Opalite

Album

The Life of a Showgirl

Label

Republic Records

Genre

Pop rock

Media Type

DD

Duration

3:55

Composer(s)

Shellback;Max Martin;Taylor Alison Swift

Entered Chart

Oct 18, 2025

Peak Date

Feb 28, 2026

Released

October 3, 2025

Catalog #

Republic

Opalite" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her twelfth studio album, The Life of a Showgirl (2025). Written and produced by Swift, Max Martin and Shellback, "Opalite" is an upbeat pop rock, soft rock, and synth-pop song with a disco groove and a bouncy swing arrangement driven by bass and harmony. Titled after manmade opals, "Opalite" is a love song about Swift's content state of mind in a happy relationship. The lyrics use gemstone metaphors to visualize failed relationships as dark "onyx" nights, in contrast to happiness as a bright, opalescent sky. Music critics generally praised the sound and uplifting message of "Opalite". Commercially, the track reached number one on the Philippines Hot 100 as well as number two on the Billboard Global 200 and the charts of Australia, Austria, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Portugal, Switzerland, the UK, and the US. It has been certified platinum in Australia and Canada. The song inspired a viral dance trend on social media and was subject of a controversy where some internet users alleged Swift of racial insensitivity.

I had a bad habit
Of missing lovers past
My brother used to call it
'Eating out of the trash'
It's never gonna last
I thought my house was haunted
I used to live with ghosts
And all the perfect couples
Said, "When you know you know."
And, "When you don't you don't."
And all of the foes and all of the friends
Have seen it before, they'll see it again
Life is a song, it ends when it ends
I was wrong
But my Mama told me
It's alright
You were dancing through the lightning strikes
Sleepless in the onyx night
But now the sky is opalite
Oh oh oh oh, oh my Lord
Never made no one like you before
You had to make your own sunshine
But now the sky is opalite
Oh oh oh oh oh
You couldn't understand it
Why you felt alone
You were in it for real
She was in her phone
And you were just a pose
And don't we try to love love
We give it all we got (we give it all we got)
You finally left the table
And what a simple thought
You're starving til you're not
And all of the foes and all of the friends
Have messed up before, they'll mess up again
Life is a song, it ends when it ends
You move on
And that's when I told you
It's alright
You were dancing through the lightning strikes
Sleepless in the onyx night
But now the sky is opalite
Oh oh oh oh, oh my Lord
Never met no one like you before
You had to make your own sunshine
But now the sky is opalite
Oh oh oh oh oh
This is just
A storm inside a teacup
But shelter here with me, my love
Thunder like a drum
This life will beat you up, up, up, up
This is just a temporary speed bump
But failure brings you freedom
And I can bring you love, love, love, love, love
Don't you sweat it, baby
It's alright
You were dancing through the lightning strikes
Sleepless in the onyx night
But now the sky is opalite
Oh oh oh oh, oh my Lord
Never made no one like you before, no
You had to make your own sunshine
But now the sky is opalite
Oh oh oh oh oh