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.
I'm not that much for brilliant conversation
If it's talk you want I'm not the one to call
I never thought I had that much to offer
I'd rather be a flower on the wall
Solitude can make a great companion
Even when you're hangin' with the crowd
I stayed behind within a rhyme and followed
Cause they always play the music much too loud
A corner dark and quiet where you found me
A most unlikely hero that's for sure
You found a song within me burning brightly
And a voice I never knew I had before
So I sing - a simple word, a tender thought
I know therefore I am
So I sing - I'd love to find my voice but I can't - So I sing
I appreciate you called me for the party
But the song was just a blade that cuts both ways
It builds a bridge between us for a moment
Then becomes a wall within the light of day
But everyone must stumble to their calling
And mine is in the echo of a tune
You loved me well until the lights had faded
But now I'm just a shadow in the room
So I sing - a simple word, a tender thought
I know therefore I am
So I sing - I'd love to find my voice but I can't
Now I know these things I've said to you could be misunderstood
But you'll find more to my story than strings and wood
A simple word, a tender thought
I know therefore I am
So I sing - I'd love to find my voice but I can't
So I sing
A simple word, a tender thought
I know therefore I am
So I sing
I'd love to find my voice but I can't
And I never had the courage for the dance
But you'd love me if you give me half a chance
So I sing
Yes I sing - I'd love to find my voice, but I can't - So I sing
Yes I sing - I hide behind the songs
And I sing
If it's talk you want I'm not the one to call
I never thought I had that much to offer
I'd rather be a flower on the wall
Solitude can make a great companion
Even when you're hangin' with the crowd
I stayed behind within a rhyme and followed
Cause they always play the music much too loud
A corner dark and quiet where you found me
A most unlikely hero that's for sure
You found a song within me burning brightly
And a voice I never knew I had before
So I sing - a simple word, a tender thought
I know therefore I am
So I sing - I'd love to find my voice but I can't - So I sing
I appreciate you called me for the party
But the song was just a blade that cuts both ways
It builds a bridge between us for a moment
Then becomes a wall within the light of day
But everyone must stumble to their calling
And mine is in the echo of a tune
You loved me well until the lights had faded
But now I'm just a shadow in the room
So I sing - a simple word, a tender thought
I know therefore I am
So I sing - I'd love to find my voice but I can't
Now I know these things I've said to you could be misunderstood
But you'll find more to my story than strings and wood
A simple word, a tender thought
I know therefore I am
So I sing - I'd love to find my voice but I can't
So I sing
A simple word, a tender thought
I know therefore I am
So I sing
I'd love to find my voice but I can't
And I never had the courage for the dance
But you'd love me if you give me half a chance
So I sing
Yes I sing - I'd love to find my voice, but I can't - So I sing
Yes I sing - I hide behind the songs
And I sing
Lyrics submitted by k8e721
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