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.
You got your tongue peirced once
And you say you've got another
That you can't show anyone unless it's undercovers
But you're running all around
Showing everyone your new tattoo
You got an A in class
And you hope no one would notice
You're the smartest kid in school
And it makes you self-conscious
And your loser boyfriend's smoking out in the boys' room
I wish somone would tell you
(chorus)
You're a star the way you are
You know you're not fooling anyone
No you've got the eyes of an angel
Don't try to change, yeah
Everybody's got their scars
(Everybody's got their scars)
No matter what they tell ya
You're beautiful the way you are
And your mama's so happy
You became a cheerleader
Homecoming queen just like your older sister
'Til you died your hair pink an'
They said what where you drinkin'
And it never did sink in
It don't matter what they think 'cuz
(chorus)
You're a star the way you are
You know you're not fooling anyone
No you've got the eyes of an angel
Don't try to change, yeah
Everybody's got their scars
(Everybody's got their scars)
Never mind how ugly they are
No matter what they tell ya
You're beautiful the way you are
Oh the way you are
(oh the way you are)
Oh the way you are
(oh the way you are)
Oh the way you are
(oh the way you are) yeah
(chorus)
You're a star the way you are
You know you're not fooling anyone
No you've got the eyes of an angel
Don't try to change, yeah
Everybody's got their scars
(Everybody's got their scars)
No matter what they tell ya
You're beautiful the way you are
x2
And you say you've got another
That you can't show anyone unless it's undercovers
But you're running all around
Showing everyone your new tattoo
You got an A in class
And you hope no one would notice
You're the smartest kid in school
And it makes you self-conscious
And your loser boyfriend's smoking out in the boys' room
I wish somone would tell you
(chorus)
You're a star the way you are
You know you're not fooling anyone
No you've got the eyes of an angel
Don't try to change, yeah
Everybody's got their scars
(Everybody's got their scars)
No matter what they tell ya
You're beautiful the way you are
And your mama's so happy
You became a cheerleader
Homecoming queen just like your older sister
'Til you died your hair pink an'
They said what where you drinkin'
And it never did sink in
It don't matter what they think 'cuz
(chorus)
You're a star the way you are
You know you're not fooling anyone
No you've got the eyes of an angel
Don't try to change, yeah
Everybody's got their scars
(Everybody's got their scars)
Never mind how ugly they are
No matter what they tell ya
You're beautiful the way you are
Oh the way you are
(oh the way you are)
Oh the way you are
(oh the way you are)
Oh the way you are
(oh the way you are) yeah
(chorus)
You're a star the way you are
You know you're not fooling anyone
No you've got the eyes of an angel
Don't try to change, yeah
Everybody's got their scars
(Everybody's got their scars)
No matter what they tell ya
You're beautiful the way you are
x2
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this song makes anyone feel good about them self and cheers me up all the time-as all BFS songs do! iv just had a piano exam and this song totally boosted my confidence. I LUV JARET REDDICK!!
Favorite song this cd!!
I think this song goes out to people who are constantly changing. They are continuely trying to find themselfs, and in the process ,people get mad, turn their backs and say mean things and what not. Basically just a song saying that be who you want, do what you want you are who you are, who cares what the others things.
aww this song is so pretty. i love when bowling for soup randomly breaks out into a serious song! anyway, yea i think this song is all about girls in high school. there are always going to be many people you're trying to please: parents, techers, friends, boys. But the lesson is that you can't keep everyone satisfied. Eventually you have to just give up on what everyone else wants and be yourself.