One year after surprising the world with her eighth album, Folklore, Taylor Swift presented her fans with an unexpected anniversary gift on Saturday.
To millions of Swifties' delight, the 11-time Grammy winner released the 'original' and orchestral version of her hit bonus track The Lakes.
'It’s been one year since we escaped the real world together and imagined ourselves someplace simpler,' she captioned two black and white photos on her Instagram post.
Exciting: One year after surprising the world with her hit album, Folklore, Taylor Swift presented her fans with an unexpected anniversary gift
Swift, 31, continued: 'With tall tall trees and salt air. Where you’re allowed to wear lace nightgowns that make you look like a Victorian ghost every day & no one will side eye you cause no one is around. It’s just you and your imaginary cabin and the stories you make up to pass the time.'
'To say thank you for all you have done to make this album what it was, I wanted to give you the original version of The Lakes,' she gushed.
The superstar concluded: 'Happy 1 year anniversary to Rebekah, Betty, Inez, James, Augustine, and the lives we all created around them. Happy Anniversary, folklore.'
Surprise! To millions of Swifties' delight, the 11-time Grammy winner released the 'original' and orchestral version of her hit bonus track The Lakes
In two unseen images of the star, she appeared relaxed while frolicking around with two warm beverages in her hands and a demure smile.
The other image showed her jumping from rock to rock as she hid her blue eyes under a pair of black sunglasses.
Both photos were presumably taken by her beau Joe Alwyn, who previously posted solo shots of himself from the same or a very similar location.
'It’s been one year since we escaped the real world together and imagined ourselves someplace simpler,' she wrote on Instagram
Upon its release, Folklore broke several chart records in its first week on sale and became the best-selling record of 2020.
In March at the at the 63rd annual Grammy Awards, she accepted Album of the Year for Folklore, alongside collaborators Jack Antonoff, Aaron Dessner, Jonathan Low, and Laura Sisk.
Although her longtime
