The name of Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl , is pretty self-explanatory. But some of its song titles befuddled Swifties in the weeks leading up to release day — and one that had them particularly stumped (ahem) was “Wood.”

Some fans theorized that it could be about superstitions, as in “knocking on wood.” Others entertained the possibility that it might be a sexy double entendre. And, well, they were all correct!

Flirty Word Play

The core meaning of “Wood” is that Swift sometimes gets a little nervous about holding on to her seemingly too-good-to-be-true relationship, but her partner (and now fiancé), Travis Kelce, puts her doubts to rest. “Baby, I’ll admit I’ve been a little superstitious. Fingers crossed until you put your hand on mine,” she sings, declaring

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