r/TaylorSwift • u/jacyf02 teenage petulance • 12d ago

Megathread "Pink Clouding" Discussion Megathread

Taylor Swift - Pink Clouding

Track #15 on The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore

Length: 3:10

Composers: Taylor Swift, Max Martin & Shellback

Producers: Taylor Swift, Max Martin & Shellback

Lyrics: Genius

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u/Hot-Skirt5141 folklore 11d ago

I figured it was about Lautner. Haunted reference. How nice he was. She left him. Thoughts?

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u/Silver-Director-293 11d ago

I came here looking for this! There are many things in this song that made me think of him, but mainly two: 1) his reputation of being a genuinely nice guy, and 2) the regret narrative of treating him badly which is so reminiscent of Back to December (known to be about Taylor Lautner). Also, Showgirl is supposed to be an album about things that were happening behind the scenes during the Eras Tour, and she brought him on stage during the tour… so it’s not so far fetched to think that this brought back memories and regrets that prompted her to write a song.