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.
And I’m the only one that stands between the mastermind and his new plan
The wind is blowing in my air and I’m staring at the edge and I’ve come too far
And I’ve come too far
Stumble around this broken, torn down town
This smoke has entered my throat and I just can’t stand this
This shadow seems to scream but I can barely see, but I can barely see
I’ve come too far for this you see, to let you get away from me
I’ve come too far for this you see, to let you get away from me
So let me hit you with my best shot, I’m sure you’d like to hit me back soon
I’ve come too far for this you see
Bend over my mouth and I stagger up onto these feet
I’m running at full speed and I can feel the heat, I can feel the heat
When I see, I will draw my weapon from my sheathe
I’ve come too far for this you see, to let you get away from me
I’ve come too far for this you see, to let you get away from me
So let me hit you with my best shot, I’m sure you’d like to hit me back soon
I’ve come too far for this you see
I’ll draw my weapon from my sheathe, hold you down until you can’t breathe
And let you feel just how I felt when the smoke had entered me
Let you feel just how I felt
I’ve come too far for this you see, to let you get away from me
I’ve come too far for this you see, to let you get away from me
So let me hit you with my best shot, I’m sure you’d like to hit me back soon
I’ve come too far for this you see
You set fire to everything I’ve got
Take your best shot
Take your best shot
You set fire to everything I’ve got
Take your best shot
Take your best shot
The wind is blowing in my air and I’m staring at the edge and I’ve come too far
And I’ve come too far
Stumble around this broken, torn down town
This smoke has entered my throat and I just can’t stand this
This shadow seems to scream but I can barely see, but I can barely see
I’ve come too far for this you see, to let you get away from me
I’ve come too far for this you see, to let you get away from me
So let me hit you with my best shot, I’m sure you’d like to hit me back soon
I’ve come too far for this you see
Bend over my mouth and I stagger up onto these feet
I’m running at full speed and I can feel the heat, I can feel the heat
When I see, I will draw my weapon from my sheathe
I’ve come too far for this you see, to let you get away from me
I’ve come too far for this you see, to let you get away from me
So let me hit you with my best shot, I’m sure you’d like to hit me back soon
I’ve come too far for this you see
I’ll draw my weapon from my sheathe, hold you down until you can’t breathe
And let you feel just how I felt when the smoke had entered me
Let you feel just how I felt
I’ve come too far for this you see, to let you get away from me
I’ve come too far for this you see, to let you get away from me
So let me hit you with my best shot, I’m sure you’d like to hit me back soon
I’ve come too far for this you see
You set fire to everything I’ve got
Take your best shot
Take your best shot
You set fire to everything I’ve got
Take your best shot
Take your best shot
Lyrics submitted by wfspurs213
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