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 Naïve to think it would stay the same
The words of older wiser people didn’t change a thing
I enjoyed the years before but it will never be over
Different but still alive inside your brain
All Roads lead away from here
And the cars are all but gone
From the undiscovered place by others
Where we often stayed til dawn
When Isolation overtakes
And you don’t know you’re not alone
This is not a different sky we look upon
Time continues dragging me
To an unknown destination
But we control the stops along the way
Now I believe I understand
And I Understand that I believe
In being here, and higher power
And knowing true serenity
All Roads lead away from here
And the cars are all but gone
From the undiscovered place by others
Where we often stayed til dawn
When Isolation overtakes
And you don’t know you’re not alone
This is not a different sky we look upon
The words of older wiser people didn’t change a thing
I enjoyed the years before but it will never be over
Different but still alive inside your brain
All Roads lead away from here
And the cars are all but gone
From the undiscovered place by others
Where we often stayed til dawn
When Isolation overtakes
And you don’t know you’re not alone
This is not a different sky we look upon
Time continues dragging me
To an unknown destination
But we control the stops along the way
Now I believe I understand
And I Understand that I believe
In being here, and higher power
And knowing true serenity
All Roads lead away from here
And the cars are all but gone
From the undiscovered place by others
Where we often stayed til dawn
When Isolation overtakes
And you don’t know you’re not alone
This is not a different sky we look upon
Lyrics submitted by AbortRetryFail
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
Fortnight
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Bron-Y-Aur Stomp
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
Holiday
Bee Gees
Bee Gees
@[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.
When We Were Young
Blink-182
Blink-182
This is a sequel to 2001's "Reckless Abandon", and features the band looking back on their clumsy youth fondly.
Punchline
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran sings about missing his former partner and learning important life lessons in the process on “Punchline.” This track tells a story of battling to get rid of emotions for a former lover, whom he now realized might not have loved him the same way. He’s now caught between accepting that fact and learning life lessons from it and going back to beg her for another chance.