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.
Never thought this time would come this time I can't believe it,
And now I don't know what to do.
Never thought I'd face the truth, it's hard not to repeat it.
I"ll never fall in love again.
Then she came to me and I got to see the light, and
I'm wondering what she's doing here.
Is it only sympathy, or is it all just in my mind.
Yeah I'm wondering what she's doing here.
Everyday seems like a weight's been lifted off my shoulders.
There's only one thing left to do.
Well, I can't play this game no more cause I'm just getting older.
And now I think the jokes on you.
Then she came to me and I got to see the light, and
I'm wondering what she's doing here.
Is it only sympathy, or is it all just in my mind.
Yeah I'm wondering what she's doing here in my room tonight.
You're always telling me, always telling me, always telling me that you want to be free.
You will never see the light. See the light.
Then she came to me and I got to see the light, and
I'm wondering what she's doing here.
Is it only sympathy, or is it all just in my mind.
Yeah I'm wondering what she's doing here.
And now I don't know what to do.
Never thought I'd face the truth, it's hard not to repeat it.
I"ll never fall in love again.
Then she came to me and I got to see the light, and
I'm wondering what she's doing here.
Is it only sympathy, or is it all just in my mind.
Yeah I'm wondering what she's doing here.
Everyday seems like a weight's been lifted off my shoulders.
There's only one thing left to do.
Well, I can't play this game no more cause I'm just getting older.
And now I think the jokes on you.
Then she came to me and I got to see the light, and
I'm wondering what she's doing here.
Is it only sympathy, or is it all just in my mind.
Yeah I'm wondering what she's doing here in my room tonight.
You're always telling me, always telling me, always telling me that you want to be free.
You will never see the light. See the light.
Then she came to me and I got to see the light, and
I'm wondering what she's doing here.
Is it only sympathy, or is it all just in my mind.
Yeah I'm wondering what she's doing here.
Lyrics submitted by cherrypunkker07
See the Light Lyrics as written by Mark Johnson Clint Baker
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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yeah this song really kicks ass! they remind me of bigwig in this song for some reason!