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.
Stand here beside me a little bit longer.
We've run out of things to talk about,
But what does it matter?
It's nice to slow down, catch a breath.
You take mine away.
Have my heart while you're at it.
And I think I like you, but do you like me back?
And I think I like you, but I'm too nervous to ask.
The sound of the diner, it plays in the background.
I sorta ask you out for coffee.
You say the stuff is the devil,
But hey, what's that? You like hot chocolate?
Well, so I do I, maybe, maybe
Just maybe this'll work out fine.
And I think I like you, but do you like me back?
And I think I like you, but I'm too nervous to act.
Between being friends and something else.
I won't say it; I'll deny it,
But I'm stuck in your doorway.
It's not that I love you, I just like you alot.
Does that make any sense?
No, no, probably not.
But I know I like you, and you say you like me back.
And I know I like you; I just hope this will last.
And how I love you, my friend.
We've run out of things to talk about,
But what does it matter?
It's nice to slow down, catch a breath.
You take mine away.
Have my heart while you're at it.
And I think I like you, but do you like me back?
And I think I like you, but I'm too nervous to ask.
The sound of the diner, it plays in the background.
I sorta ask you out for coffee.
You say the stuff is the devil,
But hey, what's that? You like hot chocolate?
Well, so I do I, maybe, maybe
Just maybe this'll work out fine.
And I think I like you, but do you like me back?
And I think I like you, but I'm too nervous to act.
Between being friends and something else.
I won't say it; I'll deny it,
But I'm stuck in your doorway.
It's not that I love you, I just like you alot.
Does that make any sense?
No, no, probably not.
But I know I like you, and you say you like me back.
And I know I like you; I just hope this will last.
And how I love you, my friend.
Lyrics submitted by whenshesmiles
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