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October 12, 2025 3 mins

Taylor Swift's latest album The Life of a Showgirl has fans dissecting every lyric for hidden meanings but one track, Wood, is far less subtle. The song appears to reference Travis Kelce in a bold way, and he’s officially responded. As for what she’s really singing about… well, we didn't know she was such a fan of trees!

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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is the Fitsy and Whipper with Kate Richie podcast.

Speaker 2 (00:03):
Let's talk about the new album plays the Life of
a show Girl taught me through it because a bit
of controversy. But Travis Kelsey has responded to a certain song.
The song is called Wood. It's great song. It's a
great song. It's cute, That's what it is. Kate, It's
really cute. But then when you really get into the lyrics,
I think the influence of Sabrina on her world tour

(00:26):
is now coming out in a little bit of Taylor Swift.

Speaker 3 (00:29):
Oh here we go? Okay?

Speaker 1 (00:31):
Can you ask it's how do you use the expression
knock on wood? Is that like touchwood we go?

Speaker 2 (00:38):
That does.

Speaker 3 (00:41):
Yeah? Repetition thing, isn't it? Yeah? Right? I think?

Speaker 2 (00:45):
Okay. So in the song the lyrics are forgive me.
It sounds cocky. He amatized me and opened my eyes
and read tree. It ain't hard to see his love
was the key that opened my thighs now. Travis has
responded to this in his New Heights podcast with his

(01:06):
brother Jason. Have a listened to what they had to.

Speaker 4 (01:09):
Say, would great great soundtrack? How do you feel about Wood?
Let's ask this? How do you feel about wood it's
a great song. It's a great song. Do you feel
like I guess so word I'm looking for? I feel cocky?
Do you feel cocky about the song? No, any song

(01:31):
that she's not just It's not just any song. This
is a very specific you. I love that girl, So
what do you mean any song that she would reference
me in? Any well, it's not just you though it's
an appendage, it's not just you as a well. It's
a very specific thing. I think you're not understanding the song.
You're out of your mind. Jesus Christ, Travis, come on,

(01:52):
Redwood Tree ain't hard to see. I thought redwood was
a little bit. That's a generous word. I think. I
think if somebody a song about me, it'd be like
Japanese people sometimes can see.

Speaker 2 (02:07):
Look.

Speaker 3 (02:07):
I think it's I think that I think Travis handled
that beautifully, and I think we're trying to sexualize something
that's just not sexual at all.

Speaker 1 (02:17):
Hang on a minute. What's the final sentence you read
outfits to the end of that.

Speaker 2 (02:20):
Verse, it is Redwood Tree, it ain't hard to see.
His love was the key that opened my thighs.

Speaker 3 (02:29):
No, she says that in the line before she says
eyes and then you think she may repeat it, but
she says thighs in said she's allowed to say thighs.

Speaker 2 (02:39):
She also says in the song the curse on me
was broken by your magic wand she continues before specifically
calling out Travis New Heights, which is his podcast New
Heights of Manhood.

Speaker 1 (02:55):
Seem I'm going to attack here because on this week
I find it extremely disrespectful that she can speak about
a man like he's a piece of meat and on
behalf of all men. We're sick of it. We're sick
of being used for our bodies, describing what you want

(03:17):
to do if you had your way with your dream body.

Speaker 4 (03:20):
I'll tell you what, sister, We're more than that. We
come with a brain.

Speaker 2 (03:23):
Maybe take your Snoop Dogg t shirt off then note
if you feel like.

Speaker 1 (03:26):
That, Okay, put that in the song, Taylor Switch.

Speaker 3 (03:29):
Think it's a great song. I think it's about about time.
I mean, go girl.

Speaker 1 (03:34):
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