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.
Hang your weary head you seem defeated
Like the little girl you've been with cheated
And in the conversation had to go too far
Now your dropped off drunk in the back of your heart
So dry your lily eyes don't be so cruel
Using all you know it's meant for fools
See you're smoking up in the parking lot
Shake your little butt, show 'em what you got
Hot and the men all want and the chase is on?
Now your flag is flying in the dark and cold
So dry your lily eyes don't be so cruel
Using all you know it's meant for fools
It's in a celebration
There's something in the air
A little celebration
There's something in the air
Are y'all giving up? Don't want to know now
And everybody sees everybody in your town
Oh, and the small town girl she went and got a bar
She gonna shake it off she gonna give 'em what she's got
So dry your lily eyes don't be so cruel
Using aw you know, I said it's meant for fools
This is a celebration
There's something in the air
A little celebration
There's something in the air
This is a celebration
There's something in the air
A little celebration
There's something in the air
Like the little girl you've been with cheated
And in the conversation had to go too far
Now your dropped off drunk in the back of your heart
So dry your lily eyes don't be so cruel
Using all you know it's meant for fools
See you're smoking up in the parking lot
Shake your little butt, show 'em what you got
Hot and the men all want and the chase is on?
Now your flag is flying in the dark and cold
So dry your lily eyes don't be so cruel
Using all you know it's meant for fools
It's in a celebration
There's something in the air
A little celebration
There's something in the air
Are y'all giving up? Don't want to know now
And everybody sees everybody in your town
Oh, and the small town girl she went and got a bar
She gonna shake it off she gonna give 'em what she's got
So dry your lily eyes don't be so cruel
Using aw you know, I said it's meant for fools
This is a celebration
There's something in the air
A little celebration
There's something in the air
This is a celebration
There's something in the air
A little celebration
There's something in the air
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I got:
Lay your weary head, you seem defeated. Like a little girl, you've been cheated. And in the conversation heard it go too far, Now your dropped off drunk in the back of your heart.
Dry your lily eyes, don't be so cruel. Using all you know is good for fun.
See your smokin' up in the parking lot. Shake your little butt show em' what you got. Out in the man and woman and they say she's hot. Now your flag is flying and they're barking coke.
So dry your lily eyes, don't be so cruel. Using all you know is good for fun.
It's in the celebration, There's something in the air. A little celebration, There's something in the air.
All you're giving up don't want to know now. And everybody sees, everybody in your town. Oh and the small town girl she went and got a bar. She gonna shake it off, she's gonna give em what she's got.
So dry your lily eyes don't be so cruel. Using all you know, I said it's time for fun.
It's in the celebration, There's something in the air. A little celebration, There's something in the air. It's in the celebration, There's something in the air. I need a celebration, There's something in the air.
Okay, this is what I got out of it, but there are definitely some parts that I think are wrong.
Lay your weary head, you seem defeated. Like a little girl, you've been mistreated. And in the conversation heard it go too far, Now your dropped off drunk in the back of your heart.
Dry your lily eyes, don't be so cruel. Things had all you know ain't good for fun.
See your smokin' up in the parking lot. Shake your little clutch show em' what you got. Out in the man and woman say she's hot. Now your flag is flying and they're barking coke.
Dry your lily eyes, don't be so cruel. Using all you now ain't good for fun.
It's in the celebration, There's something in the air. A little celebration, There's something in the air.
All you're giving up don't want to know now. And everybody sees, everybody in your town. Oh and the small town girl she went and got a bar. She gonna shake it off, she's gonna give em what she's got.
So dry your lily eyes don't be so cruel. Using all you know, I said it's time for fun.
It's in the celebration, There's something in the air. A little celebration, There's something in the air. It's in the celebration, There's something in the air. I need a celebration, There's something in the air.
you definitely got more than I could, there's just a few things that I think might be different. I was hoping it was on the cd jacket and someone would post it eventually...<br /> <br /> Things had all you know ain't good for fun. --- (Using all you know is good for fun)?<br /> <br /> Out in the man and woman say she's hot. --- (all in the men have wanted him to say shes ours)?<br /> <br /> Now your flag is flying and they're barking coke. -- (Now your flag is flying and they're barking cold)?<br /> <br /> Using all you now ain't good for fun. (Using all you know ain't good for fun)?<br /> <br /> Oh and the small town girl she went and got a bar. --- (Oh and the small town girl she went and got a bark.)?<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> everything else sounds right to me.<br />
hang your weary head you seem defeated*