Metalhead Reacts: Taylor Swift- So High School (Lyrics)

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  • @bethharvey5137
    @bethharvey5137 5 місяців тому +82

    I love that you understood what she was doing here. It’s 100% a throwback vibe. Some don’t and think it’s just a cringey childish song but I absolutely love it. It’s about her relationship with Travis Kelce and it’s wonderfully adorable.

    • @wandaholderby195
      @wandaholderby195 5 місяців тому +2

      yes!!! i agree

    • @leaanndye3109
      @leaanndye3109 5 місяців тому +9

      Absolutely! This woman is head over heels and loving life. It’s such a literal song. You can parse so much of this song coming straight from their relationship as time moved forward. When Travis said that Taylor wrote a couple of song for them, I’m presuming he spoke of this one and The Alchemy. There could be 2 others they are keeping for themselves. I’m sure there will be more, but these are lovely. So High School is my absolute favorite on TTPD! Makes me smile every time I hear it!!

  • @Mom3js
    @Mom3js 5 місяців тому +53

    "You already know" and "full throttle " are phrases Travis uses. It's a sweet song. ❤

  • @sarahg1melb
    @sarahg1melb 5 місяців тому +47

    I took crinkling eye to refer to eyes with lots of laugh lines - which both the Kelce brothers have ❤❤

  • @dopamine_fiend
    @dopamine_fiend 5 місяців тому +27

    If you want to understand "in the blink of a crinkling eye" then search Travis Kelce smiling. He's an eye smiler. The song is about how he brought her back to embracing the magical high school love feeling she was renowned for singing about in her youth. Many think it's cheesy, but given the context of her early relationships in her teens being with men who were much older, and didn't treat her well. While the lyrics can be lurid, it's a very pure song.
    To contrast it, in 2022, she released "Would've, Could've, Should've" as a bonus track for midnights which draws on her feelings about one of those relationships, where she laments her choices and calls out "give me back my girlhood, it was mine first".

  • @KarmaisKatii
    @KarmaisKatii 5 місяців тому +38

    It’s about her boyfriend Travis Kelce (Tight End for the Kansas City Chiefs). 🥰
    If you look at the screen during the Twinkling Lights lyrics the TS and TK are light pink 🥰
    He did an interview years ago (before they’d ever met) and was asked the
    “Marry/kiss/kill” question and he picked Taylor for kiss!! It’s so cute.
    I also got 90s vibes, very Sixpence None the Richer!!

  • @bagleybadger2867
    @bagleybadger2867 5 місяців тому +18

    "Do I give off Cranberry vibes? I hope I do." Same 🤜🤛

  • @philiphoy1373
    @philiphoy1373 5 місяців тому +13

    My first time hearing this song right along with you. I'm 68 and chose to explore her music through out of genre reactors. Mainly rap and metal fans. But music her videos I also include professional video editors and visual effects artists. A few days ago I watched the a father/son reaction to the "Out of the Woods" music video. Both are professional visual effects artists. They both gushed about the visual effects and editing. I was never a big Carly Simon fan back in the day but there were songs I enjoyed. Not sure why but Carly Simon really came to mind listening to Out ofthe Woods. I've had the the song stuck in my head since. I love it, the beat, the backing vocals, and the way it builds. The music video itself visually is amazing. Give it watch if the urge hits, I don't think you'll be disappointed.
    There's plenty of lyric drops in this song to know it's about Travis Kelce. The throwback vibe combined with the lyrics basically saying he has her feeling like a giddy school girl really works. It's pleasant to listen to. I've said it several times, listening to Swift songs is like listening to a master class in songwriting. I honestly get her wild popularity. What I don't understand is the blind hate she gets online. I suppose toddlers just gotta toddle.

    • @Jerrica8123
      @Jerrica8123 5 місяців тому +2

      hey! I loved this comment, I watch a lot of reactors and I’d like to recommend “Put You On” they’re also a father/son duo and they do a lot of different genres and have done a lot of Taylor!

    • @dopamine_fiend
      @dopamine_fiend 5 місяців тому +3

      I love toddlers gotta toddle! 😆
      Funny you should mention Carly Simon, as on her 1989 tour, Taylor dueted with her on You're so Vain! It's on Taylor's You Tube.

    • @philiphoy1373
      @philiphoy1373 5 місяців тому

      @@dopamine_fiend Thanks! I had no idea but I'll check it out.

    • @philiphoy1373
      @philiphoy1373 5 місяців тому +4

      @@Jerrica8123 Thanks for the recommendation I'll check them out. I have mainly stuck with male reactors for Swift because of all the social media comments saying her fans are all 12/13 year old girls. Which I didn't actually believe anyway. I've watched four adult men wiping away tears over Ronin. The song is beautiful, I have trouble watching that video myself as I lost my daughter 8 years ago. She was an adult with three children but it was still a massive blow.

  • @selma8184
    @selma8184 5 місяців тому +23

    this is one of the songs i didn't really like when i first heard it but the more i listened the more it clicked for me. the throwback highschool vibe is IMPECCABLE, and also it makes me think of how in her song 'So Long London" she says "i'm pissed off you let me give you all that youth for free" (talking about her 6 year relationship with Joe) and now with Travis it's like he makes her feel like she has that youth back. loved your reaction!!

    • @leaanndye3109
      @leaanndye3109 5 місяців тому +4

      Yeah, I definitely think she traded up. Obviously, Joe wasn’t her forever guy and they had problems, so I don’t want to dunk on him. Don’t think he was a bad guy as much as wrong guy and I get the feeling he really wanted her to live a small compartmentalization life and she’s Taylor freaking Swift. Now, she has a happy, strong, confident man who supports her in all her endeavors. It’ll be interesting to see if he goes another 2 seasons, but if Taylor isn’t all over the world, that might be easier to commit too. He wants another ring.

    • @Sandra-ug1kx
      @Sandra-ug1kx 5 місяців тому

      And "give back my Girlhood, it was mine first"

  • @fullofsoup33
    @fullofsoup33 5 місяців тому +22

    i don’t know if you noticed but at 0:44 of the song the letters T, K (travis kelce) and T, S (taylor swift) are in a very light pink color!

    • @DeathMetalDadReacts
      @DeathMetalDadReacts  5 місяців тому +11

      OMG I DIDNT. I love that!

    • @dopamine_fiend
      @dopamine_fiend 5 місяців тому +3

      @@DeathMetalDadReacts As you've noticed, fans love to speculate about who her songs are about and some are well, fanatical in their beliefs. She wanted to be explicit that this was about Travis, given there were several relationships given nods on the album and that given she started dating him publicly Sept 23 and released the Album Apr this year, most expected he wouldn't have made the album in his "rookie season"!

  • @catherinefaulkner1392
    @catherinefaulkner1392 5 місяців тому +18

    Just to add to the other comments...the stadium lights next to the lyrics total 58. Travis just won Super Bowl 58! ❤

    • @xoxoxANGExoxox
      @xoxoxANGExoxox 5 місяців тому +4

      🤯
      The details are awesome even in lyric vids!

  • @nancygilmour1941
    @nancygilmour1941 5 місяців тому +4

    This is such a fan favourite from the tortuted poets department!!!
    So many of the lyrics in this song directly reference things the public already knows about her current boyfriend Travis Kelce, which really adds to how sweet the song is.
    "Get my car door, isnt that sweet, then pull me into the backseat" is a reference to some of the early paparazzi photos of Taylor and Travis where he gets the car door for her
    "You know how to ball" this obviously references Travis being a football player, which may have been a major inspiration for the concrnt of 'so high school' because dating a popular football player is such an american high school cliche. The stadium light that can be seen in the lyric video also seems to be a reference to the football games Taylor has attended.
    "Are you gonna marry kiss or kill me"
    Im sure plenty of people have mentioned this now, but this is a reference to an old interview clip of Travis in which he is asked to 'marry, kiss, or kill' three popstars, with one being Taylor who he chose to kiss.
    "You know what you wanted and boy you got her" really brings attention to the way their relationship started, with Travis saying on his podcast that he had attended an eras tour show and unfortunately didnt get a chance to give Taylor his number. Supposedly, Taylor saw this clip (she said in an interview she thought the podcast shoutout was "metal as hell") and it made her decide to get in touch with Travis.
    For people who have aware of Taylor and Travis' relationship for a while, the title of this song alone is a direct tie in. Within weeks of them being seen together, the high school energy was widely spoken about because there is something so young and classic about their relationship that just makes it feel like the popular girl in school has finally gotten with the hot boy on the football team. So high school is such an early 2000s throwback energy, and the way it captures the excitement of a new relationship will definitely have people associating it with their crushes for years to come. Glad you enjoyed!!

  • @adrianmiranda1613
    @adrianmiranda1613 5 місяців тому +15

    Just wanted to say, that moment you were talking about "shit happens" and "you're doing a good job" made me tear up a bit. i really needed to hear that today! Your videos always make my day better, dude!

  • @melissabrandt1989
    @melissabrandt1989 5 місяців тому +12

    I love goofy Taylor love songs. She does them so well. Great reaction! 🤘🏼

  • @serenah55
    @serenah55 5 місяців тому +11

    Happy late fathers day to our death metal dad!! We knew you would like this song because it is a throwback sounding one for sure and we knew you would appreciate the nostalgia:) glad you did!!

  • @DianeLake-sw3ym
    @DianeLake-sw3ym 5 місяців тому +7

    I like the Cranberries vibe. Good way to put it.
    The song is dedicated to her boyfriend, Travis Kelce. The you know ball is that he is a football player for Kansas City Chiefs and then she is a songwriter poet - areostole.
    Crinkling eye is he is a fun loving guy who loves to joke and laugh and so his eyes are crinkly at times from laughing all the time. Good humored guy.
    The High school is because so many see their romance as like High School with the football hero dating the beautiful popular girl.
    She's also very heads over heels for the guy just like a love sick teenager.
    The song is very sexy and sweet. A lot is implied.
    Loved your reaction to certain passages in the song.

  • @vl5cents
    @vl5cents 5 місяців тому +16

    Jumbled thoughts - Taylor’s boyfriend has laugh lines that appear when he smiles, so “crinkling eye.” The sound is a 2000s throwback to when Taylor would have been in high school. “Bittersweet 16 suddenly” is a play on Sweet 16 and is both bitter for Taylor because she’s 34 and never had it before and sweet because she finally has it now. “Are you gonna marry, kiss, or kill me? I’m betting on all three for us two.” - as you noted, this is a horny song, and I think Taylor is using “kill” as a stand-in for something else here…what the French call the little death. If you know, you know. 😉

    • @etonamcomfortabednego1628
      @etonamcomfortabednego1628 5 місяців тому +4

      Oh we know that little death😍❤️

    • @DianeLake-sw3ym
      @DianeLake-sw3ym 5 місяців тому +1

      Ahhhh. Good catch. Never thought of that. I took it as literal from Catching Kelce. But, thinking on it you are most likely right

    • @MorganChaos
      @MorganChaos 5 місяців тому +4

      My very first thought hearing the song was "kill me" as in "die with me" like they'll be together for the rest of their lives, but honestly given the horny vibes I think the "little death" thing is probably the intent lmao.

    • @clive1jackson
      @clive1jackson 5 місяців тому +3

      There is a video of Travis doing Kiss, Marry, Kill from Catching Kelce

  • @Kodokuna_kitsune44
    @Kodokuna_kitsune44 5 місяців тому +7

    "I am agast Miss Swift" rolled me ahahahahaha!

    • @MSerrada1
      @MSerrada1 5 місяців тому +1

      Right! I LOLed when he said that with the little hand to his chest gesture 😂

    • @RMA-b9k
      @RMA-b9k 5 місяців тому

      @@MSerrada1
      Lol- her choice of words and phrasing cracks me up. It could be misinterpreted - double meaning. It makes me think how in some children's animations- kids & adults catch different things.
      For example- On her 2006 debut (at 16yo) Her former manager Rick Barker said: She says in the liner notes of her first CD, “Everything I learned about radio I learned in the back seat of Rick's truck.
      Full quote- "I don't take any credit for Taylor's success. She hasn't changed her strategy from the first day she and I sat in my red Suburban, along with her mom, and started our radio tour in San Diego. She told me, “I want to be the biggest star in the world.” Her strategy was to go out and meet as many people as she possibly could. She says in the liner notes of her first CD, “Everything I learned about radio I learned in the back seat of Rick's truck. I'm so proud of her for staying true to who she is and staying true to her plan."

  • @TabbyWaddell
    @TabbyWaddell 5 місяців тому +2

    Love you DMD. Needed the affirmation at the beginning, told my husband of almost 10 years last night that we're on a break last night. and Tay likes to get busy. And does NOT apologize for it. Love the Cranberries comparison. Deloris is so amazing. I bawl almost every time I here Zombie.

  • @nikkis7375
    @nikkis7375 5 місяців тому +2

    I feel so high school when I hear the two songs about Travis lol they are so adorable and I get giddy for some reason lol! ❤

  • @UnholyKat
    @UnholyKat 5 місяців тому +3

    I'm so happy u understood right away what she was doing with this song

  • @NativeNYerChicHK
    @NativeNYerChicHK 5 місяців тому +1

    Dude, I know I told you already but I just so love that juxtaposition you do at the start with the metal music at the “Taylor Swift” chyron. Never stop doing that 🤣👏♥️💪
    Also, she perfectly captured that young love feeling of excitement, that kinda overwhelming and intoxicating attraction of a new budding relationship with someone you have this an inexplicably instant and natural chemistry with. Such a strong pull that makes everything and everyone else disappear when you look at them or are just in their presence. It makes you feel like a kid again, in the best way possible ♥️

  • @simsadie14
    @simsadie14 5 місяців тому +3

    Notice all the k’s in the bridge, it itches my brain quite nicely and doesn’t sound forced at all. I like that you picked up on Goo Goo Dolls and the Cranberries because I did too!

  • @annietrahan7322
    @annietrahan7322 5 місяців тому +7

    Great reaction Taylors in love she can’t help it 😂

  • @kitkatkenobi4559
    @kitkatkenobi4559 5 місяців тому +2

    DUDE YOU ARE MY FAVORITE UA-camR. I am a HUGE swiftie and ghost/metal fan. I can literally break down so many lyrics in this video. Almost every lyric has a meaning. For example: “are you going to marry kiss or kill me, it’s just a game but really” Is reference to an interview he did and was asked to kiss marry kill, taylor swift, katy perry, and someone else and “it’s just a game” is a DIRECT QUOTE. Keep doing what you’re doing 💕

  • @wildcutecosplay
    @wildcutecosplay 5 місяців тому +4

    Your reactions to some of the more... spicy implications with the lyrics had me laughing. Keep up the good work :)

  • @serenah55
    @serenah55 5 місяців тому +22

    😆

  • @Danielle-k9m
    @Danielle-k9m 5 місяців тому +2

    Paused to say I always heard "in the blink of a crinkley eye" as reffering to their aged eyes feeling young again. Like a cute fun reference to their actual age

  • @NativeNYerChicHK
    @NativeNYerChicHK 5 місяців тому +1

    Our eyes crinkle when we genuinely smile, that’s what she’s talking about 😊♥️

  • @sora_sg
    @sora_sg 5 місяців тому +3

    4:30 love this reaction 😂

  • @drfunkinstein1
    @drfunkinstein1 5 місяців тому +6

    Omg when she does this live its so good.

  • @carlap3933
    @carlap3933 5 місяців тому +3

    Thank you for this reaction! This song is my number one T Swift song.

  • @RandomRita424
    @RandomRita424 5 місяців тому +4

    Cranberries....great reference!
    Happy Father's day!

  • @karenm5556
    @karenm5556 4 місяці тому

    I love how the pull me to the backseat line gets everyone fired up! But she’s referring to getting into the backseat of a limo 🤣 which is usually how it goes for them lol

  • @MorganChaos
    @MorganChaos 5 місяців тому +15

    It sneaks up on you but this is probably the horniest song she has ever made lmao. Someone pulled out the raw vocal track and because it's layered enough it's not immediately obvious but she's like, literally panting. Horniest song on an album that has the lyric "my bedsheets are ablaze, I've screamed his name, building up like waves crashing over my grave" and a career that has "only bought this dress so you could take it off."
    The first time I heard about "scout's honor" potentially being a sexual innuendo (think about what the scout's honor salute is) I was like okay that's a stretch but idk the more I listen the more I buy it. Especially since it's the next line after "touch me while your bros play Grand Theft Auto."

    • @VioletEmerald
      @VioletEmerald 2 місяці тому

      Oh come on; you really think this one beats Guilty as Sin in terms of "horniness"? This one has subtle sigh references. That one has every single lyric explicitly about it.

    • @MorganChaos
      @MorganChaos 2 місяці тому

      @@VioletEmerald I go back and forth on them, to be fair. Guilty As Sin is EXTREMELY horny but at worst, So High School is a very very close second. I don't think being a little more subtle (and it is a VERY little) makes it less horny, if anything it's kind of hornier since it's about trying to fuck quietly while people are around lmao.

    • @MorganChaos
      @MorganChaos Місяць тому

      @@VioletEmerald I do really think the thing I clearly said and obviously thought through, yes lol. I even mentioned Guilty as Sin so idk if you think you were introducing a new argument but you're not. And I don't know what you think explicit means, but Guilty as Sin is also mostly euphemism and metaphor, the only explicit lyric is really the first line of the chorus. Anyway, yes, that song is a SOLID entry for number 2 but SHS is still number 1 most horny for me.

  • @MaryGenX
    @MaryGenX 5 місяців тому +1

    If you ever look at Travis Kelce when he smiles, his eyes crinkle on the sides of his face. So that is what Taylor meant by “the blink of a crinkling eye”. 😊

  • @DreaAnnTW
    @DreaAnnTW 5 місяців тому +4

    You’re “aghast” had me 😂😂😂

  • @zulmamorales402
    @zulmamorales402 5 місяців тому

    Thank you for your words tonight. Needed that! Your reaction was so one😅😅

  • @crissyb65
    @crissyb65 5 місяців тому

    Love this song. It’s so fun.

  • @JessFess27
    @JessFess27 5 місяців тому +1

    'I am aghast Miss Swift'🤣
    I also recommend Guilty as Sin 😁

  • @jillianstamatelos9459
    @jillianstamatelos9459 5 місяців тому +1

    Crinkling eye is Travis cheesin!! 😁

  • @DreaAnnTW
    @DreaAnnTW 5 місяців тому +2

    You’re doing a good job too!!!

  • @lulytaJB
    @lulytaJB 5 місяців тому +1

    If you want to know what a “crinkling eye” means then look for a picture of Travis Kelce smiling and look at his eyes, there’s the answer 😅

  • @Burketag
    @Burketag 4 місяці тому

    Crinkling eye is Travis kelces eye when he smiles

  • @christinagranados503
    @christinagranados503 5 місяців тому +1

    ❤️

  • @Violet316
    @Violet316 5 місяців тому

    I was willing to bet that you would not like this song, boy was I wrong. Great reaction.

  • @alli_cozic
    @alli_cozic 5 місяців тому

    you don’t need an emoji for crinkling eye, just look at a photo of travis kelce laughing 🤣

  • @meganbezio4320
    @meganbezio4320 5 місяців тому +2

    😂😂 Guilty As Sin can make ya blush if you like this one! 😂

  • @tinadill284
    @tinadill284 5 місяців тому

    Mary - kiss - kill Travis was asked which he’d do to Tay a few years ago 😂 he said kiss 😘

  • @nixllamas9823
    @nixllamas9823 5 місяців тому +8

    Not u being scandalized by some of the saucy lyrics lol

  • @notyouraverageglowup1057
    @notyouraverageglowup1057 3 місяці тому

    If you like “naughty Taylor” you would really like guilty as sin” or a lot of the reputation album

  • @m.catoir258
    @m.catoir258 5 місяців тому +1

    Have you listened to Florida!!! Yet? I think your absolutely love it! It’s featuring Florence and the Machine and absolutely ADDICTIVE 😍😍

    • @m.catoir258
      @m.catoir258 5 місяців тому +1

      Also I absolutely adore your videos. This is so refreshing and my metal heart really is beating for the intro haha. ❤

  • @Livie.Swiftie.13
    @Livie.Swiftie.13 5 місяців тому +1

    You should react to Ronan by Taylor its a sad one but one of my favourites. Would love to see your reaction. Awesome video btw

  • @elis111
    @elis111 5 місяців тому

    you HAVE to listen to so long london... it's her saddest song

  • @Cme.4me
    @Cme.4me 5 місяців тому

    🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘

  • @meganisaverageheight
    @meganisaverageheight 5 місяців тому +2

    If you thought this was scandalous, you should react to “Guilty as Sin?”

  • @jessicapalmquist-hughes5053
    @jessicapalmquist-hughes5053 5 місяців тому +2

    You are going to be fully scandalized by Dress from Reputation 😄

  • @danadrane4587
    @danadrane4587 5 місяців тому

    The alchemy

  • @TabbyWaddell
    @TabbyWaddell 5 місяців тому

    Taylor Swift Down Bad next.