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 came here to make you dance tonight
I don't care if I'm a guilty pleasure for you
And I don't even know
What kinda fool you're taking me for
So you've got some brand new clothes
You never could afford before
Oh, brother, spare us all
We don't care anymore
We just wanna get down on the floor
You sell yourself to make it
You can dish it, but can you really take it?
You're never gonna get it with nothing
'Cause nothing's what you got in your head
So stop pretending
I came here to make you dance tonight
I don't care if I'm a guilty pleasure for you
Shut up 'cause we won't stop
And we're gettin' down 'til the sun's coming up
I came here to make you dance tonight
I don't care if I'm a guilty pleasure for you
Shut up 'cause we won't stop
And we're gettin' down 'til the sun's coming up
And I don't even read
What the papers gotta say about me
Oh, no, I can't believe
They take it so serious, seriously
I'm so bored, oh, please don't talk anymore
Shut your mouth and get down on the floor
So cynical
Poor baby, I can dish it 'cause I know how to take it
You're never gonna win 'em all
So fuck 'em if they can't take a joke
I'm just playing
I came here to make you dance tonight
I don't care if I'm a guilty pleasure for you
Shut up 'cause we won't stop
And we're gettin' down 'til the sun's coming up
I came here to make you dance tonight
I don't care if I'm a guilty pleasure for you
Shut up 'cause we won't stop
We're gettin' down 'til the sun's coming up
And maybe someday I'll believe
(Maybe someday I'll believe)
That we are all apart of some bigger plan
Tonight I just don't give a damn
(So shut your mouth it's time to dance)
If the world is ending, I'm throwing the party
I came here to make you dance tonight
I don't care if I'm a guilty pleasure for you
Shut up 'cause we won't stop
And we're gettin' down 'til the sun's coming up
I came here to make you dance tonight
I don't care if I'm a guilty pleasure for you
Shut up 'cause we won't stop
And we're gettin' down 'til the sun's coming up
I came here to make you dance tonight
I don't care if I'm a guilty pleasure for you
Shut up 'cause we won't stop
And we're gettin' down 'til the sun's coming up
I don't care if I'm a guilty pleasure for you
And I don't even know
What kinda fool you're taking me for
So you've got some brand new clothes
You never could afford before
Oh, brother, spare us all
We don't care anymore
We just wanna get down on the floor
You sell yourself to make it
You can dish it, but can you really take it?
You're never gonna get it with nothing
'Cause nothing's what you got in your head
So stop pretending
I came here to make you dance tonight
I don't care if I'm a guilty pleasure for you
Shut up 'cause we won't stop
And we're gettin' down 'til the sun's coming up
I came here to make you dance tonight
I don't care if I'm a guilty pleasure for you
Shut up 'cause we won't stop
And we're gettin' down 'til the sun's coming up
And I don't even read
What the papers gotta say about me
Oh, no, I can't believe
They take it so serious, seriously
I'm so bored, oh, please don't talk anymore
Shut your mouth and get down on the floor
So cynical
Poor baby, I can dish it 'cause I know how to take it
You're never gonna win 'em all
So fuck 'em if they can't take a joke
I'm just playing
I came here to make you dance tonight
I don't care if I'm a guilty pleasure for you
Shut up 'cause we won't stop
And we're gettin' down 'til the sun's coming up
I came here to make you dance tonight
I don't care if I'm a guilty pleasure for you
Shut up 'cause we won't stop
We're gettin' down 'til the sun's coming up
And maybe someday I'll believe
(Maybe someday I'll believe)
That we are all apart of some bigger plan
Tonight I just don't give a damn
(So shut your mouth it's time to dance)
If the world is ending, I'm throwing the party
I came here to make you dance tonight
I don't care if I'm a guilty pleasure for you
Shut up 'cause we won't stop
And we're gettin' down 'til the sun's coming up
I came here to make you dance tonight
I don't care if I'm a guilty pleasure for you
Shut up 'cause we won't stop
And we're gettin' down 'til the sun's coming up
I came here to make you dance tonight
I don't care if I'm a guilty pleasure for you
Shut up 'cause we won't stop
And we're gettin' down 'til the sun's coming up
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this song is so good. its getting me so excited for the new cd viva la cobra is going to be amazing
" i can dish it cos i dont know how to take it" i think it says i can dish it cuz i know how to take it
and i thought that it was i dont care "if im" a guilty pleasure for you but i dont really know thats just how i hear it sometimes