"Bygones will be bygone, ___ fadin' into gray" (Taylor Swift lyric)

ERAS

Think of Taylor Swift’s album titles that mark distinct chapters in her career, especially the one that’s plural and fits this blank.

This clue references a line from Taylor Swift’s song "You’re Losing Me," where she sings about the past slipping away. The blank fills in with "ERAS," completing the lyric and nodding to her Eras Tour—a celebration of her musical phases. The wordplay ties the idea of fading memories ("bygones") to the concept of distinct time periods ("eras") in her career.