Karma

Album

Midnights

Label

Republic Records

Genre

Chillwave

Composer(s)

Jack Michael Antonoff;Jahaan Akil Sweet;Keanu Dean Torres;Mark Anthony Spears;Taylor Alison Swift

Entered Chart

Nov 5, 2022

Peak Date

Jun 17, 2023

Released

May 1, 2023

Recorded

Studio Rough Customer (Brooklyn) Electric Lady (New York City) Henson (Los Angeles)

B-Side

N/A

Karma's on your scent like a bounty hunter Karma's gonna track you down Step by step, from town to town Sweet like justice, karma is a queen "Karma" is a playful electroclash song where Taylor Swift confronts her past detractors. She warns her foes that the universe settles scores, so they'll suffer the consequences of their actions. Karma is my boyfriend Karma is a god Karma is the breeze in my hair on the weekend Karma's a relaxing thought Aren't you envious that for you it's not? Swift has a good relationship with karma because she "keeps my side of the street clean." She can relax in bed at night knowing the universe is blessing her. "'Karma' is written from a perspective of feeling like really happy really proud of the way your life is," she told Apple Music. "Feeling like this must be a reward for doing stuff right and it's a song that I really love because I think we all need some of those moments." Karma has been a recurring theme throughout Swift's music. On 2010's "Better Than Revenge," Swift warns a female love rival: "Stealing other people's toys on the playground won't make you many friends." On 2017's "Look What You Made Me Do" she eagerly waits for karma to come to her adversaries. On 2020's "My Tears Ricochet," a person who mistreated Swift shows up at her wake, "Cursing my name, wishing I stayed. Look at how my tears ricochet." Swift released "Karma" on her Midnights album. She penned the song with her "Lavender Haze" co-writers Jack Antonoff, Sounwave and Jahaan Sweet, plus Beyoncé collaborator Keanu Torres (aka Keanu Beats). "'Karma' was just a last-minute Hail Mary," Sounwave recalled to Rolling Stone. "I remembered I was working with my guy Keanu and had something that was too perfect not to send to her. As soon as I sent it, Jack was instantly like, 'This is the one. Playing it for Taylor now. We're going in on it.' The next day, I heard the final product with her vocals on it."

You flipped the script for the hell of it
Addicted to betrayal but you're relevant
You're terrified to look down
'Cause if you dare, you'll see the glare
Of everyone you burned just to get there
It's coming back around

And I keep my side of the street clean
You wouldn't know what I mean

'Cause karma is my boyfriend, karma is a god
Karma is the breeze in my hair on the weekend
Karma's a relaxing thought
Aren't you envious that for you, it's not?
Sweet like honey, karma is a cat
Purring in my lap 'cause it loves me
Flexing like a Vegas acrobat
Me and karma vibe like that

Spider boy, king of thieves
Weave your little webs of opacity
My pennies made your crown
Trick me once, trick me twice
Don't you know that cash ain't the only price
It's coming back around

And I keep my side of the street clean
You wouldn't know what I mean

'Cause karma is my boyfriend, karma is a god
Karma is the breeze in my hair on the weekend
Karma's a relaxing thought
Aren't you envious that for you, it's not?
Sweet like honey, karma is a cat
Purring in my lap 'cause it loves me
Flexing like a Vegas acrobat
Me and karma vibe like that

Ask me what I've learned from all those years
Ask me what I earned from all those tears
Ask me why so many fade when I'm still here (I'm still, I'm still here)

'Cause karma is the thunder rattling your ground
Karma's on your scent like a bounty hunter
Karma's gonna track you down
Step by step, from town to town
Sweet like justice, karma is a queen
Karma takes all my friends to the summit
Karma is the guy on the screen
Comin' straight home to me (woo)

'Cause karma is my boyfriend (karma is my boyfriend), karma is a god
Karma is the breeze in my hair on the weekend (weekend)
Karma's a relaxing thought
Aren't you envious that for you, it's not?
Sweet like honey, karma is a cat
Purring in my lap 'cause it loves me
Flexing like a Vegas acrobat
Me and karma vibe like that

Karma is my boyfriend
Karma is a god, ooh
Karma's a relaxing thought