By: Kendall Knauer

Taylor Swift, a world renowned singer and songwriter, has recently made her relationship with NFL tight end Travis Kelce public. Fans of Taylor Swift have made connections to their relationship, thus creating “the invisible string theory.” This theory comes from one of Swift’s songs, “Invisible String” on her eighth studio album, folklore, in which she sings “Isn’t it just so pretty to think all along there was some invisible string tying you to me.” Fans have collected all Swift and Kelce’s invisible strings to increase the support of their relationship. 

The biggest “invisible string” fans have recognized is when Kelce was making friendship bracelets in preparation to attend The Eras Tour, and made one with his number on it in hopes to gift it to Swift after the show. While Kelce never confirmed what number was on the bracelet– instead saying “You know which one”– fans concluded it was his phone number, not his football number. Sadly for Kelce, Swift does not talk with people after her shows, so he would never get the chance to give her the bracelet, or so he thought. 

Another “invisible string” between the singer and NFL star is when Swift sings in her popular song, “Cornelia Street” on her album Lover released in 2019, “As if the street lights pointed in an arrowhead leading us home.” Arrowhead happens to be the name of the Chiefs’ stadium, the NFL team Kelce plays for. Similarly, in her song “…Ready For It?” on her sixth studio album, reputation, Swift sings “Knew he was a killer first time that I saw him,” which again connects to Kelce whose instagram handle is “killatrav.”

This next theory dates back to 2009 when Swift was a special guest in The Hannah Montana Movie where her love interest’s name was none other than Travis. It doesn’t stop there–  the actor who played Travis later starred in Swift’s “You Belong With Me” music video where he plays the football player she cheers on from the bleachers, just like she does for Kelce now in real life. 

If you have ever watched the beginning of a Chiefs game, you have seen Kelce run out of the tunnel and pose as if he is shooting a bow and arrow, an iconic touchdown celebration of his. Swift does a similar pose during her Eras Tour show in her song titled “The Archer.” Fans love this connection between the two as they have both separately done this pose for a while and now can be connected since they are together. 

One connection fans find sweet is between Kelce and Swift’s late grandmother. Swift’s late grandmother, Marjorie Finlay, had a large impact on her life. Swift eventually wrote a song titled “Marjorie” telling her fans about her grandmother’s legacy after her passing. Fans made the connection that Finley and Kelce share a birth date, and fans speculate this is Finley’s way of being with Swift after her passing. 

Even though Swift once sang, “In your life you’ll do things greater than dating the boy on the football team,” she did not follow her own advice. Now Kelce and Swift dominate news and pop culture with their iconic relationship.

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