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.
Alright alright
mercy mercy jean
ill give in already
notice what to say when you want me on my knees
holding the trigger oh so steady
alright alright
mercy mercy jean
love me whole heartedly
no chemicals can cure me of this disease
im diagnosed with the lovesick shaking
im so shakin
oh so shakin up
with that lovesick shaking
im so shakin
oh so shakin up
so come on over baby
shake me up, shake me up girl
shake me up, shake me
shake me up, shake me up girl
shake me up, shake me up, shake me up girl
lets make our way to the ICU
ill tell the doctor im in love with you
sorry son there is just no use
the lovesick shakings gonna get to you
lets make our way to the ICU
doctor! doctor!
oh is it true
theres nothing left for us to do
the lovesick shakings gonna get to you
the lovesick shakings gonna get you
woah oh oh
im counting sheep to fall asleep
woah oh oh
it helps stop the lovesick shaking
im hiding underneath your sheets
woah oh oh
is that your mom
knock knock
oh no hurry hide me
you keep moving
ill move faster
see me grove
break out in laughter
ill set the mood so your heart ill capture
ill set the mood so your heart ill capture
you keep moving
ill move faster
see me grove
break out in laughter
ill set the mood so your heart ill capture
ill set the mood so your heart ill capture
you keep moving
ill move faster
see me grove
break out in laughter
ill set the mood so your heart ill capture
ill set the mood so your heart ill capture
you keep moving
ill move faster
see me grove
break out in laughter
ill set the mood
set the mood
set the mood
lets make our way to the ICU
ill tell the doctor im in love with you
sorry son there is just not use
the lovesick shakings gonna get to you
lets make our way to the ICU
doctor! doctor!
oh is it true
theres nothing left for us to do
the lovesick shakings gonna get to you
the lovesick shakings gonna get you
woah
the lovesick shaking
woah
the lovesick shaking
woah
the lovesick shaking
its gonna get you
your running out
your running out of time
to sing this song
song that you me
your running out
your running out of time
to sing this song
song that you me
sing it loud
sing it loud
im running out of time
to see you baby
mercy mercy jean
ill give in already
notice what to say when you want me on my knees
holding the trigger oh so steady
alright alright
mercy mercy jean
love me whole heartedly
no chemicals can cure me of this disease
im diagnosed with the lovesick shaking
im so shakin
oh so shakin up
with that lovesick shaking
im so shakin
oh so shakin up
so come on over baby
shake me up, shake me up girl
shake me up, shake me
shake me up, shake me up girl
shake me up, shake me up, shake me up girl
lets make our way to the ICU
ill tell the doctor im in love with you
sorry son there is just no use
the lovesick shakings gonna get to you
lets make our way to the ICU
doctor! doctor!
oh is it true
theres nothing left for us to do
the lovesick shakings gonna get to you
the lovesick shakings gonna get you
woah oh oh
im counting sheep to fall asleep
woah oh oh
it helps stop the lovesick shaking
im hiding underneath your sheets
woah oh oh
is that your mom
knock knock
oh no hurry hide me
you keep moving
ill move faster
see me grove
break out in laughter
ill set the mood so your heart ill capture
ill set the mood so your heart ill capture
you keep moving
ill move faster
see me grove
break out in laughter
ill set the mood so your heart ill capture
ill set the mood so your heart ill capture
you keep moving
ill move faster
see me grove
break out in laughter
ill set the mood so your heart ill capture
ill set the mood so your heart ill capture
you keep moving
ill move faster
see me grove
break out in laughter
ill set the mood
set the mood
set the mood
lets make our way to the ICU
ill tell the doctor im in love with you
sorry son there is just not use
the lovesick shakings gonna get to you
lets make our way to the ICU
doctor! doctor!
oh is it true
theres nothing left for us to do
the lovesick shakings gonna get to you
the lovesick shakings gonna get you
woah
the lovesick shaking
woah
the lovesick shaking
woah
the lovesick shaking
its gonna get you
your running out
your running out of time
to sing this song
song that you me
your running out
your running out of time
to sing this song
song that you me
sing it loud
sing it loud
im running out of time
to see you baby
Lyrics submitted by SERENExNIGHTMARE
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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