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.
There were ocean waves, big city lights,
Lazy summer days, crazy sleepless nights.
Somewhere out on an open road,
You drove yourself out of your mind
Sometimes to do the things you love,
You leave the ones you love behind.
You danced, you drank, you laughed, you cried,
You went to work and said goodbye
I lived, I learned, stayed up all night,
I'll see you when the time is right again
I've got old shoes in a brand new town
I wear 'em like they're starin' let the tongues hang out.
I'm just too loose for the same old crowd
If I could only see your face before my souls wear down
Somewhere out on an open road, you search until you look inside
Sometimes you've got to see the world to find you what you left behind
You danced, you drank, you laughed, you cried,
You went to work and said goodbye
I lived, I learned, stayed up all night,
I'll see you when the time is right again
Wait for me, don't wait, don't wait for me
You can't wait for the sun to rise, you'll never know until you try
We make mistakes and learn in time, we all grow old, we live, we die
We woke before the sun could rise, we packed our bags and waved goodbye
We drove into a great sunset and lived a life with no regret
I can't wait for the sun to rise, I'll never know until I try
We make mistakes and learn through time, we all grow old,
We live, we die, we live
Lazy summer days, crazy sleepless nights.
Somewhere out on an open road,
You drove yourself out of your mind
Sometimes to do the things you love,
You leave the ones you love behind.
You danced, you drank, you laughed, you cried,
You went to work and said goodbye
I lived, I learned, stayed up all night,
I'll see you when the time is right again
I've got old shoes in a brand new town
I wear 'em like they're starin' let the tongues hang out.
I'm just too loose for the same old crowd
If I could only see your face before my souls wear down
Somewhere out on an open road, you search until you look inside
Sometimes you've got to see the world to find you what you left behind
You danced, you drank, you laughed, you cried,
You went to work and said goodbye
I lived, I learned, stayed up all night,
I'll see you when the time is right again
Wait for me, don't wait, don't wait for me
You can't wait for the sun to rise, you'll never know until you try
We make mistakes and learn in time, we all grow old, we live, we die
We woke before the sun could rise, we packed our bags and waved goodbye
We drove into a great sunset and lived a life with no regret
I can't wait for the sun to rise, I'll never know until I try
We make mistakes and learn through time, we all grow old,
We live, we die, we live
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Can someone put up Nick's version please? I would do it myself but i don't have the album.