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Breaking News: In Reference to the love of my life Travis Kelce, I can never Hide You say’s Taylor swift in ‘The Alchemy’…
In case you hadn’t picked up the signals from the Super Bowl kisses or the romantic Bahamas getaways or the Coachella hand-holding, Taylor Swift isn’t hiding much when it comes to her relationship with Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce. Perhaps that’s why the transparent references to Kelce’s football career in her Tortured Poets Department track “The Alchemy” come across so cheeky. Swift’s nods at “touch[ing] down,” “the team,” “warm[ing] the benches,” “winning streak[s],” “the trophy,” and “the league” are so on the nose that some fans havewondered if the song is actually a bait-and-switch, ostensibly about Kelce but, in reality, about Swift’s relationship with her own persona.
Regardless of the song’s ultimate target, there’s no question Swift’s aware her sports references will draw immediate attention to Kelce, and to the ever-growing phenomenon that is the Tayvis era. “The Alchemy” is an anthem of sorts, a no-holds-barred embrace of Swift’s latest chapter. Even her less obvious lyrics speak to a sense of playfulness: “I circled you on a map” could be a wink at claims Swift put Kelce “on the map.” Or “those blokes warm the benches,” a barb at her British exes, including both Joe Alwyn and Matty Healy. “Child’s play back at school”? Perhaps a callback to her own earlier catalogue, in which she referenced high-school jock-and-cheerleader stereotypes in songs like “You Belong With Me.”
Swift isn’t exactly kissing and telling. But if everyone’s already paying attention to every move she and Kelce make together, the singer might as well enjoy her wordplay. You can read the full lyrics to “The Alchemy” ahead: