Taylor Swift’s fiancé, Travis Kelce, was seemingly referenced a number of occasions. Within the albums opening observe, The Destiny of Ophelia, followers imagine Kelce is the one who saved Swift from drowning “within the melancholy” when she heard him, “calling on the megaphone” — the megaphone being Kelce’s New Heights podcast the place he shared how he needed to take her on a date. Swift additionally sings the lyric “stored it 100,” a phrase Kelce included in an Instagram submit that includes Swift about his offseason. The tune Wooden additionally seems to be a racy ode to Kelce, and New Heights is even integrated right into a lyric: “New Heights of manhood. I ain’t gotta knock on wooden.” Of his manhood, she provides, “Forgive me, it sounds cocky / He ah-matized me and opened my eyes / Redwood tree, it ain’t laborious to see / His love was the important thing that opened my thighs.” Kelce can be allegedly the muse for Opalite, Wi$h Li$t, and Honey.
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Followers puzzled whether or not Swift was referring to Travis Kelce’s ex, Kayla Nicole, in Opalite. Earlier than courting Swift, Kelce and Nicole have been in an on-and-off relationship for 5 years. In Opalite, she sings about her man’s earlier associate, saying, “You could not perceive it, why you felt alone. You have been in it for actual, she was in her telephone and also you have been only a pose.” Followers have related that quote to resurfaced video of Kelce telling Nicole to get off her telephone, whereas Swift later sings, “And do not we attempt to love love? We give all of it we acquired. You lastly left the desk, and what a easy thought. You are ravenous ’til you are not.” Some really feel Kayla responded by sharing a clip of Eva Marcille from America’s Subsequent Prime Mannequin, wherein she declares, “I don’t examine myself to different ladies. I’m Eva. I’m no comparability to anybody else.”
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Followers imagine that Truly Romantic is a diss observe to Charli xcx and a response to her tune Sympathy is a Knife. In Charli’s tune, she sings about one other girl within the music trade who heightens her personal insecurities. Lyrics included, “Do not wanna see her backstage at my boyfriend’s present/Fingers crossed behind my again, I hope they break up fast.” Swift dated Matty Healy, who’s bandmates with Charli’s husband, George Daniel — linking the 2 collectively. Truly Romantic pulls from a few of Charli’s tune titles and claps again with its lyrics, particularly the road, “I heard you name me ‘Boring Barbie’ when the coke’s acquired you courageous. Excessive-fived my ex and then you definitely stated you are glad he ghosted me.”
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In CANCELLED!, Taylow Swift talks about not solely her personal public controversies, but in addition these of her associates. She claims they’ve “matching scars” and “I like my associates cancelled, I like ’em cloaked in Gucci and in scandal.” Followers imagine the tune might be referencing Swift’s friends who’ve additionally been in current scandals, corresponding to Brittany Mahomes and Blake Full of life.
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Followers are mentioning that Taylor Swift may have given a delicate nod to Candance Owens in CANCELLED! Eight months in the past, Owens mentioned Swift on her present, and exclaimed, “This story goes to be remembered as lady boss flew too near the solar” — with reference to her potential involvement within the authorized case between Blake Full of life and Justin Baldoni. Now, Swift sings in her new tune, “Did you girlboss too near the son?”
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Joe Alwyn is seemingly referenced in Elizabeth Taylor. On the observe, she sings, “All the proper guys, promised they’d keep. Underneath shiny lights, they withered away.” Alwyn and Swift reportedly broke up after her fame strained their relationship. Followers additionally suppose their cut up — and the way Travis Kelce saved her after — is referenced in The Destiny of Ophelia.
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Father Determine — which talks about an trade mentor and his younger “protege”– may probably be about her personal expertise Large Machine Data and its CEO Scott Borchetta, who bought Swift’s masters to Scooter Braun in 2019, sparking her re-releases. The observe additionally interpolates George Michael’s tune of the identical title.
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Followers imagine Smash the Friendship is about Swift’s childhood good friend who sadly handed away at 21-years-old, Jeff Lang. The tune talks about highschool recollections and having a crush earlier than tragically taking a flip: “After I left college, I misplaced observe of you. Abigail referred to as me with the unhealthy information. Goodbye, and we’ll by no means know why … However I whispered on the grave, ‘Ought to’ve kissed you anyway.'” She additionally sings about singing at his funeral, one thing she beforehand stated she did for Lang.
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Whereas 50 Cent was not the direct topic of the tune, he did get a shoutout in Smash the Friendship as Swift sang, “However as that fifty Cent tune performed, ought to’ve kissed you anyway.” The rapper responded to his point out on Instagram, writing, “@taylorswift s– is popping proper now, 😏she shout me out, 🤫she don’t shout you out. LOL 😆 THIS IS FOR BIG TIMERS ONLY! @50centaction wait I’m the one shout out on the entire album. 🔥”
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Swift’s second observe, Elizabeth Taylor, is all in regards to the late Hollywood icon. Because the singer attracts parallels between the each of them, she mentions a few of Taylor’s favourite locations — together with Plaza Athénée in Paris and Musso & Frank’s in Los Angeles — and her notorious violet eyes and White Diamonds fragrance.
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In Eldest Daughter, Swift talks about being the primary born to her mother and father Andrea and Scott Swift and the sister of her youthful brother, Austin Swift.
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