Past times. Fortnight by Taylor Swift

Tortured Poets Department is the eleventh album by American singer Taylor Swift beginning with “Fortnight,” a collaboration with American rapper and singer Post Malone, which not only kicks off the tracklist but also serves as the lead single.

The track was released as the lead single of The Tortured Poets Department on April 19, 2024, concurrently with the album's release.

The video, presented in haunting white and gray tones, begins with an intriguing transition from the inverted room featured on Midnights' Lavander Haze (including several references to that album), a white hallway similar to that of a psychiatric hospital, a room with old typewriters. The scenarios will include an exterior in the middle of a road, a laboratory and an old telephone booth.

In the lyrics, Swift sings about a 1980s-inspired downtempo electropop and synth-pop ballad, "Fortnight" is instrumented by a synth bassline. Its lyrics Swift's character exhibits a lot of the common themes that run throughout this album. One of which being fatalism—longing, pining away, lost dream.

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Credits.-

Director.- Taylor Swift.
Director of Photography.- Rodrigo Prieto.
Producer.- Jil Hardin.
Editor.- Chancler Haynes.
Production Designer.- Ethan Tobman.
1st AD.- Anthony Dimino.
Visual Effects.- Parliament.
Production Companies.- Taylor Swift Productions & Object & Animal.

Lyrics.-

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

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