Just hours after the release of “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version),” Taylor Swift surprised fans at her Kansas City show with the debut of her Easter-egg-filled music video for “I Can See You.” As the mastermind behind the music video, Swift served as both writer and director. She also ensured it had plenty of tie-ins to the “Speak Now” era thanks to the video starring Joey King, Taylor Lautner, and Presley Cash. (Cash and King starred in the 2011 music video for “Mean,” while Swift’s ex Lautner is the inspiration behind “Back to December.”)
Swift invited Lautner, Cash, and King on stage at her Eras Tour stop in Kansas City on July 7 to introduce the video before it played for a stadium full of excited fans. After backflipping his way onto the stage, Lautner praised Swift. “I respect you so much,” he said. “Not just for the singer you are, the songwriter, the performer — but truly for the human you are. You are gracious, humble, kind, and I’m honored to know you.”
In the video, the trio of actors work together to help spring Swift from a literal vault. The “Antihero” singer revealed on Instagram that she had long hoped to pull off the concept, which served as a metaphor for how her fans have supported her in her quest to reclaim her music.
“WELL. SO. I’ve been counting down for months and finally the ‘I Can See You’ video is out,” she captioned a carousel of images from the music video’s set. “I wrote this video treatment over a year ago and really wanted to play out symbolically how it’s felt for me to have the fans helping me READ MORE
