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.
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.”