We’re all 99 percent sure that The Alchemy — the new Taylor Swift song from The Tortured Poets Department — is about Travis Kelce, with all kinds of winks and references to the Kansas City Chiefs tight end who also happens to be her boyfriend.
But what if there’s a shoutout in the lyrics to another Kelce? Specifically: what if it’s about Jason Kelce?
“Shirts off and your friends lift you up over their heads,” she sings. Now, that could be a painting of a typical athlete who wins something and gets carried. But the “shirts off” reference — along with “beer stickin’ to the floor” — has fans convinced it’s about Jason Kelce, who went shirtless to cheer on Travis in Buffalo earlier this year while consuming beer. Hmm!
Taylor saw this and was like, “yep this is the stuff of love songs!” #TheAlchemy #TSTTPD @JasonKelce pic.twitter.com/Cj1eueu8Es
— Samara Surface (@iwaitandhope) April 19, 2024
“shirts off and your friends lift you up over their heads” JASON KELCE WELCOME TO THE TAYLOR SWIFT SONGWRITING UNIVERSE pic.twitter.com/SdZAt8tzM1
— tourtured poets intern zoe (@redo13prophecy) April 19, 2024
“Shirts off and your friends lift you up over their heads” that’s the greatest shoutout to @JasonKelce ever!!! #TSTTPD #thealchemy pic.twitter.com/M3VUpYS16u
— The_Charming_Avenger (Taylor’s Version)🩵 (@Boeing74) April 19, 2024
Jason Kelce taking his shirt off during the Bills game got him into a Taylor song too 😭
— Sam (@shzott) April 19, 2024
