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.
Can't imagine you were loving anybody else
The way that you loved me,
Can't imagine you were touching anybody else
The way that you touched me,
Oh I tried so hard to forget you
Those hands that are holding her are hurting me now
And I feel it in my bones
When you make her laugh, I cry
Oh your words are like fire when you’re telling her
all the little promises you promised me first
But what I miss the most - what no one else should know
Are those hands
Right now you’re probably helping her with her coat
When I'm the one that's feeling so cold
I can almost feel your fingers running down her skin
When they're supposed to be mine
Oh and those eyes are open wide
Those hands that are holding her are hurting me now,
And I feel it in my bones
When you make her laugh, I cry
Oh and your words are like fire when you’re telling her
all the little promises you promised me first
But what I miss the most - what no one else should know
Are those hands
You made me a goddess
Now I feel like a fool
Once so tender
Now so cruel
Those hands that are holding her are hurting me now
And I feel it in my bones
When you make her laugh, I cry
Oh your words are like fire when you’re telling her
all the little promises you promised me first
Now I am left with nothing ‘cause you gave it away
It kills me that you're loving her the very same way
And what I miss the most - what no one else should know
Are those hands.
God I miss those hands
The way that you loved me,
Can't imagine you were touching anybody else
The way that you touched me,
Oh I tried so hard to forget you
Those hands that are holding her are hurting me now
And I feel it in my bones
When you make her laugh, I cry
Oh your words are like fire when you’re telling her
all the little promises you promised me first
But what I miss the most - what no one else should know
Are those hands
Right now you’re probably helping her with her coat
When I'm the one that's feeling so cold
I can almost feel your fingers running down her skin
When they're supposed to be mine
Oh and those eyes are open wide
Those hands that are holding her are hurting me now,
And I feel it in my bones
When you make her laugh, I cry
Oh and your words are like fire when you’re telling her
all the little promises you promised me first
But what I miss the most - what no one else should know
Are those hands
You made me a goddess
Now I feel like a fool
Once so tender
Now so cruel
Those hands that are holding her are hurting me now
And I feel it in my bones
When you make her laugh, I cry
Oh your words are like fire when you’re telling her
all the little promises you promised me first
Now I am left with nothing ‘cause you gave it away
It kills me that you're loving her the very same way
And what I miss the most - what no one else should know
Are those hands.
God I miss those hands
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What a fab song. I think everyone has experienced that feeling when you see the person you love (or once loved) with someone else. Whilst obviously feeling jealous, there is also an overwhelming feeling of sadness and the realisation that the person you love has moved on and you are no longer their number one. Even if you were dumped long ago it's still a horrible feeling and brings the pain flooding back.