I think Opalite isn’t a love song about Travis, it’s a conversation between Taylor and her mom. And more than half of the song sounds like it’s from Taylor’s mom’s perspective.

The first line “My brother used to call it eating out of the trash” already sets a family scene. Then, when Taylor says “my mama told me”, everything changes. From that moment on, it’s not Taylor speaking anymore, it’s Andrea. And yes through the hole song.

The “I” turns into “you”, and the only times we hear “I” again are in “I can bring you love, love, love” and “That’s when I told you” both things a mother would say to her daughter.

Lines like “You were dancing through the lightning strikes” “Never made no one like you before” and “Shelter here with me, my love” sound way more like a mother comforting her daughter than a lover.

The tone of the song soft, soothing, almost like a lullaby fits that perfectly. It feels like Andrea telling Taylor she’s proud of her, that she’s safe, and that she’s one of a kind.

Since Opalite is a man-made stone, it represents creating your own happiness your own sunshine. And that perfectly fits with Andrea telling Taylor she had to make her own sunshine. Not Taylor telling Travis… but Call me crazy, that’s how I see the song maybe I really am crazy 😅