I'm fine with my spite and my tears, and my BEARDS... That was a Lie [Opalite 5]

 

Back to what Andrea is saying in Opalite:

Sleepless in the onyx night

But now the sky is opalite

Oh oh oh oh, oh my Lord

Never met no one like you before

You had to make your own sunshine

Taylor has to repeatedly spell it out for us (spelling is fun!) so here is sunshine, and daylight, and You Need to Calm Down again.

Sunshine is also in Peace. Taylor feels hopeless that because of her celebrity status, devoted fanbase, and brand money-making machine, she can never live a peaceful life in her truth. Any partner will be negatively impacted.

Relationships are sacrificed for the career and brand

A clear Big Sur reference

[There is a musical change (key change?) here so I can’t decide if we go back to Taylor’s voice, or if this is still Andrea talking.]

But now the sky is opalite

Oh oh oh oh oh

This is just

A storm inside a teacup

Teacups are so Mad Hatter, like Wonderland. 

But also mentioned in Gold Rush.

Karlie was literally made out of dominoes:

So, anyway back to the song at hand:

[There is a musical change (key change?) here so I can’t decide if we go back to Taylor’s voice, or if this is still Andrea talking.]

But now the sky is opalite

Oh oh oh oh oh

This is just

A storm inside a teacup

[If it’s Andrea talking, it’s about a mother protecting her daughter-sweet. If it’s Taylor talking, she’s talking about sheltering a secret lover from the scrutiny.]

But shelter here with me, my love

Thunder like a drum

Drums have been mentioned twice in Taylor’s catalog, both times in anger and extreme sadness. 

Is it like a heartbeat drumming?

This life will beat you up, up, up, up

This is just a temporary speed bump

But failure brings you freedom

Failure brings you freedom seems like an important line. Failure to actually come out? Failure of originally getting her masters? Failure of a relationship ?