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Is Taylor Swift's 'Albatross' About Travis Kelce? Explaining Fan Theories

Taylor Swift fans think that her ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ song ‘The Albatross’ subtly refers to her boyfriend, Travis Kelce

Eagle-eyed Swifties have theorized that the lyrical warning was referring to NFL fan criticism Kelce, 34, received when he started dating the pop star in 2023. Despite Swift eagerly embracing football for the first time, die-hard sports enthusiasts lamented that she was shown on broadcasts more than the game itself and thought Kelce’s stats would be negatively affected. The albatross is also one of Swift’s many literary references as the bird appears in Samuel Taylor Coleridge ’s poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” which is interpreted as a story of salvation.

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