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the 🌋 message … taylor’s alleged reflection in karlie’s mirror …

I had the same thoughts ...

🌋 pupils dilating at its own reflection, almost like you could see me in yours. darting eye, your sharp gaze bouncing off the mirror’s glass, one blink away from shattering into a million pieces … oh, your eyes… but will they land on me tonight?

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Karlie's grand return to Tiktok after half a year uses an audio titled "music from M.E."

Because of course it does.

The rest of her get ready with ME! is Eye Theory, knowingly Winks, and showing off her Compact Mirror

Oh we know Karlie, trust me

They say lighting strikes every time she moves, and in the cracks of light, she dreamed of her, but was she ever dreaming of her back? (Yes, yes she was)

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Long time Kaylor lurker, but first time poster as I cannot believe how many people are sleeping on the photo she posted yesterday.

Did no one else immediately look at that Polaroid featuring Karlie’s iconic compact mirror and think: a) wait I recognize that face but b) it certainly isn’t Karlie’s?

And then upon zooming in, are those FRINGE BANGS?

Even if the photoshop job was better and the angle of the mirror’s reflection remotely fit Karlie’s positioning or makeup and hair style (which it doesn’t), I’d know that nose anywhere. Here is the mirror image of one of Taylor’s promotional Midnights photos. It’s not the exact fit, but it serves the purpose

Tell me you don’t see it.

Honestly, I’m just loving the reputation callback. Maybe we are finally getting reputation TV, maybe this is just kaylor being kaylor (albeit I’ve never seen anything so blatant in all my years of lurking since they went dark), but either way you have to stan.

#alleyesonus #kaylor #eyetheory @9w1ft

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wait didnt we get a UNO picture before tayvis bearding? maybe this means its over 😂

I’m just enjoying all the deep dives into the hidden messages in the uno picture. I’m just wondering where is the draw pile and why there are Uno chips. Were they playing for money? What’s going on? And the girl is showing her hand so clearly it’s insane. Like the person is sitting to the right (can’t tell if it’s Karlie) can see these cards clear as day.

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⭐️ KARLIE X MET GALA 2025 ⭐️

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🌋 pupils dilating at its own reflection, almost like you could see me in yours. darting eye, your sharp gaze bouncing off the mirror’s glass, one blink away from shattering into a million pieces … oh, your eyes… but will they land on me tonight?

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Palm Trees + Daisies

The usual baiting or a sign that something positive is coming?

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“Since I was seventeen

I gave you everything

Now,

We wake from a dream

Well, baby,

What was that? ”

Photos by ig noashaub

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My analysis of What was that by Lorde and what this new ear might bring

When I do lyric analysis, I try to look at the whole picture. Since I’m a writer, I have a strong sense for details, and I love connecting things—threads, symbols, recurring lines.

Disclaimer: This is just my personal analysis, based on what I’ve picked up, so be nice! I’ve got a wild imagination, and I’m not afraid to use it ✨

Let’s start with the aesthetics: Lorde chose a red shirt and a splashed face—instantly transporting me back to the Pure Heroine era in 2013. I found this picture in one of her newsletters—credit to @lordeemailarchive here on Tumblr.

Lorde said in a recent post about her MV:

“My new music video What Was That. As little between us as possible. Aliveness over prowess. Naïveté over disenchantment. I LOVE YOU WE START HERE.” 

Lorde Drops New Single "What Was That." Did We See You In The Music Video? - GO Magazine

This new era is about rebirth and chance.

Lorde Is Reborn in the Streets of New York with “What Was That” - V Magazine

So I think this time, we ll see the real Ella. She already teased this with her keychain and "ELLA" on it (dont get me started on that :P)

Now let’s get into the lyrics…

As always, I’m looking at both the words and the world around them—context, era, visuals, mood. So here’s what stood out to me:

A place in the city A chair and a bed I cover up all the mirrors I can't see myself yet

This is a direct reference to Melodrama – Perfect places / Liability

What the fuck are perfect places anyway?

So I guess I'll go home Into the arms of the girl that I love The only love I haven't screwed up She's so hard to please, but she's a forest fire I do my best to meet her demands, play at romance, we slow dance In the living room, but all that a stranger would see Is one girl swaying alone, stroking her cheek

I wear smoke like a wedding veil Make a meal I won't eat

“Girl, so confusing” verse with Charli XCX: “I tried to starve myself thinner, but then I gained all the weight back.”

Step out into the street, alone in a sea It comes over me

This part catapults me right back into her Pure Heroine era. I want to point out how this section—taken from her newsletter for the 10-year Pure Heroine anniversary—adds weight to those lyrics. It underlines the same themes.

[Pre-Chorus] Oh, I'm missin' you Yeah, I'm missin' you And all the things we used to do

This part feels like a direct reflection of her post-Solar Power era. It reads like a quiet confession—an acknowledgment of distance. Not just from a person, but from a version of herself, or maybe even her fans. After Solar Power, which marked a huge shift in sound and public image, a lot of listeners felt disconnected. And here? It’s like she feels that too. The nostalgia, the longing, the absence—it’s mutual.

Lorde reflects on "painful, confounding" reaction to Solar Power - triple j

[Chorus] MDMA in the back garden, blow our pupils up

Melodrama ref

Lorde Reveals She Was on MDMA While Making 'Melodrama' - Business Insider

We kissed for hours straight, well, baby, what was that? I remember sayin' then, "This is the best cigarette of my life" Well, I want you just like that Indio haze, we're in a sandstorm and it knocks me out I didn't know then that you'd never be enough, oh Since l was seventeen, I gave you everything

This is such a clear Coachella reference—Indio haze = Indio, California, where the festival takes place. Lorde first performed there when she was just 17, and it launched her into the stratosphere. These lines feel like a reckoning with that moment: the glamor, the chaos, the overwhelming rush of fame.

The “sandstorm” knocking her out reads like a metaphor for how disorienting it all was. And that “you”... maybe it's fame, maybe it’s the industry, maybe it's the version of herself she gave away.

She gave it everything—since she was seventeen. And now? It’s like she’s waking up, dazed, asking:

Now, we wake from a dream, well, baby, what was that?

Which hits even harder knowing how reflective Solar Power and the Pure Heroine anniversary newsletter both are.

Here is the setlist.... I will come back to it later. Track NO 4 :P

[Verse 2] Do you know you're still with me When I'm out with my friends? I stare at the painted faces That talk current affairs You had to know this was happenin' You weren't feelin' my heat When I'm in the blue light, down at Baby's All Right I face reality

This sounds like a breakup—& yet... there's something more here. A duality. She's physically present in the now (Baby’s All Right, a literal NYC venue), but emotionally tied to a past version of love—or maybe even to the version of herself from those Pure Heroine / Melodrama / years.

All About Lorde's Ex-Boyfriend Justin Warren

[Pre-Chorus] I tried (I tried) to let (To let) Whatever has to pass through me Pass through, but this is stayin' a while, I know It might not let me go

[Post-Chorus] What was that? 'Cause I want you just like that (When I'm in the blue light, I can make it alright) What was that? (When I'm in the blue light, I can make it alright) Baby, what was that?

This entire section feels like a direct echo of “Green Light”—but flipped. In Green Light, she couldn’t let go. She was waiting for that metaphorical green light to move on, to finally be free.

"But I can't let go." "I wish I could get my things and just let go." "I'm waiting for it, that green light..."

But now, years later, the tone has shifted. She’s not waiting anymore. She’s processing. Letting it pass through her. And even if the feeling “might not let her go” immediately, she’s not resisting it. She’s sitting with it, instead of trying to outrun it. That’s growth. That’s healing in slow motion.

The question “What was that?” hits like a final realization. Whether it’s about love, fame, youth, or the version of herself she used to be—it’s gone. And this time, she’s not clinging to it.

Which brings me to the final part:

And now the song makes sense in so many ways.

The music video:

It ends with Lorde crawling out of a sewer and stepping onto a stage—after running and biking like she’s escaping something, or maybe returning to herself.

It all comes full circle with this quote:

“As little between us as possible. Aliveness over prowess. Naïveté over disenchantment. I LOVE YOU. WE START HERE.”

So yeah, I’m excited for L4. Back to Pure Heroine roots, a possible Gracie Abrams collab (If you wanna know why i belive this, comment and I will do a post on that), and a Lorde summer

Last but not least: I love alliterations. What was that. White teeth teens.

I know you love it when the hairpins start to drop

so yeah... hope u guys enjoyed :D

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tn pls

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oh dear Lorde

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loving maren’s out era 🙃

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this is so gay… lorde sweetie I see you

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Anonymous said:

I knew this meant something. Maybe she is ready to ghost. 👻

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Why is the promo for this fearless cardigan serving so hard? This is not the typical vibe for merch photoshoots. It’s giving I let my supermodel wife have creative control lol.

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NEW GRACIE SONG EEEEEE