Background

Taylor released her fifth studio album, 1989, in October 2014. Its synth-pop production transformed her sound and image from country-oriented to mainstream pop. The album was a massive commercial success, selling over five million copies in the U.S. within one year, and spawning three Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles. The BBC asserted that the success of 1989 solidified Taylor’s status as a global pop star.

In 2016, when Taylor was at the peak of overexposure, some of her rivals in the industry (including Scooter Braun, Kanye West and Justin Bieber) succeded in launching a worldwide hate campaign against her. As a result, Taylor disappeared from public view for an entire year and thought about quitting music for good. She became increasingly reticent on social media, having previously maintained an active presence with a large following, and avoided interactions with the press. She conceived her sixth studio album, reputation, as an answer to the media commotion surrounding her celebrity.

Lyrics

[Intro: James Reynolds]
Gorgeous

[Verse 1]
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 doin’ I don’t know what
You’re so cool, it makes me hate you so much (I hate you so much)

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Whisky on ice, Sunset and Vine
You’ve ruined my life
By not being mine

[Chorus]
You’re so gorgeous
I can’t say anything to your face
‘Cause look at your face (Gorgeous)
And I’m so furious
At you for making me feel this way
But what can I say?
You’re gorgeous

[Verse 2]
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 a darkened room
If you 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)

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Ocean blue eyes
Lookin’ in mine
I feel like I might
Sink and drown and die

[Chorus]
You’re so gorgeous
I can’t say anything to your face
‘Cause look at your face (Gorgeous)
And I’m so furious
At you for making me feel this way
But what can I say?
You’re gorgeous

[Bridge]
You make me so happy
It turns back to sad
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
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 want to come along? (Oh!)

[Chorus]
You’re so gorgeous
I can’t say anything to your face (To your face)
‘Cause look at your face (Gorgeous)
And I’m so furious (I’m so furious)
At you for making me feel this way (Feel this way)
But what can I say? (I say)
You’re gorgeous

[Outro]
You make me so happy
It turns back to sad
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 (It turns back to sad)
There’s nothing I hate
More than what I can’t have (What I can’t have)
You are so gorgeous
It makes me so mad
You’re gorgeous