A guide to the Super Bowl, in Taylor Swift lyrics

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This yr’s Super Bowl viewership may be neatly divided into 4 segments: Those that like soccer and Taylor Swift, those that solely like soccer, those that solely like Taylor Swift, and those that like neither however are, for no matter cause, watching anyway.

For all of the Swifties who’re selecting to care concerning the Tremendous Bowl for the primary time — and all of the soccer followers who want a crash course in Taylor Swift — here’s a take a look at Sunday’s recreation as seen by means of Swift’s lyrics. So, as Swift herself says in “…Prepared For It?,” child, let the video games start.

Now we obtained issues / and I don’t assume we are able to clear up ‘em / You made a very deep lower / and child, now we obtained dangerous blood — “Dangerous Blood”

Initially, there’s undoubtedly some dangerous blood between Sunday’s groups, the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. The 2 rivals confronted one another in Tremendous Bowl LIV in 2020, when the Chiefs dealt the 49ers a devastating loss, 31-20, giving Kansas Metropolis its first Tremendous Bowl victory since 1970.

The sport was an in depth one till the fourth quarter, when the Chiefs went on to attain 21 factors (three touchdowns) in an exhilarating end, breaking the hearts of San Francisco followers within the course of.

Provided that historical past, it’s comprehensible that followers of the Niners — and the gamers themselves — may be out for revenge, able to take what was taken from them.

However I obtained smarter, I obtained more durable within the nick of time / Honey, I rose up from the lifeless, I do it on a regular basis / I obtained a listing of names, and yours is in crimson, underlined — “Look What You Made Me Do”

The 49ers quarterback, Brock Purdy, didn’t play that recreation in 2020, however he’s out to show himself. Two years in the past he was Mr. Irrelevant, the final choose within the 2022 NFL draft. He started his professional profession because the Niners’ third-string quarterback. Now, after a shocking MVP-level season, he’s making an attempt to take his staff all the best way.

Loving him was crimson — “Purple”

Really, there can be lots of crimson occurring. The Chiefs famously put on crimson and gold. So do the 49ers.

The burgundy on my T-shirt if you splashed your wine into me / and the way the blood rushed into my cheeks, so scarlet, it was maroon — “Maroon”

One may say that the 49ers crimson is a tad darker, extra maroon. Fortunately, although each groups’ residence colours are almost equivalent, the 49ers will put on their white away jerseys, because the Chiefs have been designated as the house staff for the sport. (The sport can be performed in Las Vegas, however the two NFL conferences, the NFC and the AFC, change off yearly on which staff can be residence and away.)

I knew you have been hassle if you walked in — “I Knew You Had been Hassle”

Hassle, as in Kansas Metropolis Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who made an instantaneous impression in his first season as an NFL starter and at 28 is already chasing his third Tremendous Bowl title.

Followers and analysts alike have already begun evaluating Mahomes to Tom Brady, who has seven Tremendous Bowl rings to his identify. Mahomes, to his credit score, claims he isn’t thinking about that, saying he’s targeted on “doing no matter I can to beat an important 49ers staff.”

Knew he was a killer first time that I noticed him — “…Prepared for It?”

In fact we’re additionally going to see lots of Chiefs tight finish and Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce, additionally recognized on Instagram as “Killa Trav.”

Talking of Swift, the singer has been noticed at Chiefs video games all season — virtually actually “on the bleachers” as in “You Belong With Me.” Though, let’s be trustworthy, she’s actually in an costly field suite alongside a bunch of movie star buddies.

In your life you’ll do issues larger / than courting the boy on the soccer staff — “Fifteen”

Whereas Swift and Kelce seem to be a pleasant couple, they’re very profitable aside, too. Swift is arguably the biggest star in music, contemporary off successful the coveted Album of the 12 months award on the Grammys and asserting a shock album, due in April.

However now we’ve stepped right into a merciless world / the place all people stands and retains rating / Preserve your eyes open — “Eyes Open”

As soon as the sport begins, it’s going to be a no-holds-barred combat. The 49ers have the most effective offenses within the NFL, led by working again Christian McCaffrey, who presently leads the league at his place. The Chiefs, alternatively, have one of many high defenses, however they don’t all the time carry out effectively against running backs.

Preserve your eyes open, Swifties. This matchup may get attention-grabbing.

The way in which you progress is sort of a full on rainstorm / and I’m a home of playing cards — “Sparks Fly”

One of the vital dramatic components of the sport is when somebody lands a tough sort out, however notably when the quarterback will get sacked by an opposing participant and the 2 fall over, very similar to a home of playing cards.

Each the Chiefs and the 49ers have sturdy defensive strains, however the 49ers have Trent Williams, thought of the most effective offensive linemen within the NFL and an professional at defending his quarterback. Control whether or not Williams and the remainder of the offensive line can hold Purdy from being sacked.

I feel he did it however I simply can’t show it — “No Physique, No Crime”

There’s all the time the prospect that a complete play known as again — i.e., doesn’t rely — as a result of a referee has thrown a penalty flag. After which everybody who’s watching begins arguing about whether or not it was really a foul.

You’re anyone that we don’t know / however you’re coming at my buddies like a missile / why are you mad? — “You Have to Calm Down”

It’s not simply penalties that followers get labored up about. When a participant breaks off a future or makes a giant catch, everyone seems to be on the sting of their seat, cheering — or jeering.

And I can see you years from now in a bar / speaking over a soccer recreation / with that very same huge loud opinion / however no one’s listening / washed up and ranting about the identical outdated bitter issues — “Imply”

Hardcore soccer followers can get fairly animated — particularly a couple of marquee matchup just like the Tremendous Bowl. These championship rings are coveted, and the successful gamers go down in historical past. Win or lose, followers of the 2 groups will doubtless keep in mind this present day for his or her remainder of lives — even when it was a recreation they’d slightly neglect.

As Swift says in her music “Clean House,” “You realize I like the gamers / and you’re keen on the sport.”