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.
As the rain comes down I wonder
If I've ever been this low
And as I try to find the answer
To why I feel this way it shows
That I can't be without you
I won't deny it, you're always in my head
In my head
Every time I close my eyes
all that I can see is you
and I can't get you off my mind
I guess I'm always stuck with you
and every time I close my eyes
all that I can see is you
it won't leave me
As the rain pours down I wonder
If I'll ever be the same
Will I ever find some peace of mind
or slowly go insane
'Cause even though you're a thousand miles away
you're always in my head
in my head
Every time I close my eyes,
all that I can see is you
And I can't get you off my mind
I guess I'm always stuck with you
And every time I close my eyes
all that I can see is you
In my head
And now when everything is wasted, it's wasted
It seems impossible to make it, to fake it
Every time I close my eyes
all that I can see is you
And I can't get you off my mind
I guess I'm always stuck with you
And every time I close my eyes
all that I can see is you
'Cause I can't get you off my mind
I guess I'm always stuck with you
In my head
As the rain comes down I wonder
If I've ever been this low
If I've ever been this low
And as I try to find the answer
To why I feel this way it shows
That I can't be without you
I won't deny it, you're always in my head
In my head
Every time I close my eyes
all that I can see is you
and I can't get you off my mind
I guess I'm always stuck with you
and every time I close my eyes
all that I can see is you
it won't leave me
As the rain pours down I wonder
If I'll ever be the same
Will I ever find some peace of mind
or slowly go insane
'Cause even though you're a thousand miles away
you're always in my head
in my head
Every time I close my eyes,
all that I can see is you
And I can't get you off my mind
I guess I'm always stuck with you
And every time I close my eyes
all that I can see is you
In my head
And now when everything is wasted, it's wasted
It seems impossible to make it, to fake it
Every time I close my eyes
all that I can see is you
And I can't get you off my mind
I guess I'm always stuck with you
And every time I close my eyes
all that I can see is you
'Cause I can't get you off my mind
I guess I'm always stuck with you
In my head
As the rain comes down I wonder
If I've ever been this low
Lyrics submitted by ShiverForMe
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