Since Taylor Swift released her 12th album, “The Life Of A Showgirl” on October 3rd, fans have been connecting the dots and deciphering various references in her songs.
Without a doubt, the one that attracted the most attention was “Wood” because of the innuendo and raunchy references to Travis Kelce, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end and her future husband. However, he didn’t understand one clear reference.
Travis didn’t decipher a reference in “Wood”
In a new episode of the sports podcast “New Heights,” which he hosts with his brother and Eagles legend Jason Kelce, the Chiefs star was confused after a suggestion from a listener and clear Swiftie: “I can’t believe none of the hoodies are called ‘New Heights of Man-Hoodie,’” the message said.
This play on words between the lyrics of the song “Wood,” in which Swift sings “New Heights of manhood / I ain’t gotta knock on wood,” and the word “hoodie” caused serious problems for the star NFL brothers:
“I don’t know what the f*** that means, but she’s disappointed,” Jason admitted. “What does that mean? What’s a ‘man-hoodie’? Is that a thing?” he asked, clearly confused.
Noticing that the Kelce brothers couldn’t understand the reference, producer Brandon Borders explained the connection between the fan’s suggestion and the lyrics of the song Wood: “It’s a Life of a Showgirl reference, come on. ‘New Heights of manhood,’ it’s the time you were referenced in the album.”
After Borders’ explanation, Swift’s future husband admitted, “I didn’t understand that,” and then, thinking about his fiancée’s possible reaction, added, “Taylor’s gonna kill me for not knowing that!“
Jason quickly interjected and explained, “We’re not as good with Easter eggs as these Swifties,” and Travis added, “They sure know how to plant ’em and call ’em out.”
This isn’t the first time the Kelce brothers have mentioned this song on their podcast. As soon as Taylor released the album, Jason couldn’t help but joke with his brother about this song, but his attention was focused on another snippet of the lyrics.
“Forgive me, it sounds cocky / He ah-matized me and opened my eyes / Redwood tree, it ain’t hard to see / His love was the key that opened my thighs,” Swift sings.
“Do you feel cocky about the song ‘Wood’?” Jason joked, to which the 36-year-old TE tried to play it cool, acting unsure about whether Swift was really talking about him. “What?” he said, laughing. “I think you’re not understanding the song. No way!“
“If somebody wrote a song about me, it would be like ‘Japanese maple / sometimes can see,'” Jason replied, prompting laughter.
As for the singer, she had admitted that the origin of the song was quite “innocent,” but once in the studio, the song took on another meaning: “I don’t know what happened… I don’t know how we got here, but I love the song so much,” she said on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
Meanwhile, according to reports, the couple will tie the knot on June 13 at Ocean House in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, after announcing their engagement on August 26 last year on Instagram.
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