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.
so we sit at this table
with our hands in our laps
and we have a few drinks
and we share a few laughs
but now those days have passed
and they're not coming back
it's a shame cus thats all that i had
and we'll sing out loud for hours
till a morning that we know we can't avoid
these nights are noteable and priceless
but i swear that every word i say
i'll mean until my dying day
it's a shame
when i wake i can't recall a thing
it's a shame
when i wake i can't recall a thing
so keep things quiet
till the rest of the street falls asleep
then we'll break out
show everyone just what we're made of
so young
let's abuse it all and have a little fun
i'll drink to that
let's drink to that
and i'll sing out loud for hours
till a morning that we know we cant avoid
these nights are noteable and priceless
and i swear that every word i say
i'll mean until my dying day
it's a shame
when i wake i cant recall a thing
it's a shame
when i wake i cant recall a thing
i've got some problems
but we've got ten dollars
that's enough to get us wasted
before the night is over
these past five days
i've been completely sober
but tonight i'm gettin ripped wide open
(x2)
but tonight i'm gettin ripped wide open
and we'll sing out loud for hours
till a morning that we know we can't avoid
these nights are noteable and priceless
and i swear that every word i say
i'll mean until my dying day
it's a shame
when i wake i can't recall a thing
it's a shame
when i wake i can't recall a thing
with our hands in our laps
and we have a few drinks
and we share a few laughs
but now those days have passed
and they're not coming back
it's a shame cus thats all that i had
and we'll sing out loud for hours
till a morning that we know we can't avoid
these nights are noteable and priceless
but i swear that every word i say
i'll mean until my dying day
it's a shame
when i wake i can't recall a thing
it's a shame
when i wake i can't recall a thing
so keep things quiet
till the rest of the street falls asleep
then we'll break out
show everyone just what we're made of
so young
let's abuse it all and have a little fun
i'll drink to that
let's drink to that
and i'll sing out loud for hours
till a morning that we know we cant avoid
these nights are noteable and priceless
and i swear that every word i say
i'll mean until my dying day
it's a shame
when i wake i cant recall a thing
it's a shame
when i wake i cant recall a thing
i've got some problems
but we've got ten dollars
that's enough to get us wasted
before the night is over
these past five days
i've been completely sober
but tonight i'm gettin ripped wide open
(x2)
but tonight i'm gettin ripped wide open
and we'll sing out loud for hours
till a morning that we know we can't avoid
these nights are noteable and priceless
and i swear that every word i say
i'll mean until my dying day
it's a shame
when i wake i can't recall a thing
it's a shame
when i wake i can't recall a thing
Lyrics submitted by ryanisarealboy
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