The Swifties were not ready for it.
Taylor Swift fans were buzzing Friday morning following the release of her highly anticipated eleventh studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” which appears to feature nods to her current boyfriend, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
It’s been speculated the three-time Super Bowl champ — who started dating the pop superstar last summer — is the focal point of the song “The Alchemy,” while others suggested the track “So High School” has a special Kelce meaning.
“So High School is so Travis Kelce coded and I’m just like 🥰 🥰,” one user on X wrote of the song, which features the lyrics, “You know how to ball, I know Aristotle.”
Some Swifties also posted the lyrics, “Get my car door, isn’t that sweet? (That sweet)/ Then pull me to the backsеat,” on X along with photos from Kelce and Swift’s October 2023 outing in New York City, where the NFL star held the car door open for the 14-time Grammy winner.
“So high school is 100% about Travis Kelce. She talks about pulling him into the backseat of the car. The Marry, Kiss, kill game. About watching his SNL skits and says ‘you know how to ball, I know Aristotle.’ ‘You knew what you wanted & boy you got her’ SCREAMING,” another fan wrote on social media.
Kelce played a round of “Kiss, Marry, Kill” in a 2016 interview with AfterBuzz TV that included Swift, Katy Perry and Ariana Grande. He chose to kiss Swift at the time.
Meanwhile, “The Alchemy” boasts the lyrics, “So when I touch down all that matters/Call the amateurs and cut ’em from the team/Ditch the clowns, get the crown/Baby I’m the one to beat/’Cause the sign on your heart said it’s still reserved for me,” and “Where’s the trophy? He just comes, running over to me,” which some found to be a nod to the couple’s Super Bowl 2024 celebrations in February.
Moments after Kelce, 34, won his third Super Bowl with the Chiefs — a 25-22 overtime victory against the 49ers at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas — he kissed Swift, also 34, on the field.
“THE ALCHEMY IS A TRAVIS SONG WE WON,” a fan exclaimed on X.
Here’s what to know about Taylor Swift’s new album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’:
- The 14-time Grammy winner released her highly anticipated 11th studio album “The Tortured Poets Department” on Friday.
- Swift sent her fans into a frenzy at 2 a.m. after revealing the record is a double album. Titled “The Anthology,” Swift’s late-night surprise includes 15 bonus tracks, bringing the total song count to a whopping 31.
- Swift initially unveiled her 16-song album at midnight, including collaborations with Post Malone and Florence Welch on two tracks. There are also four bonus tracks, “The Manuscript,” “The Bolter,” “The Albatross,” and “The Black Dog” that are featured on various vinyl versions of the album. The four tracks, as well as 11 new songs, are included in “The Anthology.”
- A poem about heartbreak that serves as a prologue for the album was written by Fleetwood Mac alum Stevie Nicks.
- There are several celeb names peppered throughout the album’s lyrics, the mention of singer Charlie Puth’s name took some Swifties by surprise.
- While some of Swift’s exes aren’t spared on “TTPD,” the singer, 34, does seemingly reference her current beau Travis Kelce on the new album’s track “The Alchemy” in a loving way.
- As for her exes, 1975 frontman Matty Healy is reportedly referenced throughout the 31-song-strong record. In fact, Healy — who, before their summer split, was a rebound romance for the pop superstar following her breakup with British actor Joe Alwyn after six years — appears to be the subject of the vicious takedown “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived.” Other fans, however, may speculate the “sparkling summer” line is about Alwyn. There are also hints that “I Can Fix Him” (No Really I Can)” — gotta love that title — might be about 35-year-old Healy.
- As for Alwyn, Swift dropped hints at the pair’s ill-fated 6-year romance for a good — or for him, not so good — part of the album. Check out the 10 Alwyn-related references we’ve spotted.
- Read The Post’s review of “The Tortured Poets Department” here.
Another added, “The Alchemy being about Travis is my breaking point. What a songggg. OMG. This album didn’t disappoint one single bit. My jaw is on the floor.”
Kelce is no stranger to Swift’s music lore as the singer has oft changed the lyrics to her 2022 song, “Karma,” from “Karma is the guy on the screen, coming straight home to me,” to “Karma is the guy on the Chiefs, coming straight home to me” during her Eras Tour performances.
It’s been speculated Kelce could join Swift on the road when she resumes the blockbuster tour in Europe next month, with the first show kicking off May 9 in Paris.
The pair recently enjoyed a PDA-filled trip to Indio, Calif., where they took in Coachella.
“I love live music, man,” Kelce said Wednesday on his “New Heights” podcast. “I just like going to events, going to places where people are, seeing talents.”
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