Taylor Swift: Lover - 10 Easter Eggs True Fans Need To Know

Alongside Entertainment Weekly, Swift also appeared on the cover of Elle in April - 4 months before the release of 'Lover' - and wrote a feature titled, '30 Things I Learned Before Turning 30.'

In the final lesson, Swift recounts being told by her mother to forgive herself and not hold on to mistakes. She then ends with the sentiment, "Step into the daylight and let it go."

After the dark aesthetic of the Reputation era, this seemed like a simple signifier of what the succeeding era would look like. Little did fans know, this was the album's closing line. Swift even used it as a caption on Instagram - we should've known better.