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.
I'm sorry
I heard about the bad news today
A crowd of people around you
Telling you it's okay
And everything happens for a reason
When you lose a part of yourself
To somebody you know
It takes a lot to let go
Every breath that you remember
Pictures fade away
But memory's forever
An empty chair at all the tables
And I'll be seein' you when all my days boil down
But it's better where you're goin' anyway
I'm sorry
I heard about the bad news today
It's really hard to get through
Tough times and long days
But it really just depends on the season
When you lose a part of yourself
To somebody you know
It takes a lot to let go
Every breath that you remember
Pictures fade away
But memory's forever
An empty chair at all the tables
And I'll be seein' you when all my days boil down
For now we'll say goodbye
We know it's not the last time
I've lost the best part of my day-ay-ay...
But it's better where you're goin' anyway
An empty chair at all the tables
And I'll be seein' you when all my days boil down
For now we'll say goodbye
We know it's not the last time
I've lost the best part of my day-ay-ay...
This is the last thing I
I will remember
It's better where you're going anyway
I heard about the bad news today
A crowd of people around you
Telling you it's okay
And everything happens for a reason
When you lose a part of yourself
To somebody you know
It takes a lot to let go
Every breath that you remember
Pictures fade away
But memory's forever
An empty chair at all the tables
And I'll be seein' you when all my days boil down
But it's better where you're goin' anyway
I'm sorry
I heard about the bad news today
It's really hard to get through
Tough times and long days
But it really just depends on the season
When you lose a part of yourself
To somebody you know
It takes a lot to let go
Every breath that you remember
Pictures fade away
But memory's forever
An empty chair at all the tables
And I'll be seein' you when all my days boil down
For now we'll say goodbye
We know it's not the last time
I've lost the best part of my day-ay-ay...
But it's better where you're goin' anyway
An empty chair at all the tables
And I'll be seein' you when all my days boil down
For now we'll say goodbye
We know it's not the last time
I've lost the best part of my day-ay-ay...
This is the last thing I
I will remember
It's better where you're going anyway
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Hey people im really sorry to moan as i absolutely LOVE nfg they r the best and i LOVE this song but can i ask all you people that like Nothing gold best, do u actually like it best or r u just saying it coz u wanna seem like oldtime devoted fans, a lot of people seem to like coz of that so thought i's ask. I'm always confused when people say they like the NGCS hit or miss better than the s/t/ hit or miss as the s/t is just the same but with better singing, i dont get how people can like the NGCS 1 better?! i think its thw whole trying to be oldtime devoted fans again. u know part of the "original" fan base. just asking, sorry il stop now.