The song sets the scene of a woman stating that she should have been taken away to an asylum but no one came to get her. So, she's not in a good place mentally, didn't get help, so is a functioning alcoholic to cope.
The narrator goes on to explore the idea of her ex-lover years on becoming her neighbour. Your wife waters flowers // I want to kill her - this lyric reinforces her mental instability and tells us about the animosity towards her ex-lover's wife. It also demonstrates her ex-lover is now in a happy marriage with a nurturing person.
She then goes on to describe her own unhappy marriage:
All my mornings are Mondays // Stuck in an endless February // I took the miracle move-on drug // The effects were temporary
At this point is when I felt like it was metaphorical, composite piece as it ties in a few different moments of Taylor's life. It is speculated that February 2023 is when she split up with her long-term boyfriend, and she moved onto her rebound; represented here as the miracle move-on drug. This didn't last either, therefore the effects were only temporary.
Later on in the song, the narrator says my husband is cheating // I want to kill him bringing it back around to contrast her marriage against her ex-lover's marriage. To me, this feels like an insecurity and anxiety of the narrator's, believing that her ex-lover will get his happy ending but she's still stuck in a place where she isn't happy.
I believe the use of 'fortnight' here isn't literal, either. It is a metaphor for how the relationship had such a significant impact on her, but in the grand scheme of her life, it was a blip in time. It wasn't long enough for her because she was hoping for forever.
I don't think 'neighbour' is literal, either. I think because these are all celebrities who run in the same circles and go to the same award shows and ceremonies, she will inevitably bump into them and have to suffer through watching them with someone new and being happy without her.
I believe the outro of the song is from the perspective of the ex-lover trying to reach out, but she's not allowing that door to open anymore (I've been calling ya, but you won't pick up). This could also be interpreted as a communication barrier and how they're just misunderstanding each other all the time. Then he's encouraging her to move on (move to Florida, buy the car you want), but she doesn't want to do this without him (but it won't start up 'till I touch, touch, touch you).
Florida here could also be interpreted as the rebound. Move on with the rebound or someone else because the ex-lover can't offer her what she needs from him, but the thing is, she doesn't want to move on yet. She feels like she can't because she loves him and she can't start up without him. It's ruining her life to love him.
Overall, the song sounds like a reflection and regret. She still holds a lot of love for her ex-lover and wishes him well (all of this to say // I hope you're okay but you're the reason // and no one's here to blame // but what about your quiet treason?).
The treason line is intriguing, perhaps this is a glimpse into cheating and it is why they were only together for a 'fortnight', but at the end of the day she still loves him and it is ruining her life because she doesn't want to move on without him and it is pushing her towards insanity.
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