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.
Girl I know I've got a funny way of showing it
Yes, I thought our love was here to stay and blowing it
Was never on my agenda
She meant nothing to me, I meant nothing to her
Now I realize it's over, I just got to tell you
Girlfriend I love you, I love you, I love you so much
I love you, I love you, I love you, so much
I love you, I love you, I love you, so much so much
Girl, I know I ripped your heart right out so why pretend
That there is even a shadow of doubt that it's the end
Why the hell are we breaking our necks
When there's hardly any sex sex!
To simplify something that's extremely complex
You were my girlfriend, now you're my ex
(xylophone?)
Girlfriend I love you, I love you, I love you so much
I love you, I love you, I love you, so much
I love you, I love you, I love you, so much so much
Listen to my synthesizer!
Girlfriend I love you, I love you, I love you so much
I love you, I love you, I love you, so much
I love you, I love you, I love you, so much so much
Girlfriend I love you, I love you, I love you, so much
I love you, I love you, I love you, so much
I love you, I love you, I love you, so much so much
Yes, I thought our love was here to stay and blowing it
Was never on my agenda
She meant nothing to me, I meant nothing to her
Now I realize it's over, I just got to tell you
Girlfriend I love you, I love you, I love you so much
I love you, I love you, I love you, so much
I love you, I love you, I love you, so much so much
Girl, I know I ripped your heart right out so why pretend
That there is even a shadow of doubt that it's the end
Why the hell are we breaking our necks
When there's hardly any sex sex!
To simplify something that's extremely complex
You were my girlfriend, now you're my ex
(xylophone?)
Girlfriend I love you, I love you, I love you so much
I love you, I love you, I love you, so much
I love you, I love you, I love you, so much so much
Listen to my synthesizer!
Girlfriend I love you, I love you, I love you so much
I love you, I love you, I love you, so much
I love you, I love you, I love you, so much so much
Girlfriend I love you, I love you, I love you, so much
I love you, I love you, I love you, so much
I love you, I love you, I love you, so much so much
Lyrics submitted by K-nuxXx, edited by post-human
Girlfriend Lyrics as written by Francis Gilles Poullain-patterson Daniel Francis Hawkins
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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