what is taylor swift song wood about

Taylor Swift's song "Wood," from her 2025 album The Life of a Showgirl, is a love song that prominently features bold sexual innuendos and double entendres about her relationship with her fiancé, NFL player Travis Kelce. The song uses superstitions like knocking on wood, stepping on cracks, and black cats as metaphors for past bad luck in love, which are then overturned by the lucky and passionate love she found with Kelce. "Wood" contains references to Kelce's podcast "New Heights" and includes explicit nods to his masculinity and their intimate life, making it one of Swift's raunchiest tracks to date. Examples include lyrics about a "Redwood tree" that symbolizes Kelce's love unlocking her desire, and a "magic wand" breaking a curse of bad luck in relationships. The song celebrates sexuality openly, marking a confident and playful expression of Swift's love and physical relationship with Kelce, while also signaling her readiness for marriage and commitment.