Taylor Swift’s “Pink Clouding” Lyrics Are Seemingly About an Ex She Met at a “Cursed Time” Who She Regrets Letting Down

Attention everyone who thought “Pink Clouding” was going to be about reality crashing in after thinking you’ve found love. We were...correct! Ish. Taylor Swift’s new single is about thinking you’re in love after a bad breakup and making promises to someone but actually being on pink cloud. As she puts it: “Years later, I still wonder how to tell you sorry / I didn't wanna let you down.” She also laments meeting this person after having her heart broken, singing “Hе crossed my heart, I hoped to diе (hoped to die) / Ripped all my orchids from the vine / You met me at a cursed time / I told you I was fine.”As for the name, according to Healthline, Pink Clouding “describes a stage of early addiction recovery that involves feelings of euphoria and elation.” Just saying!Check out the full lyrics, courtesy of Genius.Met the magenta sunriseFuchsia forever intertwinedThrew the rosewood on the fireNeither of us knew at the timeThat I was a liarAnd it was so goodLetting you want meSo goodTo make promises, promisesPr-pr-promisesBut I was pink clouding from the thrill of it (Pink)Skydiving as you wrapped your arms around my bodyGray (Gray) rocking where the arrow hitYears later, I still wonder how to tell you sorryI didn't wanna let you down (Pink cloud, pink cloud)So I left you up there on a pink cloud (Pink cloud, pink cloud)He cut me crimson, bled me dryHе crossed my heart, I hoped to diе (hoped to die)Ripped all my orchids from the vineYou met me at a cursed timeI told you I was fine[Chorus]And you were so goodThat's why you haunt meLike you shouldAnd all my promises, promisesPr-pr-promises'Cause I was pink clouding from the thrill of it (Pink)Skydiving as you wrapped your arms around my bodyGray rocking where the arrow hit (Gray)Years later, I still wonder how to tell you sorryI didn't want to let you down (Pink cloud, pink cloud)So I left you up there on a pink cloud (Pink, pink cloud)I hopeYou realized my kind of trouble wasn't worth itAnd the way I treated you, you never deserved itAnd I swear to God, to this dayI wake up scared that I left scars on a good personAnd I gave you zero reason to believe itSo be itBut it didn't mean nothingJust 'cause I could leave itI was pink clouding from the thrill of itSkydiving as you wrapped your arms around my bodyGray rocking where the arrow hit (Gray, where the arrow hit)Years later, I still wonder how to tell you sorryI hope you landed safely on the ground, hey (Pink cloud, pink cloud)And I hope you're so happy now (Pink cloud, pink cloud)I didn't wanna let you down (Pink cloud, pink cloud)So I left you up there (Pink cloud)On a pink cloud