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.
She
She came down
From the mountain
And I
I stood my ground
On the mountain
Like a fire I'm drawn to her lust
I can't run from her but Lord I must
Like a demon I'm drawn to her flame
I'm gonna burn calling her name
I'm gonna burn calling her name
She
She came down
From the mountain
And I
I stood my ground
On the mountain
Like a fire I'm drawn to her lust
I can't run from her but Lord I must
Like a demon I'm drawn to her flame
I'm gonna burn calling her name
I'm gonna burn calling her name
She's got a sweetness about her
That I can't explain
She's got a wonderment about her
That I can't deny
And if we are patient
Then maybe we'll get it straight
On the mountain
Like a fire I'm drawn to her lust
I can't run from her but Lord I must
Like a demon I'm drawn to her flame
I'm gonna burn calling her name
I'm gonna burn calling her name
Oh I'll burn calling her name
She came down
From the mountain
And I
I stood my ground
On the mountain
Like a fire I'm drawn to her lust
I can't run from her but Lord I must
Like a demon I'm drawn to her flame
I'm gonna burn calling her name
I'm gonna burn calling her name
She
She came down
From the mountain
And I
I stood my ground
On the mountain
Like a fire I'm drawn to her lust
I can't run from her but Lord I must
Like a demon I'm drawn to her flame
I'm gonna burn calling her name
I'm gonna burn calling her name
She's got a sweetness about her
That I can't explain
She's got a wonderment about her
That I can't deny
And if we are patient
Then maybe we'll get it straight
On the mountain
Like a fire I'm drawn to her lust
I can't run from her but Lord I must
Like a demon I'm drawn to her flame
I'm gonna burn calling her name
I'm gonna burn calling her name
Oh I'll burn calling her name
Lyrics submitted by cucho
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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It's like "Wildfire"-but it rocks and is sexy.
It's a good song. It's clearly about someone who he cares for, but...he needs to stay the heck away from her.
Absolutely phenomenal song, I didn't think much of it at first, but on a second listen I took a liking to it.
It's got a heavy metaphoric kinda element, but it's about someone who's drawn uncontrollably to a girl, and she's going to be very bad for him. He tries to stand his ground but can't resist in the end.
i believe this song refers to a woman who is wild and restless that refuses to let her guard down every time a man falls for her. she finally comes down off her pedestal("she came down from the mountain") for this guy. when he says, "i stood my ground on the mountain"...i believe it refers to him not giving up on her. And the rest is pretty much right in front of us, he knows that even though she is letting him in, its most likely temporary due to her ways.
She's got a sweetness about her That I can't explain She's got a wonderment about her That I can't deny And if we are patient Then maybe we'll get it straight On the mountain
i think this is saying that he knows somewhere deep inside, she wants to change, because she means well but her inner wild child is hard to tame. so he's saying if we are patient we can come to a level ground and be high on love together..
@ts474 bless your heart
Right now, I’m sitting in my truck on the Appalachian Trail listening to this song as I think [drink] about my addiction to alcohol.
To me, this song is about addiction and how we can only overcome it on the “mountain” that we think it comes from.
We must climb it; face it; and defeat it, lest it burns [kills or destroys] us.
i would be in awe if this were about me but its not. im use to it
go be with your appleleaichagilr and take her to the mountains again. I wish i cud go to the mounttans goodbye