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.
This time you should know
Like the first time that
I saw you there alone
Like the first time that
I knew you were my own
The way you made me feel
Like I was something that
You couldn't live without
Like I was someone that
You couldn't be without
Something came in between us
Something made a change in you
What can I do?
So you made your decision
I guess it's you that I'll be missin'
I lie alone in bed just wishin'
That I had been the one
That I had been the one
This time you should know
The way you made me feel
So helpless and alone
Erase the memories
Of all we've ever known
Something came in between us
Something made us break in two
What can I do?
So you made your decision
I guess it's you that I'll be missin'
I lie alone in bed just wishin'
That I had been the one
That I had been the one
Now I think I'm goin' crazy
Now you're stuck inside my head
I don't ever wanna feel this way again
When you look in the mirror
Does it all seem clear to you?
Have I been used?
So you made your decision
It won't be me that you'll be missin'
I lie alone in bed just wishin'
That I had been the one
That I had been the one
So you made your decision
I guess it's you that I'll be missin'
I lie alone in bed just wishin'
That I had been the one
That I had been the one
Like the first time that
I saw you there alone
Like the first time that
I knew you were my own
The way you made me feel
Like I was something that
You couldn't live without
Like I was someone that
You couldn't be without
Something came in between us
Something made a change in you
What can I do?
So you made your decision
I guess it's you that I'll be missin'
I lie alone in bed just wishin'
That I had been the one
That I had been the one
This time you should know
The way you made me feel
So helpless and alone
Erase the memories
Of all we've ever known
Something came in between us
Something made us break in two
What can I do?
So you made your decision
I guess it's you that I'll be missin'
I lie alone in bed just wishin'
That I had been the one
That I had been the one
Now I think I'm goin' crazy
Now you're stuck inside my head
I don't ever wanna feel this way again
When you look in the mirror
Does it all seem clear to you?
Have I been used?
So you made your decision
It won't be me that you'll be missin'
I lie alone in bed just wishin'
That I had been the one
That I had been the one
So you made your decision
I guess it's you that I'll be missin'
I lie alone in bed just wishin'
That I had been the one
That I had been the one
Lyrics submitted by Alucard
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