Taylor Swift’s ‘Bejeweled’ Lyrics Appear to Capture Her 2016 Met Gala Night and Feelings About Calvin Harris
Taylor Swift is seemingly putting a Met Gala twist on Cinderella for her next music video—and he or she’s using Midnights’ “Bejeweled” as its soundtrack. The singer announced that the second video from the brand new album would feature one in all its sassiest love songs—one which seems to document her real-life experience on the 2016 Met Gala where she danced with Tom Hiddleston shortly before her breakup together with her then-boyfriend of a 12 months Calvin Harris. It was also the night she met her now-boyfriend of six years Joe Alwyn, something she sang about within the album’s later track, “Mastermind.”
Swift’s “Bejeweled” lyrics appear to be directed toward Harris though, addressing her feelings on the very end of their relationship (“Baby love, I believe I have been somewhat too kind / Didn’t notice you walking throughout my peace of mind” and “They ask, ‘Do you could have a person?’ / I could still say, ‘I do not remember’”). A source near Swift told E! on the time of their split (June 2, 2016) that Swift didn’t feel very supported by her DJ partner. “[She] was really upset in Calvin and felt like he wasn’t there for her,” the source said. “The connection wasn’t progressing the way in which she wanted it to. She felt like he wasn’t taking it seriously enough and wouldn’t come through for her when she needed him most.”
Genius users also noted that Swift wore a silver Louis Vuitton snakeskin dress to the Met Gala, and her references sparkle within the song may very well be a reference to that look: “Best imagine I’m still bejeweled / Once I walk within the room / I can still make the entire place shimmer.” And the singer might have been referring to Hiddleston and their viral dance-off when she sang, “But some guy said my aura’s moonstone / Just ’cause he was high / And we’re dancing all night.” Hiddleston and Swift went on to have a summer fling, dating immediately following her Calvin Harris split. It was an all-in, 0-to-60 romance—one filled with drama as Harris tweeted about their split and Kim Kardashian also released her Snapchats of Swift and Kanye West that summer.
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While that relationship didn’t last (Swift went on to secretly start dating Alwyn in the autumn), Hiddleston would later admit to GQ in February 2017 that it was very real for him. “I only know the girl I met,” he said of Swift. “She’s incredible. A relationship within the limelight… A relationship at all times takes work. A relationship within the limelight takes work. And it isn’t just the limelight. It’s the whole lot else.” He added later that he had no regrets “because you could have to fight for love. You possibly can’t live in fear of what people might say. You already know, you could have to be true to yourself.”
Here, the complete lyrics to Swift’s track “Bejeweled.” You possibly can hearken to the song below, too.
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Taylor Swift – Bejeweled (Official Lyric Video)
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Baby love, I believe I have been somewhat too kind
Didn’t notice you walking throughout my peace of mind
Within the shoes I gave you as a gift
Putting someone first only works whenever you’re of their top five
And by the way in which
I’m going out tonight
Best imagine I’m still bejeweled
Once I walk within the room
I can still make the entire place shimmer
And once I meet the band
They ask, “Do you could have a person?”
I could still say, “I do not remember”
Familiarity breeds contempt
Don’t put me within the basement
When I need the penthouse of your heart
Diamonds in my eyes
I polish up real
I polish up real nice
Nice
Baby boy, I believe I have been too good of a lady
Too good of a lady
Did all the additional credit then got graded on a curve
I believe it is time to teach some lessons
I made you my world
Have you ever heard?
I can reclaim the land
And I miss you
But I miss sparkling
(Nice) Best imagine I’m still bejeweled
Once I walk within the room
I can still make the entire place shimmer
And once I meet the band
They ask, “Do you could have a person?”
I could still say, “I do not remember”
Familiarity breeds contempt
Don’t put me within the basement
When I need the penthouse of your heart
Diamonds in my eyes
I polish up real
I polish up real nice
Nice
Sapphire tears on my face
Sadness became my whole sky
But some guy said my aura’s moonstone
Just ’cause he was high
And we’re dancing all night
And you possibly can try
To alter my mind
But you may need to wait in line
What’s a lady gonna do?
A diamond’s gotta shine
Best imagine I’m still bejeweled
Once I walk within the room
I can still make the entire place shimmer
And once I meet the band
They ask, “Do you could have a person?”
I could still say, “I do not remember”
Familiarity breeds contempt
Don’t put me within the basement
When I need the penthouse of your heart
Diamonds in my eyes
I polish up real (Nice)
I polish up real nice
And we’re dancing all night
And you possibly can try
To alter my mind
But you may need to wait in line
What’s a lady gonna do?
What’s a lady gonna do?
I polish up nice
Best imagine I’m still bejeweled
Once I walk within the room
I can still make the entire place shimmer
Alyssa Bailey is the senior news and strategy editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage of celebrities and royals (particularly Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton). She previously held positions at InStyle and Cosmopolitan. When she’s not working, she loves running around Central Park, making people take #ootd pics of her, and exploring Recent York City.
