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.
Face down in your hands, it's over
Pour a drink, we are no use sober
Take a shot or three then come with me
Past the point of insanity
Eyes up, don't be shy, look at me
It's not so scary down in hell, trust me
Up here is so much worse
I'm guessing this will hurt
And nothing ever really ends completely
This is not an exit
Self-medicated
And it's too late to fix it
Why would we want to?
All I want is for the world to let me know
When it's my time
Lock the door when you watch me go
Didn't think to offer a lifeline
Didn't want to look into my mind
Didn't want to know that I'm not fine
Didn't think to offer a lifeline
Didn't want to look into my mind
Didn't want to know that I'm not fine
I never thought that I would see the ending
But now it's happening, I see it on TV
Bury a friend or two just for something new
It doesn't mean that you'll never be happy
Is that feeling in your gut not leaving?
You say you're dead inside but feel like screaming
The end of everything
This is happening
Just don't pretend that it's at all surprising
This is not an answer
Self-medicated
We just keep spinning faster
Why would we want to?
All I want is for the world to let me know
When it's my time
Lock the door when you watch me go
All I want is for the world to let me know
When it's my time
Lock the door when you watch me go
Didn't think to offer a lifeline
Didn't want to look into my mind
Didn't want to know that I'm not fine
Didn't think to offer a lifeline
Didn't want to look into my mind
Didn't want to know that I'm not fine
Didn't think to offer a lifeline
Didn't want to look into my mind
Didn't want to know that I'm not fine
Didn't think to offer a lifeline
Didn't want to look into my mind
Didn't want to know that I'm not fine
All I want
Pour a drink, we are no use sober
Take a shot or three then come with me
Past the point of insanity
Eyes up, don't be shy, look at me
It's not so scary down in hell, trust me
Up here is so much worse
I'm guessing this will hurt
And nothing ever really ends completely
This is not an exit
Self-medicated
And it's too late to fix it
Why would we want to?
All I want is for the world to let me know
When it's my time
Lock the door when you watch me go
Didn't think to offer a lifeline
Didn't want to look into my mind
Didn't want to know that I'm not fine
Didn't think to offer a lifeline
Didn't want to look into my mind
Didn't want to know that I'm not fine
I never thought that I would see the ending
But now it's happening, I see it on TV
Bury a friend or two just for something new
It doesn't mean that you'll never be happy
Is that feeling in your gut not leaving?
You say you're dead inside but feel like screaming
The end of everything
This is happening
Just don't pretend that it's at all surprising
This is not an answer
Self-medicated
We just keep spinning faster
Why would we want to?
All I want is for the world to let me know
When it's my time
Lock the door when you watch me go
All I want is for the world to let me know
When it's my time
Lock the door when you watch me go
Didn't think to offer a lifeline
Didn't want to look into my mind
Didn't want to know that I'm not fine
Didn't think to offer a lifeline
Didn't want to look into my mind
Didn't want to know that I'm not fine
Didn't think to offer a lifeline
Didn't want to look into my mind
Didn't want to know that I'm not fine
Didn't think to offer a lifeline
Didn't want to look into my mind
Didn't want to know that I'm not fine
All I want
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