Justin Bieber covers Taylor Swift again and could it spell T-R-O-U-B-L-E?

What do you mean?
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Tricia Gilbride
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Justin Bieber has, yet again, used his angelic voice to sing the song of one Ms. Taylor Alison Swift. "I Knew You Were Trouble," specifically.

Now it is our duty to ask, what do mean, Justin?

Bieber, who has been avoiding social media to keep away from Satan, is still cool with using other people's phones for selfies on occasion.

In a recent video (judging from his current, unbleached hair and baby bangs) that just emerged, he asks, "Is this a video?" And then he swiftly launches into the song.

This is not the first time he's blown us to places we've never been with the song -- Biebs covered "I Know You Were Trouble" in June of this year.

It's currently unclear if he knows more than ten seconds of the song, but he definitely knows the right ten seconds.

But if it seemed to be a gesture of peace after a long cold war between Bieber and Swift concerning Selena Gomez, Bieber stomped out that theory shortly after.

In August, Bieber Instagrammed a FaceTime conversation with Kanye West just after Yeezy's long-running feud with Tay exploded with a simple message, "what up Taylor."

Pop stars never film themselves for public consumption without sending a message (take Swift nemesis Katy Perry rocking out to "Famous.")

Could this be a response to completely unsubstantiated rumors that Gomez ditched BFF Swift in order to reconnect with Bieber?

Is it actually a love letter to his dog, the fluffy Chow Todd Bieber who is threatening to eclipse the boy phenomenon's fame by being (sorry, Biebs) way, way cuter?

Is he vying for his own Nils Sjöberg collaboration?

Is he merely trying to warn fellow Canadian Drake that Swift is a nightmare dressed like a daydream?

Or maybe he's just singing it because it's a a catchy song that he has trouble, trouble, trouble keeping out of his head.

We'll be lying on the cold, hard ground until we have answers.

Via Giphy

Topics Celebrities

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Tricia Gilbride

Tricia Gilbride was a Reporter for Mashable Watercooler. Tricia focused on the intersection of celebrity culture and the Internet. Previously, she worked as a fashion writer and a social media manager. She also edits Women-Artists.org, a blog and annual print publication, and looks exactly like her cat.

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