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.
Shh, but can you keep a secret
Are you the type of person who holds it in for five minutes before you release it?
You're nothing more then a hypocrite
You talk too much gossip, now how long can you live with it?
You see, I've had it up to here with all this nonsense
You started the rumors, but I'm the one payin' the consequence
From your breath to the next breath
From one desk to the next desk
All of this office talk is leaving me stressed
I'm tryin' to start a new life and turn over a new leaf
But you're the cause of my pain, the cause of my grief
I'm lookin' for payback but two wrongs don't make it better
Congratulations, you're the world's greatest storyteller
This is how it is
On the wrong side of the tracks
Does it really have to be
'Cause you're not ready to fight back
This is how it is
See this world is not enough
Does it really have to be
When I keep tellin' you people to hush
I keep tellin' you people to hush 'cause I can't trust you
There's six million stories to tell, now which one's about you?
You see, I watch these rumors spread like flies in the nighttime
All this gossip keeps eating away at my lifeline
Keep tellin' stories 'cause nobody really wants you
Tell a lie and watch the truth come back to haunt you
I take a look around and all I see is your promise being broken
I guess kindness leaves you open
I wish I could fly away from everything you say and do
I wish that I can run away from you
You people need to find something better to talk about
You people need to be quiet and keep my name out of your mouth
This is how it is
On the wrong side of the tracks
Does it really have to be
'Cause you're not ready to fight back
This is how it is
See this world is not enough
Does it really have to be
When I keep tellin' you people to hush
This is how it is
On the wrong side of the tracks
Does it really have to be
You keep talking behind my back
You people never change
I'm the only one I trust
So stop talkin' about me
When I keep tellin' you people to hush
I was told firsthand, never word of mouth
I was told firsthand, never word of mouth
I was told firsthand, never word of mouth
I was told firsthand, never word of mouth
I was told firsthand, never word of mouth
I was told firsthand, never word of mouth
I was told firsthand, never word of mouth
I was told firsthand, never word of mouth
This is how it is
On the wrong side of the tracks
Does it really have to be
'Cause you're not ready to fight back?
This is how it is
See this world is not enough
Does it really have to be
When I keep tellin' you people to hush?
Are you the type of person who holds it in for five minutes before you release it?
You're nothing more then a hypocrite
You talk too much gossip, now how long can you live with it?
You see, I've had it up to here with all this nonsense
You started the rumors, but I'm the one payin' the consequence
From your breath to the next breath
From one desk to the next desk
All of this office talk is leaving me stressed
I'm tryin' to start a new life and turn over a new leaf
But you're the cause of my pain, the cause of my grief
I'm lookin' for payback but two wrongs don't make it better
Congratulations, you're the world's greatest storyteller
This is how it is
On the wrong side of the tracks
Does it really have to be
'Cause you're not ready to fight back
This is how it is
See this world is not enough
Does it really have to be
When I keep tellin' you people to hush
I keep tellin' you people to hush 'cause I can't trust you
There's six million stories to tell, now which one's about you?
You see, I watch these rumors spread like flies in the nighttime
All this gossip keeps eating away at my lifeline
Keep tellin' stories 'cause nobody really wants you
Tell a lie and watch the truth come back to haunt you
I take a look around and all I see is your promise being broken
I guess kindness leaves you open
I wish I could fly away from everything you say and do
I wish that I can run away from you
You people need to find something better to talk about
You people need to be quiet and keep my name out of your mouth
This is how it is
On the wrong side of the tracks
Does it really have to be
'Cause you're not ready to fight back
This is how it is
See this world is not enough
Does it really have to be
When I keep tellin' you people to hush
This is how it is
On the wrong side of the tracks
Does it really have to be
You keep talking behind my back
You people never change
I'm the only one I trust
So stop talkin' about me
When I keep tellin' you people to hush
I was told firsthand, never word of mouth
I was told firsthand, never word of mouth
I was told firsthand, never word of mouth
I was told firsthand, never word of mouth
I was told firsthand, never word of mouth
I was told firsthand, never word of mouth
I was told firsthand, never word of mouth
I was told firsthand, never word of mouth
This is how it is
On the wrong side of the tracks
Does it really have to be
'Cause you're not ready to fight back?
This is how it is
See this world is not enough
Does it really have to be
When I keep tellin' you people to hush?
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Hush Lyrics as written by Bobby Mcintosh Adam Arsenault
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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