Taylor Swift Sings 'My Husband Is Cheating' on 'Fortnight' with Post ...

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The Tortured Poets Department is now open. Taylor Swift begins her long-awaited new album with a Post Malone collaboration, “Fortnight,” which not only kicks off the track list but also serves as the lead single.

Fortnight Taylor Swift lyrics - Figure 1
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Swift wrote on Instagram announcing the news, “I’ve been such a huge fan of Post because of the writer he is, his musical experimentation, and those melodies he creates that just stick in your head forever. I got to witness that magic come to life firsthand when we worked together on Fortnight. Honestly can’t wait for you guys to hear this song at Midnight TONIGHT and see the video at 8 P.M. ET TOMORROW.” Yes, this will also mark the first music video from Swift’s TPD era, too.

In the lyrics, Swift sings about a romance that was short-lived but affected her deeply (and continues to, as her former lover moves on). She sings, “And I love you it’s ruining my life / I touched you for only a fortnight” in one line, and “Your wife waters flowers. I wanna kill her,” in another.

While fans are anticipating Swift will reflect on her past relationships with Joe Alwyn and Matty Healy on this project, it’s possible she and Malone are taking artistic license here as she sings about a wayward spouse. “My husband is cheating. I wanna kill him,” one lyric goes. As Swift said while writing folklore, “The lines between fantasy and reality blur and the boundaries between truth and fiction become almost indescribable.” Is that the case here?

She also seems to reference the fact that she stopped drinking ahead of the Eras Tour with the lyric, “I was a functioning alcoholic / ’Til nobody noticed my new aesthetic.” Swift told TIME last year, “Doing that show with a hangover, I don’t want to know that world.”

Listen to “Fortnight” and read the full lyrics below, courtesy of Genius.

I was s’posed to be sent awayBut they forgot to come and get meI was a functioning alcoholic’Til nobody noticed my new aestheticAll of this to say, I hope you’re okayBut you’re the reasonAnd no one here’s to blameBut what about your quiet treason?

And for a fortnight there we were forever running’Til you sometimes ask about the weatherNow you’re in my backyard turned into good neighborsYour wife waters flowers, I want to kill her

All my mornings are Monday stuck in an endless FebruaryI took the miracle move on drug, the effects were temporaryAnd I love you, it’s ruining my lifeI love you, it’s ruining my lifeI touched you for only a fortnightI touched you, but I touched you

And for a fortnight there we were forever runnin'’Til you sometimes ask about the weatherNow you’re in my backyard, turned into good neighborsYour wife waters flowers, I want to kill herAnd for a fortnight there we were together running’Til you sometimes come and tug my sweaterNow you're at the mailbox turned into good neighborsMy husband is cheating, I want to kill him

I love you, it’s ruining my lifeI love you, it’s ruining my lifeI touched you for only a fortnightI touched you, I touched youI love you, it’s ruining my lifeI love you, it’s ruining my lifeI touched you for only a fortnightI touched you, I touched you

I call you up but you won’t pick upAnother fortnight lost in AmericaMove to Florida, buy the car you want (Car you want)But it won't start up ’til you touch, touch, touch meI call you up but you won’t pick upAnother fortnight lost in AmericaMove to Florida, buy the car you wantBut it won’t start up ’til I touch, touch, touch you

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