Fortnight – English Lyrics

• By: Taylor Swift, Post Malone
• Album: THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

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 want to 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

Chorus 

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 want to 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 calling ya But you won’t pick up 

Another 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 

Another fortnight lost in America 

Move to Florida Buy the car you want 

But it won’t start up Til I touch, touch, touch you

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
forgot /fərˈɡɒt/ A1	verb - past tense of forget: to fail to remember
functioning /ˈfʌŋkʃənɪŋ/ B2	adjective - capable of operating or working
alcoholic /ˌælkəˈhɒlɪk/ B2	noun - a person suffering from alcoholism adjective - relating to or caused by alcohol
noticed /ˈnoʊtɪst/ A2	verb - to become aware of something by seeing, hearing, or feeling it
aesthetic /iːsˈθetɪk/ C1	noun - a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement adjective - concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
reason /ˈriːzən/ A2	noun - a cause, explanation, or justification for an action or event
blame /bleɪm/ B1	noun - responsibility for a fault or wrong verb - to assign responsibility for a fault or wrong
treason /ˈtriːzən/ C1	noun - the crime of betraying one's country
fortnight /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/ B2	noun - a period of two weeks
forever /fərˈevər/ A2	adverb - for all future time; eternally
weather /ˈweðər/ A1	noun - the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
neighbors /ˈneɪbərz/ A2	noun - a person living next door or nearby
flowers /ˈflaʊərz/ A1	noun - the seed-bearing part of a plant, consisting of reproductive organs
kill /kɪl/ A1	verb - cause the death of (a person, animal, or plant)
stuck /stʌk/ A2	verb - fixed in a particular position or unable to move or be moved
miracle /ˈmɪrəkl/ B1	noun - a surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by natural or scientific laws and is therefore considered to be the work of a divine agency
ruining /ˈruːɪnɪŋ/ B1	verb - destroying or spoiling something
husband /ˈhʌzbənd/ A2	noun - a married man
cheating /ˈtʃiːtɪŋ/ B1	verb - act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage
calling /ˈkɔːlɪŋ/ A1	verb - to make a telephone call
lost /lɒst/ A2	adjective - unable to find one's way; not knowing one's whereabouts
start /stɑːrt/ A1	verb - to begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space

Key Grammar Structures

• I was supposed to be sent away

  ➔ Modal verb + passive infinitive (was supposed to + be + past participle)

  ➔ The word "supposed" shows the modal construction indicating expectation or obligation.

• Til nobody noticed my new aesthetic

  ➔ Conjunction "til" (= until) + past simple

  ➔ The conjunction "Til" means "until" and introduces the time clause "nobody noticed...".

• All of this to say

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose after a noun phrase

  ➔ The infinitive "to say" expresses the purpose of "All of this".

• I want to kill her.

  ➔ Verb + infinitive (want + to + verb) expressing desire

  ➔ The infinitive "to kill" shows what the speaker wants to do.

• My husband is cheating

  ➔ Present continuous for a temporary ongoing action

  ➔ The form "is cheating" is present continuous, indicating an ongoing activity.

• Thought of calling ya

  ➔ Gerund after the preposition "of"

  ➔ After the preposition "of", the gerund "calling" is used.

• Buy the car you want

  ➔ Imperative + relative clause (the car you want)

  ➔ The clause "you want" is a relative clause modifying "the car".

• Til you touch, touch, touch me

  ➔ Conjunction "til" (= until) + present simple

  ➔ The clause "you touch" follows "Til", meaning "until you touch".

• Now you’re in my backyard

  ➔ Contraction of "you are" + present simple (state)

  ➔ The contraction "you’re" stands for "you are", indicating a present state.