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.
Circle circle dot dot, (uh huh)
I got my cootie shot, (uh huh)
You think that girl is hot? (uh huh)
I think I'd rather not.
(Uh huh), uh huh, (okay), okay, (okay).
I'll fuck her anway.
Circle circle dot dot, (uh huh)
I got my cootie shot, (uh huh)
I think that booty's hot, (uh huh)
I'd give it booty sauce,
That booty's so hot I'll make it drop to the drop drop to the drop drop to the make it drop,
To the floor, lets get raw, (uh huh)
Okay, gimme some more.
We getting drunk now, with the shot shot to the shot shot to the shot shots to the shots.
We going chase these, double stamp it, no erasies with the bap bap to the bap bap.
Here comes the bouncer; don't get caught.
Kindly introduce me to the friends that you brought.
(Uh huh), uh huh, (okay), okay.
I'm having fun today.
Circle circle dot dot, (uh huh)
I got my cootie shot, (uh huh)
You think that girl is hot? (uh huh)
I think I'd rather not.
(Uh huh), uh huh, (okay), okay, (okay).
I'll fuck her anyway.
Circle circle dot dot, (uh huh)
I got my cootie shot, (uh huh)
You think that girl is hot? (uh huh)
I think I'd rather not.
(Uh huh), uh huh, (okay), okay, (okay).
I'll fuck her anyway.
Yo, circle circle dot dot.
Yo, this shits workin', please don't stop.
Now kindly please remove your top.
Snd please don't say that you're a cop.
Show me yours, I'll show you mine
And we'll play doctor until nine.
Uh huh (uh huh) okay (okay).
Girl, you drivin' me insaine.
Insane to the brain, to the dope beats, to the mende.
Spent, should of spent spent to the plenty.
We could do it hard, we could do it gently.
Everyday, out for ten days, drive a Bentley.
If you want Stu skis you can rent me.
If you want to see the piece, check the pant leg.
Uh huh, uh huh, okay, okay.
Come on everybody, say:
Circle circle dot dot, (uh huh)
I got my cootie shot, (uh huh)
You think that girl is hot? (uh huh)
I think I'd rather not.
(Uh huh), uh huh, (okay), okay, (okay).
I'll fuck her anyway.
Circle circle dot dot, (uh huh)
I got my cootie shot, (uh huh)
You think that girl is hot? (uh huh)
I think I'd rather not.
(Uh huh), uh huh, (okay), okay, (okay).
I'll fuck her anyway.
Uh huh, uh huh, okay, okay.
It's time to hit the breaks.
Shake that shit girl, shake that shit.
Don't fake that shit, don't break that shit.
Shake that shit girl, shake that shit.
Shake that, shake that, shake that shit.
Uh huh, uh huh, uh huh, uh huh.
Okay, okay, okay, okay.
Uh huh, uh huh, uh huh, uh huh.
Okay, okay, okay, okay!
Circle circle dot dot, (uh huh)
I got my cootie shot, (uh huh)
You think that girl is hot? (uh huh)
I think I'd rather not.
(Uh huh), uh huh, (okay), okay, (okay).
I'll fuck her anyway.
Circle circle dot dot, (uh huh)
I got my cootie shot, (uh huh)
You think that girl is hot? (uh huh)
I think I'd rather not.
(Uh huh), uh huh, (okay), okay, (okay).
I'll fuck her anyway.
I got my cootie shot, (uh huh)
You think that girl is hot? (uh huh)
I think I'd rather not.
(Uh huh), uh huh, (okay), okay, (okay).
I'll fuck her anway.
Circle circle dot dot, (uh huh)
I got my cootie shot, (uh huh)
I think that booty's hot, (uh huh)
I'd give it booty sauce,
That booty's so hot I'll make it drop to the drop drop to the drop drop to the make it drop,
To the floor, lets get raw, (uh huh)
Okay, gimme some more.
We getting drunk now, with the shot shot to the shot shot to the shot shots to the shots.
We going chase these, double stamp it, no erasies with the bap bap to the bap bap.
Here comes the bouncer; don't get caught.
Kindly introduce me to the friends that you brought.
(Uh huh), uh huh, (okay), okay.
I'm having fun today.
Circle circle dot dot, (uh huh)
I got my cootie shot, (uh huh)
You think that girl is hot? (uh huh)
I think I'd rather not.
(Uh huh), uh huh, (okay), okay, (okay).
I'll fuck her anyway.
Circle circle dot dot, (uh huh)
I got my cootie shot, (uh huh)
You think that girl is hot? (uh huh)
I think I'd rather not.
(Uh huh), uh huh, (okay), okay, (okay).
I'll fuck her anyway.
Yo, circle circle dot dot.
Yo, this shits workin', please don't stop.
Now kindly please remove your top.
Snd please don't say that you're a cop.
Show me yours, I'll show you mine
And we'll play doctor until nine.
Uh huh (uh huh) okay (okay).
Girl, you drivin' me insaine.
Insane to the brain, to the dope beats, to the mende.
Spent, should of spent spent to the plenty.
We could do it hard, we could do it gently.
Everyday, out for ten days, drive a Bentley.
If you want Stu skis you can rent me.
If you want to see the piece, check the pant leg.
Uh huh, uh huh, okay, okay.
Come on everybody, say:
Circle circle dot dot, (uh huh)
I got my cootie shot, (uh huh)
You think that girl is hot? (uh huh)
I think I'd rather not.
(Uh huh), uh huh, (okay), okay, (okay).
I'll fuck her anyway.
Circle circle dot dot, (uh huh)
I got my cootie shot, (uh huh)
You think that girl is hot? (uh huh)
I think I'd rather not.
(Uh huh), uh huh, (okay), okay, (okay).
I'll fuck her anyway.
Uh huh, uh huh, okay, okay.
It's time to hit the breaks.
Shake that shit girl, shake that shit.
Don't fake that shit, don't break that shit.
Shake that shit girl, shake that shit.
Shake that, shake that, shake that shit.
Uh huh, uh huh, uh huh, uh huh.
Okay, okay, okay, okay.
Uh huh, uh huh, uh huh, uh huh.
Okay, okay, okay, okay!
Circle circle dot dot, (uh huh)
I got my cootie shot, (uh huh)
You think that girl is hot? (uh huh)
I think I'd rather not.
(Uh huh), uh huh, (okay), okay, (okay).
I'll fuck her anyway.
Circle circle dot dot, (uh huh)
I got my cootie shot, (uh huh)
You think that girl is hot? (uh huh)
I think I'd rather not.
(Uh huh), uh huh, (okay), okay, (okay).
I'll fuck her anyway.
Lyrics submitted by iLL Ronald
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