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.
I don't know, it's just something about ya (woo)
Got me feeling like I can't be without ya (woo)
Anytime someone mention your name (woo)
I be feeling as if I'm around ya (woo)
Ain't no words to describe you, baby (woo)
All I know is that you take me high (woo)
Can you tell that you drive me crazy? (Woo)
'Cause I can't get you out my mind
Think of you when I'm goin' to bed
When I wake up, think of you again
You were my homie, lover and friend
Exactly why
You light me up inside
Like the fourth of July
Whenever you're around
I always seem to smile
And people ask me how
Well, you're the reason why
I'm dancing in the mirror and singing in the shower
La-da-di, la-da-da, la-da-da
Singing in the shower
La-da-di, la-da-da, la-da-da
Singing in the shower
All I want, all I need is your lovin' (woo)
Baby, you make me hot like an oven (woo)
Since you came, you know what I've discovered? (Woo)
Baby, I don't need me another (woo)
No, no, all I know (no)
Only you got me feelin' so (so)
And you know that I got to have ya (woo)
And I don't plan to let you go
Think of you when I'm goin' to bed
When I wake up, think of you again
You were my homie, lover and friend
Exactly why
You light me up inside
Like the fourth of July
Whenever you're around
I always seem to smile
And people ask me how
Well, you're the reason why
I'm dancing in the mirror and singing in the shower (shower)
La-da-di, la-da-da, la-da-da
Singing in the shower
La-da-di, la-da-da, la-da-da (yeah)
Singing in the shower (whoa, oh)
There ain't no guarantee
But I'll take a chance on we
Baby, let's take our time
(Singing in the shower)
And when the times get rough
There ain't no giving up
'Cause it just feels so right
(Singing in the shower)
Don't care what others say
If I got you, I'm straight
You bring my heart to life, yeah
You light me up inside
Like the fourth of July
Whenever you're around
I always seem to smile
And people ask me how
Well, you're the reason why
I'm dancing in the mirror and singing in the shower (oh)
La-da-di, la-da-da, la-da-da
Singing in the shower
La-da-di, la-da-da, la-da-da
You got me singing in the shower
La-da-di, la-da-da, la-da-da
Singing in the shower
La-da-di, la-da-da, la-da-da
Got me feeling like I can't be without ya (woo)
Anytime someone mention your name (woo)
I be feeling as if I'm around ya (woo)
Ain't no words to describe you, baby (woo)
All I know is that you take me high (woo)
Can you tell that you drive me crazy? (Woo)
'Cause I can't get you out my mind
Think of you when I'm goin' to bed
When I wake up, think of you again
You were my homie, lover and friend
Exactly why
You light me up inside
Like the fourth of July
Whenever you're around
I always seem to smile
And people ask me how
Well, you're the reason why
I'm dancing in the mirror and singing in the shower
La-da-di, la-da-da, la-da-da
Singing in the shower
La-da-di, la-da-da, la-da-da
Singing in the shower
All I want, all I need is your lovin' (woo)
Baby, you make me hot like an oven (woo)
Since you came, you know what I've discovered? (Woo)
Baby, I don't need me another (woo)
No, no, all I know (no)
Only you got me feelin' so (so)
And you know that I got to have ya (woo)
And I don't plan to let you go
Think of you when I'm goin' to bed
When I wake up, think of you again
You were my homie, lover and friend
Exactly why
You light me up inside
Like the fourth of July
Whenever you're around
I always seem to smile
And people ask me how
Well, you're the reason why
I'm dancing in the mirror and singing in the shower (shower)
La-da-di, la-da-da, la-da-da
Singing in the shower
La-da-di, la-da-da, la-da-da (yeah)
Singing in the shower (whoa, oh)
There ain't no guarantee
But I'll take a chance on we
Baby, let's take our time
(Singing in the shower)
And when the times get rough
There ain't no giving up
'Cause it just feels so right
(Singing in the shower)
Don't care what others say
If I got you, I'm straight
You bring my heart to life, yeah
You light me up inside
Like the fourth of July
Whenever you're around
I always seem to smile
And people ask me how
Well, you're the reason why
I'm dancing in the mirror and singing in the shower (oh)
La-da-di, la-da-da, la-da-da
Singing in the shower
La-da-di, la-da-da, la-da-da
You got me singing in the shower
La-da-di, la-da-da, la-da-da
Singing in the shower
La-da-di, la-da-da, la-da-da
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