Taylor Swift - 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 bein' 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]

Whisky on ice, Sunset and Vine

You've ruined my life by not bein' 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 makin' me feel this way

But what can I say? You're gorgeous

[Verse 2]

You should take it as a compliment

That I'm talkin' to everyone here but you (But you, but you)

And you should think about the consequence

Of you touchin' my hand in a darkened room (Dark room, dark 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)

[Pre-Chorus]

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 (To your face)

'Cause look at your face (Look at your face; Gorgeous)

And I'm so furious

At you for makin' me feel this way (Feel this way)

But what can I say? You're gorgeous

[Bridge]

You make me so happy it turns back to sad (Yeah)

There's nothin' I hate more than what I can't have (And)

You are so gorgeous, it makes me so mad (Mm)

You make me so happy it turns back to sad (Yeah)

There's nothin' I hate more than what I can't have (And)

Guess I'll just stumble on home to my cats (Ugh) alone

Unless you wanna come along (Oh)

[Chorus]

You're so gorgeous (Gorgeous)

I can't say anything to your face (To your face)

'Cause look at your face (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 (Yeah)

There's nothin' I hate more than what I can't have (And)

You are so gorgeous, it makes me so mad (Mm)

You're gorgeous

You make me so happy it turns back to sad (Turns back to sad)

There's nothin' I hate more than what I can't have (What I can't have)

You are so gorgeous, it makes me so mad (Mm)

You're gorgeous

Written By: Taylor Swift

Produced By: Shellback & Max Martin

“Gorgeous” describes a fully intoxicating infatuation in the form of seemingly unrequited love. The man in Taylor’s attention is so impossibly attractive, she feels compelled to be with him even though she already has a boyfriend. The song seems to play with the rumors that Taylor cheated on Calvin Harris with Tom Hiddleston in 2016. Furthermore, the chorus seems to mock the perception that most of Taylor’s discography is comprised of lighthearted, simple songs about boys.

As the third song released from reputation, it was first teased on October 19, 2017, when Taylor posted a short snippet of the track on Instagram. She also hosted a secret album listening party at her home in Rhode Island for a handpicked selection of fans the night before. Some of these fans, along with those who attended the London Secret Session the week before, took to social media to express their love for the song.

Fans have speculated the song is about Taylor’s ex-boyfriend, British actor Joe Alwyn. During the Rhode Island secret session, she told fans that this song and all the other positive love songs on the album are about him. Although they are not allowed to say much until the album comes out, she wanted her fans to clarify this in online discussions. She also liked multiple posts on Tumblr about this subject as further confirmation.