Fans weren't sure if Taylor Swift would get a song for it Travis Kelce on her new album, The tortured poets Departmentwhich the pop star has been working on well before their romance kicks off in mid-2023. However, many listeners are convinced that one track on the LP's expansive two-part tracklist is definitely about the Kansas City Chiefs tight end: “The Alchemy.” .
A song about an all-powerful, once-in-a-lifetime attraction to a new partner, “The Alchemy” finds Swift making several obvious references to Kelce's sport. “So when I touch down, call the amateurs and cut them from the group,” he sings. “These dudes heat up the stands/ We been on a winning streak/ He jokes that 'She's heroin, but this time with an E.'
“The shirts are coming off and your friends are lifting you over their heads,” Swift continues in a lyric-filled bridge reminiscent of the pair's post-Super Bowl celebrations. “The beer was sticking to the floor, the cheers were chanting 'cause they said/ There was no way I was trying to be the best in the league/ Where's the trophy? He just comes running to me.”
The NFL's use of lingo was not lost on fans, who quickly took to social media to discuss the aftermath Tormented Poets hit streaming services at midnight on Friday (April 19). “ALCHEMY IS A TRAVIS SONG WE WON,” one fan wrote on X, sharing a video of Swift watching one of Kelce's 2023-24 games with Ice Spice.
“We'll all remember where we were when we realized Alchemy was about Travis Kelce,” another person tweeted.
“The Alchemy” is one of the 16 tracks on the set Tormented Poets tracklist, which nearly doubled two hours after its initial release, when Swift unveiled an extended Anthology issue at 2 am Friday. Featuring collaborations with Post Malone and Florence + the Machine — as well as apparent references to the 14-time Grammy winner's past relationships with Joe Alwyn and 1975's Matty Healy, as well as her feud with Kim Kardashian — the massive set follows the Billboard 200- top record 2022 Midnight.
See what fans are saying about Swift, Kelce and “The Alchemy” below.
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