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.
Lately nothing I do ever seems to please you
And maybe turning my back would be that much easier
'Cause hurtful words are all that we exchange
But I can't watch you walk away
Can I forget about the way it feels to touch you
And all about the good times that we've been through?
Could I wake up without you every day
And would I let you walk away?
No, I can't learn to live without
And I can't give up on us now
Oh, I know I could say we're through
And tell myself I'm over you
But even if I made a vow
I promise not to miss you now
And try to hide the truth inside
I fell 'cause I, I just can't live a lie
Could I forget the look that tells me that you want me
And all the reasons that make loving you so easy
The kiss that always makes it hard to breathe
The way you know just what I mean?
No, I can't learn to live without
Oh, so don't you give up on us now
Oh, I know I could say we're through
And tell myself I'm over you
But even if I made a vow
I promise not to miss you now
And try to hide the truth inside
I fell 'cause I, I just can't live a lie
Oh, and I don't wanna try
Oh, I know I could say we're through
And tell myself I'm over you
But even if I made a vow
I promise not to miss you now
And try to hide the truth inside
I fell 'cause I, I just can't live a lie
(I just can't live a lie)
But even if I made a vow
I promise not to miss you now
And try to hide the truth inside
I fell 'cause I, I just can't live a lie
Oh, I can't live a lie
Oh, I can't live a lie
And maybe turning my back would be that much easier
'Cause hurtful words are all that we exchange
But I can't watch you walk away
Can I forget about the way it feels to touch you
And all about the good times that we've been through?
Could I wake up without you every day
And would I let you walk away?
No, I can't learn to live without
And I can't give up on us now
Oh, I know I could say we're through
And tell myself I'm over you
But even if I made a vow
I promise not to miss you now
And try to hide the truth inside
I fell 'cause I, I just can't live a lie
Could I forget the look that tells me that you want me
And all the reasons that make loving you so easy
The kiss that always makes it hard to breathe
The way you know just what I mean?
No, I can't learn to live without
Oh, so don't you give up on us now
Oh, I know I could say we're through
And tell myself I'm over you
But even if I made a vow
I promise not to miss you now
And try to hide the truth inside
I fell 'cause I, I just can't live a lie
Oh, and I don't wanna try
Oh, I know I could say we're through
And tell myself I'm over you
But even if I made a vow
I promise not to miss you now
And try to hide the truth inside
I fell 'cause I, I just can't live a lie
(I just can't live a lie)
But even if I made a vow
I promise not to miss you now
And try to hide the truth inside
I fell 'cause I, I just can't live a lie
Oh, I can't live a lie
Oh, I can't live a lie
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I Just Can't Live a Lie Lyrics as written by Stephen Paul Robson Wayne Anthony Hector
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY, Universal Music Publishing Group
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