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.
You know what's on my mind
And why I'm always on the grind
Cuz I'm 'bout mine cuz I'm 'bout mine
Young Khalifa's the name
Plus you gon remember one thing
That I'm 'bout mine that I'm 'bout mine
And I'm through with you dudes
Haters, you do what you do
Cuz I'm 'bout mine cuz I'm 'bout mine
What we do in the game?
Man I stay doin the damn thang
Cuz I'm 'bout mine cuz I'm 'bout mine
Yeah, it's the youngest in charge
Known for the hottest of rap
Straight from the top of the map
Yes, I'm a popular cat
Been to the pit's of The Burgh
To the left, cocked, is my hat
Wiz keep a spliff full a herb
Niggas with knots full of stacks
And I ain't talkin to cats
I'm overdosin your brain
Go for the dope in this game
Bro, and the flow is insane
I'm like the young Shaq of rap
Low in the lane i'm like a Sony to lames
Man, I'm controllin the game
And I'm bout mine say you on your grind?
Well it's about time outshine
Haters so the paper
Can amount right bout mine
Lay it down homie, you'll get out-rhymed
On the track or flat on your back
You'll get out-lined
Keep the goonies with me
Never leave the crib without mine
And no, I ain't talkin ya gang
When I say I'm bout signs
I'm talkin dollars, guy
Here's what you should follow by –
I'm young, fly dumb high
And a nigga 'bout mine
You know what's on my mind
And why I'm always on the grind
Cuz I'm 'bout mine cuz I'm 'bout mine
Young Khalifa's the name
Plus you gon remember one thing
That I'm 'bout mine that I'm 'bout mine
And I'm through with you dudes
Haters, you do what you do
Cuz I'm 'bout mine cuz I'm 'bout mine
What we do in the game?
Man I stay doin the damn thang
Cuz I'm 'bout mine cuz I'm 'bout mine
See, I'm a boss to you cats
And here, my job is to rap
Spittin' flame to makin' sure you lames
Fall to the back it's a shame
I'm here now so for your squad
It's a wrap it's the gritty city
That strong-armed onto the map
More than a rapper, in fact
Man, you fuckin with the finest here
The best one that's rhymin here
So I guess I'm a pioneer
No question, I'm fly as air
I'm high, but I'm sittin low a blast
So if you niggas gotta ask
Then your bitch'll know sicker flow
Short change nigga you need bigga dough
You a Kodak moment
Shit I'm the bigger picture, bro
You niggas simply spendin chips on these pros
I'd be right to call you a pimp
Cuz your niggas is hoes
You see me? A little different
Don't do shit for these hoes
But have them pigeons in my cribbit's
Washin dishes and clothes you know Wiz
The young wise guy grind with my eyes wide
I can stop or rewind i come ahead of my time
You know what's on my mind
And why I'm always on the grind
Cuz I'm 'bout mine cuz I'm 'bout mine
Young Khalifa's the name
Plus you gon remember one thing
That I'm 'bout mine that I'm 'bout mine
And I'm through with you dudes
Haters, you do what you do
Cuz I'm 'bout mine cuz I'm 'bout mine
What we do in the game?
Man I stay doin the damn thang
Cuz I'm 'bout mine cuz I'm 'bout mine
If you 'bout yours
Never let another nigga doubt yours
Life is full of lessons and them blessins
Better count yours watch out for the haters
Cause your paper's what they out for
Be a boss not just another loss
To account for and the flow sick
You know Wiz gonna split line-for-line
'Til this nigga get so rich gonna hold shit
And I keep tellin' you time-and-time
That this young'n is focused movin' so quick
Slow up
Pace that'll make ya get ya get dough up
And but you can, you can't just show love
Stay spittin flame which makes 'em go nuts
You know what's on my mind
And why I'm always on the grind
Cuz I'm 'bout mine cuz I'm 'bout mine
Young Khalifa's the name
Plus you gon remember one thing
That I'm 'bout mine that I'm 'bout mine
And I'm through wit you dudes
Haters, you do what you do
Cuz I'm 'bout mine cuz I'm 'bout mine
What we do in the game?
Man I stay doin the damn thang
Cuz I'm 'bout mine cuz I'm 'bout mine
And why I'm always on the grind
Cuz I'm 'bout mine cuz I'm 'bout mine
Young Khalifa's the name
Plus you gon remember one thing
That I'm 'bout mine that I'm 'bout mine
And I'm through with you dudes
Haters, you do what you do
Cuz I'm 'bout mine cuz I'm 'bout mine
What we do in the game?
Man I stay doin the damn thang
Cuz I'm 'bout mine cuz I'm 'bout mine
Yeah, it's the youngest in charge
Known for the hottest of rap
Straight from the top of the map
Yes, I'm a popular cat
Been to the pit's of The Burgh
To the left, cocked, is my hat
Wiz keep a spliff full a herb
Niggas with knots full of stacks
And I ain't talkin to cats
I'm overdosin your brain
Go for the dope in this game
Bro, and the flow is insane
I'm like the young Shaq of rap
Low in the lane i'm like a Sony to lames
Man, I'm controllin the game
And I'm bout mine say you on your grind?
Well it's about time outshine
Haters so the paper
Can amount right bout mine
Lay it down homie, you'll get out-rhymed
On the track or flat on your back
You'll get out-lined
Keep the goonies with me
Never leave the crib without mine
And no, I ain't talkin ya gang
When I say I'm bout signs
I'm talkin dollars, guy
Here's what you should follow by –
I'm young, fly dumb high
And a nigga 'bout mine
You know what's on my mind
And why I'm always on the grind
Cuz I'm 'bout mine cuz I'm 'bout mine
Young Khalifa's the name
Plus you gon remember one thing
That I'm 'bout mine that I'm 'bout mine
And I'm through with you dudes
Haters, you do what you do
Cuz I'm 'bout mine cuz I'm 'bout mine
What we do in the game?
Man I stay doin the damn thang
Cuz I'm 'bout mine cuz I'm 'bout mine
See, I'm a boss to you cats
And here, my job is to rap
Spittin' flame to makin' sure you lames
Fall to the back it's a shame
I'm here now so for your squad
It's a wrap it's the gritty city
That strong-armed onto the map
More than a rapper, in fact
Man, you fuckin with the finest here
The best one that's rhymin here
So I guess I'm a pioneer
No question, I'm fly as air
I'm high, but I'm sittin low a blast
So if you niggas gotta ask
Then your bitch'll know sicker flow
Short change nigga you need bigga dough
You a Kodak moment
Shit I'm the bigger picture, bro
You niggas simply spendin chips on these pros
I'd be right to call you a pimp
Cuz your niggas is hoes
You see me? A little different
Don't do shit for these hoes
But have them pigeons in my cribbit's
Washin dishes and clothes you know Wiz
The young wise guy grind with my eyes wide
I can stop or rewind i come ahead of my time
You know what's on my mind
And why I'm always on the grind
Cuz I'm 'bout mine cuz I'm 'bout mine
Young Khalifa's the name
Plus you gon remember one thing
That I'm 'bout mine that I'm 'bout mine
And I'm through with you dudes
Haters, you do what you do
Cuz I'm 'bout mine cuz I'm 'bout mine
What we do in the game?
Man I stay doin the damn thang
Cuz I'm 'bout mine cuz I'm 'bout mine
If you 'bout yours
Never let another nigga doubt yours
Life is full of lessons and them blessins
Better count yours watch out for the haters
Cause your paper's what they out for
Be a boss not just another loss
To account for and the flow sick
You know Wiz gonna split line-for-line
'Til this nigga get so rich gonna hold shit
And I keep tellin' you time-and-time
That this young'n is focused movin' so quick
Slow up
Pace that'll make ya get ya get dough up
And but you can, you can't just show love
Stay spittin flame which makes 'em go nuts
You know what's on my mind
And why I'm always on the grind
Cuz I'm 'bout mine cuz I'm 'bout mine
Young Khalifa's the name
Plus you gon remember one thing
That I'm 'bout mine that I'm 'bout mine
And I'm through wit you dudes
Haters, you do what you do
Cuz I'm 'bout mine cuz I'm 'bout mine
What we do in the game?
Man I stay doin the damn thang
Cuz I'm 'bout mine cuz I'm 'bout mine
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Bout Mine Lyrics as written by Cameron Jibril Thomaz J Lightfoot
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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