Her post included a personal note about the the inspiration behind the album. “We lie awake in love and in fear, in turmoil and in tears,” she wrote. “We stare at walls and drink until they speak back. We twist in our self-made cages and pray that we aren’t – right this minute – about to make some fateful life-altering mistake.

“This is a collection of music written in the middle of the night, a journey through terrors and sweet dreams. The floors we pace and the demons we face. For all of us who have tossed and turned and decided to keep the lanterns lit and go searching – hoping that just maybe, when the clock strikes twelve… we’ll meet ourselves.

“Midnights, the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout my life, will be out October 21. Meet me at midnight.”

Naturally, the internet went into complete meltdown, with #MeetMeAtMidnight immediately trending on Twitter and wracking up over a million views on TikTok. After all, if Taylor Swift fans know how to do anything, it’s going all in on a surprise album announcement.

“When you weren’t expecting it to be a perfect night for breakfast at midnight, but Taylor said #MeetMeAtMidnight so you’re suddenly stress-making pancakes in the refrigerator light,” wrote one fan account.

Taylor Swift just announced Midnights, a brand new album – and the internet is in meltdown