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.
The sun is so hot
The drinks are so cold
Your clothes just fall off
As the day goes
We're gonna stay up
Ain't gonna lay at home
We're gonna dance all night
Because we say so (na na na)
I'm thinking maybe I can't have relationships
Cuz lately they're not making any sense
And baby, you're the one thing on my mind
But that can change any time
Cuz there's so many fine women
That my head is spinning
And I've lost all feeling
Everybody's singing like
Hey! Na na na
Hey hey! Na na na na
Hey! Na na na
Hey hey! Na na na na
Cuz there's so many fine women
That my head is spinning
And I'm seeing double vision
Everybody's singing like
Hey! Na na na
Hey hey! Na na na na
Hey! Na na na
Hey hey! Na na na na
Let's do this outside
Shut down the whole block
Watch the girls drop by like it's a catwalk
We're living easy
We've got the whole day
And we can go hard no matter what the cops say (na na na)
I'm thinking maybe I can't have relationships
Cuz lately they're not making any sense
And baby, you're the one thing on my mind
But that can change any time
Cuz there's so many fine women
That my head is spinning
And I've lost all feeling
Everybody's singing like
Hey! Na na na
Hey hey! Na na na na
Hey! Na na na
Hey hey! Na na na na
Cuz there's so many fine women
That my head is spinning
And I'm seeing double vision
Everybody's singing like
Hey! Na na na
Hey hey! Na na na na
Hey! Na na na
Hey hey! Na na na na
I see no vitals on your EKG
Dead on the dancefloor
We only clap because we need more
3OH!3, blowing out your speakers
(Hey! Na na na) Blowing out your speakers
Cuz there's so many fine women
That my head is spinning
And I've lost all feeling
Everybody's singing like
Hey! Na na na
Hey hey! Na na na na
Hey! Na na na
Hey hey! Na na na na
Cuz there's so many fine women
That my head is spinning
And I'm seeing double vision
Everybody's singing like
Hey! Na na na
Hey hey! Na na na na
Hey! Na na na
Hey hey! Na na na na
The drinks are so cold
Your clothes just fall off
As the day goes
We're gonna stay up
Ain't gonna lay at home
We're gonna dance all night
Because we say so (na na na)
I'm thinking maybe I can't have relationships
Cuz lately they're not making any sense
And baby, you're the one thing on my mind
But that can change any time
Cuz there's so many fine women
That my head is spinning
And I've lost all feeling
Everybody's singing like
Hey! Na na na
Hey hey! Na na na na
Hey! Na na na
Hey hey! Na na na na
Cuz there's so many fine women
That my head is spinning
And I'm seeing double vision
Everybody's singing like
Hey! Na na na
Hey hey! Na na na na
Hey! Na na na
Hey hey! Na na na na
Let's do this outside
Shut down the whole block
Watch the girls drop by like it's a catwalk
We're living easy
We've got the whole day
And we can go hard no matter what the cops say (na na na)
I'm thinking maybe I can't have relationships
Cuz lately they're not making any sense
And baby, you're the one thing on my mind
But that can change any time
Cuz there's so many fine women
That my head is spinning
And I've lost all feeling
Everybody's singing like
Hey! Na na na
Hey hey! Na na na na
Hey! Na na na
Hey hey! Na na na na
Cuz there's so many fine women
That my head is spinning
And I'm seeing double vision
Everybody's singing like
Hey! Na na na
Hey hey! Na na na na
Hey! Na na na
Hey hey! Na na na na
I see no vitals on your EKG
Dead on the dancefloor
We only clap because we need more
3OH!3, blowing out your speakers
(Hey! Na na na) Blowing out your speakers
Cuz there's so many fine women
That my head is spinning
And I've lost all feeling
Everybody's singing like
Hey! Na na na
Hey hey! Na na na na
Hey! Na na na
Hey hey! Na na na na
Cuz there's so many fine women
That my head is spinning
And I'm seeing double vision
Everybody's singing like
Hey! Na na na
Hey hey! Na na na na
Hey! Na na na
Hey hey! Na na na na
Lyrics submitted by DawningHell
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I love how this song is totally like... Story of my life!! :) Cause it's saying that he's with the girl but he's realising other 'fine women' and having feelings for them as well as the girl he is currently with... 'Double Vision' basically means that he's seeing two feelings that are the same but are for two different girls... ifly this songg!!