Taylor Swift dropped her music video for “Opalite” Friday, her second single off her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl.”
In the ’90s-themed visual — which follows the unexpected pairing of Swift and co-star Domhnall Gleeson — the pop superstar fills the void of a partner with a large rock.
The actor, meanwhile, does the same with a small cactus plant.
The items appear to represent Swift’s ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn and her fiancé Travis Kelce’s ex-girlfriend Kayla Nicole.
Swift has suggested in the past that she carried the weight of her relationship with Alwyn, while cacti do nothing but cause pain — even when met with love.
In the video, Swift sprays herself with a “state-of-the-art chemical potion” called Opalite that promises better relationships, perhaps believing she was the one who needed fixing.
By the end of the visual, Swift and Gleeson get together, and a message flashes across the screen: “Rock and Cactus married in a small, intimate ceremony after meeting through Opalite.”
Another message reads, “Garbage is still garbage.”
Notably, Swift is currently planning her wedding to Kelce, who proposed in August 2025. They began dating in the summer of 2023 after ending their respective relationships with Alwyn and Nicole.
Swift seems to take direct aim at Nicole on “Opalite” with the lyrics, “You couldn’t understand it, why you felt alone / You were in it for real, she was in her phone / And you were just a pose.”
After the song dropped in October 2025, a video resurfaced showing Kelce once complaining to Nicole about being on her phone too much.
The lyrics also appear to imply that Nicole was with the NFL star for clout. The duo, who dated on and off for five years from 2017 to 2022, made several red carpet appearances throughout their time together.
As for Swift, she and Alwyn were in an ultra-private relationship for six years from 2017 to 2023.
In addition to Gleeson, the “Opalite” video features cameos by Graham Norton, Cillian Murphy, Greta Lee, Jodie Turner-Smith and Lewis Capaldi.
As fans may recall, Gleeson cheekily asked to appear in a Swift music video during the group’s appearance on “The Graham Norton Show” in October 2025.
That same month, the singer-songwriter revealed that “Opalite” is Kelce’s favorite song off “The Life of a Showgirl.”
“He loves that one,” she gushed during an appearance on “Capital Breakfast.”
Swift also delved deeper into the track’s meaning, explaining that the football player’s birthstone is an opal, which can be “manmade,” just like happiness.
“So that’s kind of what the song is about,” she shared. “The juxtaposition of those two.”
“Opalite” marks the second music video off “The Life of a Showgirl.”
Swift, 36, released the visual for her first single, “The Fate of Ophelia,” in October 2025. The video is full of Easter eggs referencing her romance with Kelce, her Eras Tour and more things that her eagle-eyed fans — of course — picked up on.
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