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.
Don't walk away like you always do
This time
Baby you're the only thing that's been
On my mind
Ever since you left I've been a mess
(You won't answer your phone)
I'll say it once and I'll leave you alone
But I gotta let you know
I wanna get back
To the old days
When the phone would ring
And I knew it was you
I wanna talk back
And get yelled at
Fight for nothing
Like we used to
Oh, kiss me
Like you mean it
Like you miss me
Cause I know you do
I wanna get back
Get back
With you
Don't look at me that way
I see it in your
Eyes
Don't worry about me
I've been
Fine
I'm not gonna lie
I've been a mess
Since you left
And every time I see you
It gets more and more intense
I wanna get back
To the old days
When the phone would ring
And I knew it was you
I wanna talk back
And get yelled at
Fight for nothing
Like we used to
Oh, kiss me
Like you mean it
Like you miss me
Cause I know you do
I wanna get back
Get back
With you
You were the only one I wanted
And you were the first one I fell for
You're the only one that im in need of
And I don't want to be lonely anymore
I wanna get back
To the old days
When the phone would ring
And I knew it was you
I wanna talk back
And get yelled at
Fight for nothing
Like we used to
Oh, kiss me
Like you mean it
Like you miss me
Cause I know you do
I wanna get back
Get back
With you
(Get back)
Get back
(Get back)
Get back
(Get back)
Get back
(Get back)
Get back
Oh, kiss me
Like you mean it
Like you miss me
Cause I know that you do
I wanna get back
Get back
I wanna get back
Get back
I wanna get back
Get back
Get back
Yeah!
This time
Baby you're the only thing that's been
On my mind
Ever since you left I've been a mess
(You won't answer your phone)
I'll say it once and I'll leave you alone
But I gotta let you know
I wanna get back
To the old days
When the phone would ring
And I knew it was you
I wanna talk back
And get yelled at
Fight for nothing
Like we used to
Oh, kiss me
Like you mean it
Like you miss me
Cause I know you do
I wanna get back
Get back
With you
Don't look at me that way
I see it in your
Eyes
Don't worry about me
I've been
Fine
I'm not gonna lie
I've been a mess
Since you left
And every time I see you
It gets more and more intense
I wanna get back
To the old days
When the phone would ring
And I knew it was you
I wanna talk back
And get yelled at
Fight for nothing
Like we used to
Oh, kiss me
Like you mean it
Like you miss me
Cause I know you do
I wanna get back
Get back
With you
You were the only one I wanted
And you were the first one I fell for
You're the only one that im in need of
And I don't want to be lonely anymore
I wanna get back
To the old days
When the phone would ring
And I knew it was you
I wanna talk back
And get yelled at
Fight for nothing
Like we used to
Oh, kiss me
Like you mean it
Like you miss me
Cause I know you do
I wanna get back
Get back
With you
(Get back)
Get back
(Get back)
Get back
(Get back)
Get back
(Get back)
Get back
Oh, kiss me
Like you mean it
Like you miss me
Cause I know that you do
I wanna get back
Get back
I wanna get back
Get back
I wanna get back
Get back
Get back
Yeah!
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes
Get Back Lyrics as written by Nicholas Jonas Joseph Jonas
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Walt Disney Music Company
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Demi Lovato is so much more talented than Miley Cyrus. This song is nothing new lyric-wise, but her voice makes it worth it.
I would definitely buy her CD.
@WishingForYou Demi Lovato Rocks! Miley Cyrus SUCKS!!!
demi's voice is simply amazing. thank god disney found someone with talent. (i'm looking at you, miley!)
omg this sounds NOTHING like what she sang in camp rock! i LOVE it..and obviouslyy she wants he ex back(: i totally want her cd
i like it its great
basically. she wants to get back. with you.
and the other day. she said this was going to be her new single. have no idea if that is a fact. or not.
and jonas helped her write this.
kick-ass song omg.
OMG this song is sooooo good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! when i first heard it i was shocked!!!!!!!! it's very different then everything she has done!!!!!!!!!!!! and this is the best!!!!!!!!!! this song is deffently about her wanting her ex boyfriend!!!!!!!!! i wonder who that is??????????
"And you were the first one I fell for"
i love how she sings that. this song is fucking insane. i love it.
i just listened 2 the music video on disney channel and instead of saying "kiss me like u mmean it like u miss me" she says "hold me like u mean it like you miss me" i went and checked a lot of lyric sites and all of them said kiss me so i went on youtube and watched alot of the music videos and they all said hold me. if any1 figures out can u add a comment about it??????????????? thnx :@
For some reason they dont want anyone saying "kiss me" on Disney which is really gay.
haha apparently "Kiss me like you mean it" (which is the actual line) was too...uh, raunchy for Disney, so they made her do a Disney edit of the song and had the lyric changed to "Hold me like you mean it." It's really lame.