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.
“Let’s take the longest way home?”
so I can listen to the
words that let me know;
I'm not working well under pressure;
may take a few shots to make things better
and now its three am
"let’s walk to the corner and back" she said
and I swear its true,
that there were other things I knew,
when I was thinking a substitute,
that was the wrong idea that was
the worst idea for you.
you said it never would end up like this
then again I never said
anything
on those long three flights to the top of the stairs,
a goodnight kiss? it wasn’t there
and it rained
from the way back down to half way home
I turned around because you called for me
when I picked up the phone
the first thing that was said
"Just drive down here, I can’t get you out of my head"
and this whole time I thought you meant
I was stuck in your heart (I was stuck in your heart)
as well as your…
im just a coward and you’re just a liar at heart
heres to missing a chance
not even speaking toolate
not saying anything that would make a start
I’ve spent a lifetime
waiting for the right time
there is no better time than here right now
this is all I have to say
just one time
there is no better time than here right now
so I can listen to the
words that let me know;
I'm not working well under pressure;
may take a few shots to make things better
and now its three am
"let’s walk to the corner and back" she said
and I swear its true,
that there were other things I knew,
when I was thinking a substitute,
that was the wrong idea that was
the worst idea for you.
you said it never would end up like this
then again I never said
anything
on those long three flights to the top of the stairs,
a goodnight kiss? it wasn’t there
and it rained
from the way back down to half way home
I turned around because you called for me
when I picked up the phone
the first thing that was said
"Just drive down here, I can’t get you out of my head"
and this whole time I thought you meant
I was stuck in your heart (I was stuck in your heart)
as well as your…
im just a coward and you’re just a liar at heart
heres to missing a chance
not even speaking toolate
not saying anything that would make a start
I’ve spent a lifetime
waiting for the right time
there is no better time than here right now
this is all I have to say
just one time
there is no better time than here right now
Lyrics submitted by johnrm617
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