Taylor Swift's "Gorgeous" Lyrics Are So Romantic & Fans Are Already Obsessed
RED ALERT, Swifties, we are mere WEEKS away from a new Taylor album, and, TBH, I'm not sure I'm fully prepared. That's right, after an excruciatingly long break from the spotlight, Ms. Swift is back to grace us with an entirely different look and sound. Much to all of our surprise, our girl got dark... real dark. Indeed, so far, the first two singles off of her forthcoming studio effort, Reputation, have shown off a much edgier side to our fave pop icon, but the lyrics to Taylor Swift's new song "Gorgeous" really take the cake and display just how different the "new" Taylor is.
Earlier today Tay Tay, aka the Queen of social media, took to her social accounts to share with her millions of followers a new sound clip and song title from her album. The star posted a video with the word "Gorgeous" written in white letters (in her now signature Reputation-era font) over a purple background. The video features a short, eight-second clip of her newest release, with some lucky-ass baby singing the word "Gorgeous." Naturally, Swifties across the globe were running for their oxygen tanks, but that clip is nothing compared to the actual song.
The song starts off with Swift singing:
You should take it as a compliment
That I got drunk and made fun of the way you talk
You should think about the consequence
Of your magnetic field being a little too strong
And I got a boyfriend, he's older than us
He's in the club doing I don't know what
You're so cool it makes me hate you so much
Whiskey on ice, sunset and vine
You ruin my life, why not be in mine?
She continues in the chorus:
You're so gorgeous
I can't say anything to your face
'Cause look at your face
And I'm so furious at you for making me feel this way
But what can I say?
You're gorgeous
Second verse:
You should take it as a compliment
That I'm talking to everyone here but you
And you should think about the consequence
Of you touching my hand in the darkened room
If you've got a girlfriend, I'm jealous of her
But if you're single that's honestly worse
'Cause you're so gorgeous it actually hurts
(Honey, it hurts)
Ocean blue eyes looking in mine
I feel like I might sink and drown and die
Cue the chorus again. She sings in the bridge:
You make me so happy it turns back to sad, yeah
There's nothing I hate more than what I can't have
You are so gorgeous it makes me so mad
You make me so happy it turns back to sad, yeah
There's nothing I hate more than what I can't have
Guess I'll just stumble on home to my cats
Alone, unless you wanna come along, oh!
The song ends with one more chorus and this outro:
You make me so happy it turns back to sad, yeah
There's nothing I hate more than what I can't have
You are so gorgeous it makes me so mad
You're gorgeous
You make me so happy it turns back to sad, yeah
There's nothing I hate more than what I can't have
You are so gorgeous it makes me so mad
You're gorgeous
As exciting as a new album is, it's no secret that Taylor has been under fire since the announcement of her new era and the release of her first two singles off Reputation. Indeed, the singer has caught backlash from the media (surprise, surprise) for one of her song's sonic similarity to some of Kanye West's past music, as well as for her striking likeness to Beyoncé's "Formation" video in her own "Look What You Made Me Do" video.
Whether or not these similarities are intentional isn't clear, but let's not forget this is Taylor Swift we're dealing with. In other words, her music pulls meaning from her personal life, everything is calculated, and nothing is an accident.
Given Taylor's propensity for using her personal experiences as ammunition in her music, it's no surprise Reputation is said to "chronicle [Taylor's] feuds" with major A-listers like Katy Perry, Calvin Harris, Kim Kardashian, and, obviously, Kanye West. Indeed, according to a Swift source in Us Weekly, Taylor's chronicling of her high profile feuds "will be across multiple songs, somewhat cryptically, but also obvious.”
I guess all that's left to do now as we wait in patience for Reputation is to muse over who or what "Gorgeous" might be about. Remember: This is Taylor we're talking about, so everything means something. Happy hunting, Swifties.
Reputation comes out on Friday, Nov. 10.
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