

“I’m not gonna comment because I really do respect those theories so much, but I’m going to tell them all the information when I tell them [the fans]!” Swift said with a knowing laugh.

Given the multiple meanings for the word "kaleidoscope," it's certainly a possibility.

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"Ever-changing" is very on brand for Miss Swift.

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Also, multiple visuals in the "Me!" video are similar in nature to a kaleidoscope's.

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One Swiftie even inverted a still from the "Me!" music video and it appears that the word is "Kaleidoscope" written on its skin.

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5. "Heart"

While Heart is super simple, it isa shape we keep seeing in Swift's recent imagery. It's a doubtful and somewhat boring possibility but definitely not off the table.

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6. "Rainbow" (or "Spectrum" or something to do with colors)

This theory hinges on all of the literal rainbows featured in the "Me!" video. If Swift is trying to be obvious (though I don't think that word is in her vocabulary), this would make a lot of sense.

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Also, the word "rainbow" has seven letters and this will be Swift's seventh album. Additionally, most rainbows consist of seven colors. Hmmm.

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7. Something in French

A Taylor Swift album with a French title might seem unlikely, but the opening scene in the "Me!" music video could be a huge clue. In it, Swift and Urie go back and forth, arguing with each other in French. And knowing Swift, it's bound to have some sort of importance that isn't clear just yet.

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Phew. So, we potentially know the name of the album. When it drops, though, is another case. If their track record of crunching numbers is any indication, we're sure the Swifties will crack it in no time. Until then, we'll all be here, twiddling our thumbs to the tune of "Me!"

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