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.
Step on the stage
The lights, the praise
The curtain calls
And the big parade
You know that life all too well
The promise, the pain
The valor, the rage
Hold up your hands
For the bow and the wave
You know his touch
A little too well
You throw yourself
Into their arms
Mistresses have all the fun
But no one's ever there to take you home
Box up your gloves and your
Down coats
Bound for the sun and the
West coast
Where upper crust tragedies abound
A tip for the girl at the
Coat check
The guy at the door and the
Bar back
They know your face
Oh so well
But movies never made you famous
All your dreams got lost or traded
And all you ever cared about got lost
But you were surely still an actress
Older men would find attractive
And all you ever dreamed of was the cost
Where there's gold, there's a gold digger
Where there's gold, there's a gold digger
Where there's gold, there's a gold digger
Where there's gold, there's a gold digger
Where there's gold, there's a gold digger
Where there's gold, there's a gold digger
You throw yourself
Into their arms
Mistresses have all the fun
But no one's ever there to take you home
The lights, the praise
The curtain calls
And the big parade
You know that life all too well
The promise, the pain
The valor, the rage
Hold up your hands
For the bow and the wave
You know his touch
A little too well
You throw yourself
Into their arms
Mistresses have all the fun
But no one's ever there to take you home
Box up your gloves and your
Down coats
Bound for the sun and the
West coast
Where upper crust tragedies abound
A tip for the girl at the
Coat check
The guy at the door and the
Bar back
They know your face
Oh so well
But movies never made you famous
All your dreams got lost or traded
And all you ever cared about got lost
But you were surely still an actress
Older men would find attractive
And all you ever dreamed of was the cost
Where there's gold, there's a gold digger
Where there's gold, there's a gold digger
Where there's gold, there's a gold digger
Where there's gold, there's a gold digger
Where there's gold, there's a gold digger
Where there's gold, there's a gold digger
You throw yourself
Into their arms
Mistresses have all the fun
But no one's ever there to take you home
Lyrics submitted by esoteric-heart
Where There's Gold Lyrics as written by Christopher Andrew Carrabba
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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hahaha i second feelingeverfine's comment amazing song, even better in earphones really loud
the lest fav. song ? are you kidding me? i love this song , it's very simple but i love it. it's also perfect for me to play and sing because the strumming pattern is so simple . but you know that's just my opinion
The worst song he's written? Really? Wow. I think this is one of the best on the new album and very good next to the best in the Dashboard library.
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brandnew 07...
neither kanye nor chris made up "gold digger" its a common term...anyway, i agree, this is the BEST song on TSOPT.
btw, i love brand new...
someones been torrenting...
thanks though. i was looking for these.
fejkaslbfuise i am so excited. one weeek until theyre in ORL! :D
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well, i think this is ONE of the best songs that he's written in a while. it's a different song structure, and to me it kinda shows his creativity. i like..a lot