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.
He lured them in by lying and made them greedy
To begin with, I am sad
To begin with, I am just as mad as you, almost
You see there's a difference between us
That won't go away 'til you're dead
My pretty dancer, tell me, are you alone inside your make up?
And the mask you're wearing slowly tearing you apart
Sing, do a final show for me, you're at heart as can be
I know you're sad about it
Quick, be on your way
To the sound of the army boots you fall asleep so quietly
Maybe you will live another day
Soon they will find you and make you pay
Predators will hunt their prey, send me on my way just to bleed
Cut you open for the cause to feed
Tell me a tale, the one about that girl
Who can dance away time, move her feet like rain
His words are all the same lies, his words are greedy
Sing, do a final show for me
There's a tear in your eye I can see
That I'm not talking while you're singing
Quick, be on your way, disappear in the dark
Be a black shadow in the pack, fade away
And try to live throughout the day
Soon they will find you and make you pay
You will follow, they will lead with minds of flesh and blood and greed
Cut you open like a sack of seed
Tell me a tale, the one about that girl
Who can dance away time, move her feet like rain
Predators will hunt their prey, send me on my way just to bleed
Cut you open for the cause to feed
Tell me a tale, the one about that girl
Who can dance away time, move her feet like rain
'Cause I'm a soldier and you're a dancer
So I let you over
Sold
To begin with, I am sad
To begin with, I am just as mad as you, almost
You see there's a difference between us
That won't go away 'til you're dead
My pretty dancer, tell me, are you alone inside your make up?
And the mask you're wearing slowly tearing you apart
Sing, do a final show for me, you're at heart as can be
I know you're sad about it
Quick, be on your way
To the sound of the army boots you fall asleep so quietly
Maybe you will live another day
Soon they will find you and make you pay
Predators will hunt their prey, send me on my way just to bleed
Cut you open for the cause to feed
Tell me a tale, the one about that girl
Who can dance away time, move her feet like rain
His words are all the same lies, his words are greedy
Sing, do a final show for me
There's a tear in your eye I can see
That I'm not talking while you're singing
Quick, be on your way, disappear in the dark
Be a black shadow in the pack, fade away
And try to live throughout the day
Soon they will find you and make you pay
You will follow, they will lead with minds of flesh and blood and greed
Cut you open like a sack of seed
Tell me a tale, the one about that girl
Who can dance away time, move her feet like rain
Predators will hunt their prey, send me on my way just to bleed
Cut you open for the cause to feed
Tell me a tale, the one about that girl
Who can dance away time, move her feet like rain
'Cause I'm a soldier and you're a dancer
So I let you over
Sold
Lyrics submitted by BleedorBreathe
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