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Opalite quick summary
- Recording: “Opalite” is credited to Taylor Swift.
- Released: Sep 25, 2026 on “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore”.
- Length: The recording runs 3:55.
- Genre: Filed under Pop.
- Lyrics: This page has 66 lyric lines and 67 timed cues.
- Chart: No dated chart rank is attached yet.
- Karaoke: Timed playback is ready on this page.
- Written by: Max Martin, Shellback, Taylor Swift.
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Opalite lyrics by Taylor Swift
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0:06I had a bad habit
0:10Of missing lovers past
0:14My brother used to call it
0:18'Eating out of the trash'
0:20It's never gonna last
0:21I thought my house was haunted
0:25I used to live with ghosts
0:29And all the perfect couples
0:33Said, "When you know you know."
0:35And, "When you don't you don't."
0:38And all of the foes and all of the friends
0:42Have seen it before, they'll see it again
0:46Life is a song, it ends when it ends
0:49I was wrong
0:52But my Mama told me
0:53It's alright
0:55You were dancing through the lightning strikes
1:00Sleepless in the onyx night
1:03But now the sky is opalite
1:07Oh oh oh oh, oh my Lord
1:11Never made no one like you before
1:15You had to make your own sunshine
1:19But now the sky is opalite
1:22Oh oh oh oh oh
1:25You couldn't understand it
1:29Why you felt alone
1:32You were in it for real
1:37She was in her phone
1:38And you were just a pose
1:40And don't we try to love love
1:44We give it all we got (we give it all we got)
1:48You finally left the table
1:52And what a simple thought
1:54You're starving til you're not
1:57And all of the foes and all of the friends
2:00Have messed up before, they'll mess up again
2:04Life is a song, it ends when it ends
2:08You move on
2:11And that's when I told you
2:12It's alright
2:14You were dancing through the lightning strikes
2:19Sleepless in the onyx night
2:22But now the sky is opalite
2:25Oh oh oh oh, oh my Lord
2:29Never met no one like you before
2:34You had to make your own sunshine
2:38But now the sky is opalite
2:41Oh oh oh oh oh
2:43This is just
2:45A storm inside a teacup
2:49But shelter here with me, my love
2:53Thunder like a drum
2:55This life will beat you up, up, up, up
2:58This is just a temporary speed bump
3:05But failure brings you freedom
3:08And I can bring you love, love, love, love, love
3:18Don't you sweat it, baby
3:19It's alright
3:21You were dancing through the lightning strikes
3:26Sleepless in the onyx night
3:29But now the sky is opalite
3:33Oh oh oh oh, oh my Lord
3:36Never made no one like you before, no
3:41You had to make your own sunshine
3:45But now the sky is opalite
3:48Oh oh oh oh oh
3:50♪
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Opalite song profile
“Opalite” by Taylor Swift is identified here by its recording fields, credits, chart snapshot and synchronized lyric data. Continue with more Taylor Swift lyrics and songs, or compare this recording with other Pop song lyrics.
- Sep 25, 2026Released
- 3:55Length
- 66Lyric lines
- 67Timed cues
- 224sTimed span
- Lyric record matched as “Opalite” by Taylor Swift
- 67 ordered lyric timestamps verified
- Karaoke follow-along playback enabled
- Recording identified by ISRC USUG12507352
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Release record
The matched recording is associated with “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore.” Available release data dates this recording to 2026-09-25. This matched version has a duration of 3:55. Stored songwriter information names Max Martin, Shellback, Taylor Swift. Its recording identifier is USUG12507352.
Lyric structure
AskLyrics counted 66 lyric lines in 1 visible text section. The synchronized sequence runs for about 224 seconds across 67 cues. AskLyrics detected 9 recurring line patterns and keeps each return in its recorded order. The player compares the current video time with each cue and applies the reviewed synchronization offset.
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The stored lyric record identifies this as “Opalite” credited to Taylor Swift. Follow-along mode uses 67 timestamped cues in chronological order. Playback appears only because both a validated embed and timed lyric are present.
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- Album / release
- The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore
- Released
- 2026-09-25
- Length
- 3:55
- Written by
- Max Martin, Shellback, Taylor Swift
- ISRC
- USUG12507352
- Recording source
- MusicBrainz record ↗
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