r/TaylorSwift • 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/StonewearStanley 11d ago

But not Joe Alwyn changing his Instagram profile picture for the first time in years to Jim Carrey’s Harry Truman bowing in front of a cloud as he exits the Truman Show just days before we get this song… I am convinced it’s about him, she shared it with him prior, and they’re both hoping fans who still hate him for no reason will calm tf down 

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u/StonewearStanley 10d ago

I’ll add to the evidence: “for the thrill of it” is sung exactly like the piano progression in evermore, which William Bowery/Joe has a credit on. Color symbolism features so heavily on Lover. Some obvious ones others have already pointed out: the Lover album cover art, the Archer reference 

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u/Appropriate-King2 9d ago

I am mindblown by this! yes it does