Just bros being bros.
No surprise at all that the New Heights podcast – hosted by Travis and Jason Kelce – discussed Taylor Swift’s newest album, The Life of a Showgirl, in their latest episode. The podcast was even name-dropped in the album, and that actually took place in what’s arguably the most sexual, provocative and somewhat controversial song of Taylor Swift’s career.
It’s called “Wood,” and I’m sure you already know where I’m going with this.
The ninth track on the album really caught fans – Swifties and non-Swifties – off guard. It’s a song that straight up discusses Travis Kelce’s game in the bedroom, and more importantly (and in TMI fashion, in my opinion), his manhood. Some of the track included clever references, while other portions of the lyrics just come out and leave little to the imagination.
It’s this portion of the song that’s really gotten the most attention since the release of The Life of a Showgirl:
“Forgive me, it sounds cocky
He (ah)-matized me and opened my еyes
Redwood tree, it ain’t hard to see
His love was thе key that opened my thighs
Girls, I don’t need to catch the bouquet, mm
To know a hard rock is on the way
And baby, I’ll admit I’ve been a little superstitious (Superstitious)
The curse on me was broken by your magic wand (Ah)
Seems to be that you and me, we make our own luck
New Heights (New Heights) of manhood (Manhood)
I ain’t gotta knock on wood”
So how does Travis Kelce feel about that?
Fortunately, we got to find out in the latest episode of New Heights. Jason, the former Philadelphia Eagles center, ribbed his brother about the track, and asked how Travis felt about having a song out in the world that was 100%, without a doubt about his package.
The Kansas City Chiefs tight end had this to say about “Wood” and its message:
“It’s a great song. Any song that she references me in is a very (flattering). I love that girl.”
Jason Kelce wasn’t going to let him off that easy.
He dug more and more into the topic until Travis Kelce finally broke, and it took this line from Jason for Travis to really open up about the song:
“That’s not just any song! This is a very specific you. It’s an appendage, it’s a very specific thing.”
Taylor Swift’s fiancé continued to downplay the messaging of “Wood,” and told his brother (and anyone listening to New Heights) that he must have misunderstood the meaning of the song. Jason Kelce wasn’t buying that at all, and finished off his rant about the tune with a self-deprecating joke that also poked fun at his brother:
“‘Redwood tree, it ain’t hard to see.’ I thought redwood was, that’s a generous word, I think. If someone wrote a song about me it would be ‘Japanese maple, sometimes can see.’ That song is great though, the beat to that song is fantastic.”
New Heights always brings it with the hard-hitting stories.
It was actually fun to see how Travis Kelce reacted to his soon-to-be-wife’s new album, and specifically the song that really, really focused on a very, very specific part of Travis. You can hear more from Travis and Jason about it all on the latest episode of New Heights:
And if you are feeling brave enough to listen to the song after reading all of that, and knowing what it’s all about, here’s Taylor Swift’s ode to her fiancé’s… you-know-what.
“Wood”
