Taylor Swift - Fortnight (Lyrics) [HD]

Taylor Swift (with Post Malone) sings 'Fortnight' from her 2024 Republic album 'The Tortured Poets Department'. The lyrics are in the video and below with comments about the song and album.

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Fortnight (Singers: Taylor Swift, Post Malone)

I was supposed to be sent away
But they forgot to come and get me
I was a functioning alcoholic
'Til nobody noticed my new aesthetic
All of this to say I hope you're okay
But you're the reason
And no one here's to blame
But what about your quiet treason?

And for a fortnight there, we were forever
Run into you sometimes, ask about the weather
Now you're in my backyard, turned into good neighbors
Your wife waters flowers, I wanna kill her

All my mornings are Mondays stuck in an endless February
I took the miracle move-on drug, the effects were temporary
And I love you, it's ruining my life
I love you, it's ruining my life
I touched you for only a fortnight
I touched you, but I touched you

And for a fortnight there, we were forever
Run into you sometimes, ask about the weather
Now you're in my backyard, turned into good neighbors
Your wife waters flowers, I wanna kill her
And for a fortnight there, we were together
Run into you sometimes, comment on my sweater
Now you're at the mailbox, turned into good neighbors
My husband is cheating, I wanna kill him

I love you, it's ruining my life
I love you, it's ruining my life
I touched you for only a fortnight
I touched you, I touched you
I love you, it's ruining my life
I love you, it's ruining my life
I touched you for only a fortnight
I touched you, I touched you

Thought of callin' ya, but you won't pick up
'Nother fortnight lost in America
Move to Florida, buy the car you want
But it won't start up 'til you touch, touch, touch me
Thought of calling ya, but you won't pick up
'Nother fortnight lost in America
Move to Florida, buy the car you want
But it won't start up 'til I touch, touch, touch you

Songwriters: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff, Austin Post
[Lyrics from genius.com]

Wikipedia states:

"Fortnight" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift featuring the American rapper and singer Post Malone, taken from Swift's eleventh studio album, The Tortured Poets Department. The two artists wrote the track with Jack Antonoff, who produced it with Swift. Republic Records released the song as the lead single concurrently with its parent album on April 19, 2024. A 1980s-inspired downtempo electropop and synth-pop ballad, "Fortnight" is instrumented by a pulsing synth bassline. Its lyrics see Swift's character in an unhappy marriage and becoming next-door neighbors with an ex-lover who is also married, and the two vow to escape to Florida.

Music critics were divided on the song; some praised the vocal chemistry of Swift and Malone, but others considered the production weak. "Fortnight" broke the record for the highest single-day streams on the streaming platform Spotify. In the United States, the song debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 with the second highest single-week streaming figure since 2020, marking Swift's twelfth and Malone's fifth number-one song. It earned Swift her fifth number-one single on the Billboard Global 200 chart and peaked atop the charts in Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.

An accompanying music video for "Fortnight", directed by Swift, was released the same day as the single's release. It stars Swift, Malone, and the actors Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles. With a black-and-white cinematography, the video includes intertwining scenes of Swift in a psychiatric hospital, and Swift and Malone as lovers.

The Tortured Poets Department is the eleventh studio album by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on April 19, 2024, through Republic Records. It was expanded into a double album two hours after its release, subtitled The Anthology, containing a second volume of songs.