Taylor Swift

so we know evermore was released 20 weeks after folklore. what’s 20 weeks from now? april 30th. also, the clock in the cowboy like me lyric video is set to 4:30. 

just thinking about how the word “vale” is an archaic word, was mostly used in the 1800s, and literally means……farewell. (it’s an exclamation) alternatively can be defined as a noun as “a written or spoken farewell”. (totally not thinking about the implications of ‘it’s time to go’ now)

the word wood has a literal meaning of course, but spiritually, wood allows a connection between people and ‘the Divine’. Wood when it refers to trees symbolize longevity, wisdom, and knowledge. 

getting into the word evermore - also way popular in the 1800s, as an adverb it means always or forever, but this is chiefly used for rhetorical effect or in ecclesiastical contexts (that cool big word essentially just means relating to the christian church, so it has a religious context) - but get this, it also can mean ‘in the future’ (!!!!)

so, let’s say i’m not entirely crazy and woodvale does signify ts10. ts10 would be…a farewell….in the future. she’d presumably (and deservedly!) want to take a break from music for a while, settle down…

the fact that there’s a (dairy!) farm in pennsylvania called vale wood farms seems too good to just be crazy coincidence, especially since it was only a few hours from taylor’s childhood home

also not to continue adding fire to the above bullet, but vale wood farms is actually off a road called ‘dream’. 

we know based on some of her merch (3 cardigans, 3 hair ties, 2 candles but we think there will be a third) that it does SEEM like she’s setting up the third album. you know what the number 3 means? “all”. it contains the beginning, middle, and an end. the latin phrase “omne trium perfectum” also means “everything that comes in threes is perfect, or, every set of three is complete”. the power of 3 is universal and also symbolizes heaven, earth, and waters. (my thoughts: folklore - waters or earth, evermore - heaven, woodvale - waters or earth, based on which one fits “more” once we’ve heard the album and can compare all 3). ALSO: 3 symbolizes the body, soul and spirit. not to mention 3 is one half of the most important number to taylor. also also: the number 3 means you’ve received “guidance and help from divine forces” and that “your angels are protecting you and giving you support and strength.” makes me think of marjorie. 

one last part about the candles: why would she have ANOTHER candle for evermore if not to be using it as an easter egg? she doesn’t do that with her other merch/albums. so maybe the candles, and her lyric “i’m fine with my…candles” are some hint. or maybe they’re not. who knows!

there’s actually a district in pennsylvannia called the woodvale historic district. the photo on the wikipedia page is from 1989. i don’t know much more about this district other than it appears it covered a lot of coal-mining involved. 

if we go back to england, there’s another woodvale. right next to the pin that google maps dropped me when i located it on is a place called willowbank holiday home & touring park. HELLO.

i don’t actually know if this means anything but i think it’s fun and i want to mention it anyway: in ireland, there’s a house on a small road. the address? 31 woodvale drive. it was recently renovated and redecorated, apparently in “showhouse condition”, available by appointment only. and this description just has me floored: “It is rarely a house comes to the market offering so many opportunities.“ IT ALSO HAS A CLOAKROOM. what the FUCK is a cloakroom. (definition: a room in a public building where coats and other belongings may be left temporarily.) it also has double glazed windows. i don’t think that means anything, but i wanted to mention it. how do you double glaze a window? 

evermore by taylor swift (released december 11, 2020)