This is not a drill. The girlies are spinning their vinyls and refreshing Lorde’s Twitter like it’s 2017 again.

Just a week after releasing Virgin, her haunting, slow-burn of a fourth studio album, Lorde is already teasing the possibility of B-sides—and the fans? Fully unwell. Virgin dropped June 27 via Republic Records, after months of whispers, fan theories, and cryptic social posts that could only mean one thing: Lorde was ready to rise again.

She first gave us a taste with “What Was That,” released casually (chaotically) during her NYC meet-and-greet. And naturally, we assumed that was the prelude to a full album—because Lorde only operates in full eras. Minimal, emotional, high-concept eras. And sure enough, Virgin landed, and with it, a soft TikTok wave, Google searches for “Lorde Virgin vinyl” spiking, and one fan comment that summed it all up: “And when the world needed her most, she returned.”

But now? She might be feeding us more.

Over on her corner of the internet (Twitter, naturally), Lorde just confessed, “We cut a song last minute because I thought it diluted the vision. Couple really good B sides knocking around actually.” Diluted the vision is so classically, devastatingly Lorde. Give us 40 seconds of piano and self-hatred, please.

Of course, she didn’t say anything else. No track names. No clips. Just vibes and restraint. But if there’s one thing her fanbase knows how to do, it’s spiral responsibly.

So, are we getting a Virgin (Deluxe)? A digital drop in the middle of the night that sends everyone into emotional ruin? Or is she simply reminding us that she can withhold at any time?

Whatever the answer is, we’re listening. Loudly. On repeat.