Taylor Swift's new album, "The Life of a Showgirl," features a standout track that now feels like a prophecy.

In "Wood," released Oct. 3, the pop star appears to sing about her engagement to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce – weeks before the couple shared the news publicly.

Swift and Kelce, both 35, confirmed their engagement on Aug. 26 with a joint Instagram post that read, "Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married," accompanied by a dynamite emoji. The playful caption was a nod to their couple nickname, TNT.

Lyrics Point to Engagement

"Wood" leans into Swift's history of unlucky romances before shifting to a bold celebration of new love.

On the track, she declares she doesn't "need to catch a bouquet" to know a proposal is coming, adding, "Seems to me that you and me, we make our own luck."

The song also references Kelce's podcast "New Heights" and playfully calls her partner a "hard rock."

Later, she sings about permanence and commitment, "It's you and me forever." The lyrics continue with lines about finding clarity in his love, which she describes as "the key to open my thighs."

The direct nods to Kelce, from podcast mentions to imagery tied to their engagement, position the track as one of the most personal on the album.

Expert Reaction

Stephanie Burt, a Harvard professor who has studied Swift's work and is publishing a book on her music, told USA Today the song fits into a long history of sexual storytelling in pop and country but marks a new level of openness for Swift.

"Women have grown up thinking that they shouldn't talk about sexual pleasure,"

Burt said. "Especially a woman in her mid 30s, who is going to get married soon. I think that's cool."

The professor also noted that Swift flips traditional superstitions into affirmations. The lyrics about not knocking on wood suggest confidence in her relationship rather than fear of jinxing it.

Building Toward Showgirl Era

Swift announced "The Life of a Showgirl" on her fiancé's "New Heights" podcast in August, calling it an album shaped by the "exuberant and electric and vibrant" emotions she felt during her "Eras" Tour.

She worked on the album in Europe between tour stops, flying to Sweden to collaborate with Max Martin and Shellback, longtime partners behind "1989" and "Reputation."

Kelce praised the music himself on the podcast, calling tracks like "Cancelled!" a "banger" and describing the album as "banger after banger."

Swift, in turn, called Kelce her "human exclamation point."

The 12-track project includes "The Fate of Ophelia," "Elizabeth Taylor," "Opalite," "Father Figure," "Eldest Daughter," "Ruin the Friendship," "Actually Romantic," "Wi$h Li$T," "Wood," "Honey" and the title track.

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