Opalite

"Opalite" is a buoyant love song from Taylor Swift's 12th album, The Life of a Showgirl, where she shows resilience after hardship and celebrates finding a transformative romance with NFL star Travis Kelce.

Swift uses opalite - a synthetic version of the natural opal - as her central metaphor in this song. It's a gleaming stand-in for constructed happiness, suggesting that maybe joy doesn't have to be purely organic; maybe you can make it yourself after heartbreak. It's also a wink to Travis Kelce, whose birthstone is opal.

Kelce is a big fan of the song. On his New Heights podcast, he grinned through the admission: "I think 'Opalite' might be my favorite... every time it comes on, I always catch myself." That easy joy mirrors the song's spirit, Swift's version of a love touchdown dance.