Lover Diary Entries Foreshadow Cruel Summer Importance
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The Lover deluxe editions contained handwritten diary entries from various years of Taylor's life. Fans later discovered that entries from 2019 contained subtle references that foreshadowed 'Cruel Summer' eventually becoming a single — which didn't happen until 2023 during the Eras Tour.
Evidence
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Lover deluxe editions 1-4 each contained different diary entries spanning Taylor's career
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References to summer and cruelty appeared in multiple diary entries
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'Cruel Summer' was released as an official single in June 2023, four years after the album
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Fans theorized the pandemic delayed the original single release plan for 'Cruel Summer'
Discovered
August 23, 2019
