The song 'Fortnight' by Taylor Swift and Post Malone tells a story about strong feelings, complicated relationships, and secret wishes. It talks about love, betrayal, and wanting someone who doesn't feel the same. The word 'fortnight' shows short-lived happiness and guilty pleasures, leading to sadness. It shows how messy relationships can be and the results of hiding emotions. “I was supposed to be sent away / But they forgot to come and get me,” she kickstarts the song in the first verse with lines suggesting an admission to a hospital for people with mental illnesses. She goes in the verse admitting her lover is the reason why she is like this. In the chorus, she sings about their time in love and reflects on how he has now settled with someone else. “I took the miracle move-on drug, the effects were temporary / And I love you, it’s ruining my life,” on the second verse she details her struggles to forget about him and the negative effects of her failure. “Thought of callin’ ya, but you won’t pick up / ‘Nother fortnight lost in America,” Post Malone sings in the outro.
I was a young boy
I was just about five
I had a thing in my pocket
I kept alive
Now I'm a man
I'm past twenty one
You know baby
We have a lot of fun
Yeah, I'm a man
No boy, listen here
What I'm sayin'
I know
What's going down
All you people
Shut those discos down
Well, I'm a man
And so are these other guys
I got three men with me
And they know where it's at
Got some young studs
And we're nothing but love
Everyday end everyone
We're grown up
We're taking it on
All you people try holdin' on
Come with us
We'll take over the world
We're gonna own it
Make it like we want it
You got to feel it in your hand
You got to understand
You got to come along
I'm telling you to grow up fast
I'm telling you to grow up now
I'm telling ya, you ain't no children
I'm telling ya, you're not little girls
I'm telling ya, you're not little boys
You're men
Don't you understand?
You're women
Don't you understand?
You men and women
Get together, hold your hands
We're gonna take it over
With a girl by your side
And a woman has her man
There's nothing they can't stop
They own it, you own it
How do you want it to be?
Do you like it the way it is?
You want to be something?
You want them to be good?
Want them to love?
You want all the things
When I get high he tells me that
I think I'm gonna love
I want to touch you everyone
I want to touch you down there
I want to know you
I want to feel you
I want to feed you
I want you to know me
I want you to feel me
And we're all right here
What are we gonna do with it?
We're gonna
Are we gonna be something
Or are we gonna let it fall apart?
Are we gonna let them take it?
Or are we gonna take it?
Are we gonna take it?
And make it something great, you know
And make it something beautiful
And make it what we want
And make it something we need
So you realize
So you realize, so you feel
So you know the deal
So you, so you feel the groove
So you don't stop
I'm telling you, you're gods
You people are gods
You're all gods here
We're all gods here
We own the universe
We own the stars
We own the sky
We own the world
We own it all
Come on, let's get it
Come on, let's get it
I was just about five
I had a thing in my pocket
I kept alive
Now I'm a man
I'm past twenty one
You know baby
We have a lot of fun
Yeah, I'm a man
No boy, listen here
What I'm sayin'
I know
What's going down
All you people
Shut those discos down
Well, I'm a man
And so are these other guys
I got three men with me
And they know where it's at
Got some young studs
And we're nothing but love
Everyday end everyone
We're grown up
We're taking it on
All you people try holdin' on
Come with us
We'll take over the world
We're gonna own it
Make it like we want it
You got to feel it in your hand
You got to understand
You got to come along
I'm telling you to grow up fast
I'm telling you to grow up now
I'm telling ya, you ain't no children
I'm telling ya, you're not little girls
I'm telling ya, you're not little boys
You're men
Don't you understand?
You're women
Don't you understand?
You men and women
Get together, hold your hands
We're gonna take it over
With a girl by your side
And a woman has her man
There's nothing they can't stop
They own it, you own it
How do you want it to be?
Do you like it the way it is?
You want to be something?
You want them to be good?
Want them to love?
You want all the things
When I get high he tells me that
I think I'm gonna love
I want to touch you everyone
I want to touch you down there
I want to know you
I want to feel you
I want to feed you
I want you to know me
I want you to feel me
And we're all right here
What are we gonna do with it?
We're gonna
Are we gonna be something
Or are we gonna let it fall apart?
Are we gonna let them take it?
Or are we gonna take it?
Are we gonna take it?
And make it something great, you know
And make it something beautiful
And make it what we want
And make it something we need
So you realize
So you realize, so you feel
So you know the deal
So you, so you feel the groove
So you don't stop
I'm telling you, you're gods
You people are gods
You're all gods here
We're all gods here
We own the universe
We own the stars
We own the sky
We own the world
We own it all
Come on, let's get it
Come on, let's get it
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I'm a Man Lyrics as written by Ellas Mcdaniel
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