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.
You say you've got to go home
'Cause he's sitting on his own again this evening
I know you're gonna let him bore your pants off again
Oh, now it's half past eight
You'll be late
Oh, you say you're not sure
Though it makes good sense for you to live together
Still you bought a toy that can reach the places he never goes
Oh, now it's getting late
He's so straight
Do you remember the first time?
I can't remember a worse time
Oh, but you know that we've changed so much since then
Oh, yeah
We've grown
Now I don't care what you're doing
No, I don't care if you screw him
Just as long as you save a piece for me
Oh, yeah-yeah ooh
You want to go home
Well, at least there's someone there that you can talk to
And you never have to face up to the night on your own
Jesus, it must be great
To be straight
Do you remember the first time?
I can't remember a worse time
Oh, but you know that we've changed so much since then
Oh, yeah
We've grown
Now I don't care what you're doing
No, I don't care if you screw him
Just as long as you save a piece for me
Oh, yeah-yeah ooh
You want to go home
Oh yeah, you want to go home
Oh yeah, you want to go home
Yeah, you want to go home
Hey
Do you remember the first time?
I can't remember a worse time
Oh, but you know that we've changed so much since then
Oh, yeah
We've grown
Now I don't care what you're doing
No, I don't care if you screw him
Just as long as you save a piece for me
Oh, yeah-yeah
Do you remember the first time?
I can't remember a worse time
Oh, but you know that we've changed so much since then
Oh, yeah
We've grown
Now I don't care what you're doing
No, I don't care if you screw him
Just as long as you save a piece for me
Oh, yeah-yeah ooh
You want to go home
'Cause he's sitting on his own again this evening
I know you're gonna let him bore your pants off again
Oh, now it's half past eight
You'll be late
Oh, you say you're not sure
Though it makes good sense for you to live together
Still you bought a toy that can reach the places he never goes
Oh, now it's getting late
He's so straight
Do you remember the first time?
I can't remember a worse time
Oh, but you know that we've changed so much since then
Oh, yeah
We've grown
Now I don't care what you're doing
No, I don't care if you screw him
Just as long as you save a piece for me
Oh, yeah-yeah ooh
You want to go home
Well, at least there's someone there that you can talk to
And you never have to face up to the night on your own
Jesus, it must be great
To be straight
Do you remember the first time?
I can't remember a worse time
Oh, but you know that we've changed so much since then
Oh, yeah
We've grown
Now I don't care what you're doing
No, I don't care if you screw him
Just as long as you save a piece for me
Oh, yeah-yeah ooh
You want to go home
Oh yeah, you want to go home
Oh yeah, you want to go home
Yeah, you want to go home
Hey
Do you remember the first time?
I can't remember a worse time
Oh, but you know that we've changed so much since then
Oh, yeah
We've grown
Now I don't care what you're doing
No, I don't care if you screw him
Just as long as you save a piece for me
Oh, yeah-yeah
Do you remember the first time?
I can't remember a worse time
Oh, but you know that we've changed so much since then
Oh, yeah
We've grown
Now I don't care what you're doing
No, I don't care if you screw him
Just as long as you save a piece for me
Oh, yeah-yeah ooh
You want to go home
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Do You Remember the First Time? Lyrics as written by Jarvis Branson Cocker Candida Doyle
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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