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 met a girl named Tara
And she lived in the heart of America
She liked black caddies
Listening to puff daddy
And dancing till her legs were sore
She worked around the corner
At a diner with a grouchy owner
And her boyfriends shady
Dates another girl named Katie
He loves her Definitely Maybe
Don't think I can take this
Wake me when it's over
It seems so far away
I wish that it was close
I see her everyday
But I'm too scared to go over
Wonder what she'd say
I barely even know her
How much longer
With his keep getting stronger?
I wonder what she's doing as I'm singing myself to sleep
Cause he's a faker
So see ya later
I wonder when she'd realize that she means a lot more to me
I saw you in the hallway
When my last class was just over
It was Friday
School was out tonight
Everything seems to be alright
I said "yo are you going to the part at the cover"
She said "he's picking me up at six again and I don't want to disappoint my boyfriend"
How much longer
With his keep getting stronger?
I wonder what she's doing as I'm singing myself to sleep
Cause he's a faker
So see ya later
I wonder when she'd realize that she means a lot more to me
I met a girl named Tara
And she lived in the heart of America
She liked black caddies
Listening to puff daddy
And dancing till her legs were sore
She worked around the corner
At a diner with a grouchy owner
And her boyfriends shady
Dates another girl named Katie
He loves her, definitely maybe
And she lived in the heart of America
She liked black caddies
Listening to puff daddy
And dancing till her legs were sore
She worked around the corner
At a diner with a grouchy owner
And her boyfriends shady
Dates another girl named Katie
He loves her Definitely Maybe
Don't think I can take this
Wake me when it's over
It seems so far away
I wish that it was close
I see her everyday
But I'm too scared to go over
Wonder what she'd say
I barely even know her
How much longer
With his keep getting stronger?
I wonder what she's doing as I'm singing myself to sleep
Cause he's a faker
So see ya later
I wonder when she'd realize that she means a lot more to me
I saw you in the hallway
When my last class was just over
It was Friday
School was out tonight
Everything seems to be alright
I said "yo are you going to the part at the cover"
She said "he's picking me up at six again and I don't want to disappoint my boyfriend"
How much longer
With his keep getting stronger?
I wonder what she's doing as I'm singing myself to sleep
Cause he's a faker
So see ya later
I wonder when she'd realize that she means a lot more to me
I met a girl named Tara
And she lived in the heart of America
She liked black caddies
Listening to puff daddy
And dancing till her legs were sore
She worked around the corner
At a diner with a grouchy owner
And her boyfriends shady
Dates another girl named Katie
He loves her, definitely maybe
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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this song has a lot of meaning to me, and if i had never heard this song before i'd probably be a different person