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 think I dream about you
Most of the time
What can I say? Hey, Hey
But I don't see you much
It's only once in a while
I want to know what you feel
I used to hang around
Being the toast of the town
But it's strange how your friends
Can sometimes let you fall down
But you
And everyone in the world can see
That I'm for real, honey
See, I don't know how to fool your heart
I just know what I know and what I know is
I will treat you right
Cause little darlin'
You've got to be mine
I see your love light
We'll have a beautiful time
All night
I think about you; you're so fine
It just might work out
If I treat you right
I want to keep you close to the heart
What can I say? Hey, hey
So I know, you will never ever, never go far
Cause I can feel if it's real
Though your friends say they still doubt me
They don't know of the you I see
And I don't know how to do you wrong
I just know what I know and what I know is
I will treat you right
Cause little darlin'
You've got to be mine
I see your love light
We'll have a beautiful time
All night
You and everyone in the world can see
That I'm for real, honey
I don't know how to fool your heart
I just know what I know and what I know is
I will treat you right
Cause little darlin'
You've got to be mine
I see your love light
We'll have a beautiful time
All night
Most of the time
What can I say? Hey, Hey
But I don't see you much
It's only once in a while
I want to know what you feel
I used to hang around
Being the toast of the town
But it's strange how your friends
Can sometimes let you fall down
But you
And everyone in the world can see
That I'm for real, honey
See, I don't know how to fool your heart
I just know what I know and what I know is
I will treat you right
Cause little darlin'
You've got to be mine
I see your love light
We'll have a beautiful time
All night
I think about you; you're so fine
It just might work out
If I treat you right
I want to keep you close to the heart
What can I say? Hey, hey
So I know, you will never ever, never go far
Cause I can feel if it's real
Though your friends say they still doubt me
They don't know of the you I see
And I don't know how to do you wrong
I just know what I know and what I know is
I will treat you right
Cause little darlin'
You've got to be mine
I see your love light
We'll have a beautiful time
All night
You and everyone in the world can see
That I'm for real, honey
I don't know how to fool your heart
I just know what I know and what I know is
I will treat you right
Cause little darlin'
You've got to be mine
I see your love light
We'll have a beautiful time
All night
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