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.
My heart belongs to you
So what could I do
To make you feel I'm down with
You see me hangin' around
But you don't know how to make me feel for you, and
Each and every day, I try to make some sense of this
What you mean to me, I know it could be serious
Each and every night, I dream about just holding you
Loving you like this, what is a girl supposed to do?
I love you (I love you)
I want you (I want you)
You're the one that I live for
And I can't take it anymore (anymore)
I love you (I love you)
I need you (and I need you)
What can I do to make you see
You're the only one for me?
First time I saw your face
My heart just erased
All the guys I knew before
You walked into my life
I was the type to never want for nothing
Each and every day, I try to make some sense of this
What you mean to me, I know it could be serious
Each and every night, I dream about just holding you
Loving you like this, what is a girl supposed to do?
I love you (I love you)
I want you (I need you)
You're the one that I live for
And I can't take it anymore (ooh)
I love you (I love you)
I need you (need you)
What can I do to make you see
You're the only one for me?
I love you, I want you, I need you in my life
Can't you see what you mean to me?
Baby, come hold me tight
I miss you, wanna kiss you
Every time I see your face
Baby, I'm here waiting for you
Each and every day
I love you (ooh)
I want you
You're the one that I live for (baby)
And I can't take it any more (you know that I love you)
I love you (oh-oh)
I need you (baby, I love, love, love)
What can I do to make you see (do to make you see)
You're the only one for me? (Oh yeah)
You're the only one for me (only one)
And I know it's meant to be (and I know we're meant to be)
What can I do to make you see
My love will carry on? (listen to my heart)
So listen to my heart and know (and know)
You'll find out where my love will go (love will go)
The future lies between us, boy
Oh babe, I love you so (ooh, ooh)
I love you
I want you (and you know my heart belongs to you, boy)
You're the one that I live for
And I can't take it any more
I love you (baby, I love you)
I need you (baby, I need you, ooh)
What can I do to make you see
You're the only one for me?
I love you (you're the one for me)
I want you (it was meant to be)
You're the one that I live for (ooh)
And I can't take it any more (oh, hey-hey-hey)
I love you
I need you (baby, I love, love, love)
What can I do to make you see
You're the only one for me?
I love you
So what could I do
To make you feel I'm down with
You see me hangin' around
But you don't know how to make me feel for you, and
Each and every day, I try to make some sense of this
What you mean to me, I know it could be serious
Each and every night, I dream about just holding you
Loving you like this, what is a girl supposed to do?
I love you (I love you)
I want you (I want you)
You're the one that I live for
And I can't take it anymore (anymore)
I love you (I love you)
I need you (and I need you)
What can I do to make you see
You're the only one for me?
First time I saw your face
My heart just erased
All the guys I knew before
You walked into my life
I was the type to never want for nothing
Each and every day, I try to make some sense of this
What you mean to me, I know it could be serious
Each and every night, I dream about just holding you
Loving you like this, what is a girl supposed to do?
I love you (I love you)
I want you (I need you)
You're the one that I live for
And I can't take it anymore (ooh)
I love you (I love you)
I need you (need you)
What can I do to make you see
You're the only one for me?
I love you, I want you, I need you in my life
Can't you see what you mean to me?
Baby, come hold me tight
I miss you, wanna kiss you
Every time I see your face
Baby, I'm here waiting for you
Each and every day
I love you (ooh)
I want you
You're the one that I live for (baby)
And I can't take it any more (you know that I love you)
I love you (oh-oh)
I need you (baby, I love, love, love)
What can I do to make you see (do to make you see)
You're the only one for me? (Oh yeah)
You're the only one for me (only one)
And I know it's meant to be (and I know we're meant to be)
What can I do to make you see
My love will carry on? (listen to my heart)
So listen to my heart and know (and know)
You'll find out where my love will go (love will go)
The future lies between us, boy
Oh babe, I love you so (ooh, ooh)
I love you
I want you (and you know my heart belongs to you, boy)
You're the one that I live for
And I can't take it any more
I love you (baby, I love you)
I need you (baby, I need you, ooh)
What can I do to make you see
You're the only one for me?
I love you (you're the one for me)
I want you (it was meant to be)
You're the one that I live for (ooh)
And I can't take it any more (oh, hey-hey-hey)
I love you
I need you (baby, I love, love, love)
What can I do to make you see
You're the only one for me?
I love you
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this song hits the spot.. really deserves more comments..