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.
Hold my hand, feel the touch of your body cling to mine
You and me, makin' love all the way through another night
I remember you and I walkin' through the park at night
Kiss and touch, nothin' much
Let it blow, just touch and go
Love me more, never leave me alone by house of love
People talk, people say what we have is just a game
Ooh, I'll never let you go
Come here, girl
Just got to make sweet love 'til the break of dawn
I don't want the sun to shine, I wanna make love (ooh, break of dawn)
Just this magic in your eyes and in my heart (break of dawn)
I don't know what I'm gonna do, I can't stop lovin' you (no, no, it's the break of dawn)
I won't stop 'til break of dawn makin' love (ooh)
Hold my hand, feel the sweat
Yes, you've got me nervous yet
Let me groove, let me soothe
Let me take you on a cruise
There's imagination, I bet you've never been there before
Have you ever wanted to dream about those places you've never known?
(Break of dawn, break of dawn) there's no sun up in the sky
(Break of dawn, break of dawn) I can see it in your eyes
(Break of dawn, break of dawn) girl, you got to understand
It's the way that I love you
Let me show you I'm your man
Break of dawn
I don't want the sun to shine, I wanna make love (it's the break of dawn)
Just this magic in your eyes and in my heart (it's the break of dawn)
I don't know what I'm gon' do, I can't stop lovin' you (no)
I won't stop 'til break of dawn makin' love (it's the break of dawn)
I don't want the sun to shine, I wanna make love (I don't want, no, it's the break of dawn)
Just this magic in your eyes and in my heart (oh, it's the break of dawn)
I don't know what I'm gon' do, I can't stop lovin' you (break of dawn)
I won't stop 'til break of dawn makin' love (oh)
Let's not wait, the sun is out
Let's get up and let's get out
It's the day, a brand new day
Let's both go outside and play
Let us walk down the park, makin' love 'til it's dark
Let me move ya, let me soothe ya
'Til the break of dawn
And you know it's true, oh
I don't want the sun to shine, I wanna make love (the break of dawn)
Just this magic in your eyes and in my heart (it's the break of dawn)
I don't know what I'm gon' do, I can't stop lovin' you (I don't know, I don't know, oh)
I won't stop 'til break of dawn makin' love (I don't want, oh, oh)
I don't want the sun to shine, I wanna make love (I don't know, I don't know, no, no, no, no)
Just this magic in your eyes and in my heart (it's the break of dawn)
I don't know what I'm gon' do, I can't stop lovin' you (no, no, no, it's the break of dawn)
I won't stop 'til break of dawn makin' love (oh, oh)
I don't want the sun to shine, I wanna make love (I don't want, I don't want, it's the break of dawn)
Just this magic in your eyes and in my heart (it's magic, is, is dawn)
I don't know what I'm gon' do, I can't stop lovin' you (I don't know, I don't know, break of dawn)
I won't stop 'til break of dawn makin' love
Break of dawn
You and me, makin' love all the way through another night
I remember you and I walkin' through the park at night
Kiss and touch, nothin' much
Let it blow, just touch and go
Love me more, never leave me alone by house of love
People talk, people say what we have is just a game
Ooh, I'll never let you go
Come here, girl
Just got to make sweet love 'til the break of dawn
I don't want the sun to shine, I wanna make love (ooh, break of dawn)
Just this magic in your eyes and in my heart (break of dawn)
I don't know what I'm gonna do, I can't stop lovin' you (no, no, it's the break of dawn)
I won't stop 'til break of dawn makin' love (ooh)
Hold my hand, feel the sweat
Yes, you've got me nervous yet
Let me groove, let me soothe
Let me take you on a cruise
There's imagination, I bet you've never been there before
Have you ever wanted to dream about those places you've never known?
(Break of dawn, break of dawn) there's no sun up in the sky
(Break of dawn, break of dawn) I can see it in your eyes
(Break of dawn, break of dawn) girl, you got to understand
It's the way that I love you
Let me show you I'm your man
Break of dawn
I don't want the sun to shine, I wanna make love (it's the break of dawn)
Just this magic in your eyes and in my heart (it's the break of dawn)
I don't know what I'm gon' do, I can't stop lovin' you (no)
I won't stop 'til break of dawn makin' love (it's the break of dawn)
I don't want the sun to shine, I wanna make love (I don't want, no, it's the break of dawn)
Just this magic in your eyes and in my heart (oh, it's the break of dawn)
I don't know what I'm gon' do, I can't stop lovin' you (break of dawn)
I won't stop 'til break of dawn makin' love (oh)
Let's not wait, the sun is out
Let's get up and let's get out
It's the day, a brand new day
Let's both go outside and play
Let us walk down the park, makin' love 'til it's dark
Let me move ya, let me soothe ya
'Til the break of dawn
And you know it's true, oh
I don't want the sun to shine, I wanna make love (the break of dawn)
Just this magic in your eyes and in my heart (it's the break of dawn)
I don't know what I'm gon' do, I can't stop lovin' you (I don't know, I don't know, oh)
I won't stop 'til break of dawn makin' love (I don't want, oh, oh)
I don't want the sun to shine, I wanna make love (I don't know, I don't know, no, no, no, no)
Just this magic in your eyes and in my heart (it's the break of dawn)
I don't know what I'm gon' do, I can't stop lovin' you (no, no, no, it's the break of dawn)
I won't stop 'til break of dawn makin' love (oh, oh)
I don't want the sun to shine, I wanna make love (I don't want, I don't want, it's the break of dawn)
Just this magic in your eyes and in my heart (it's magic, is, is dawn)
I don't know what I'm gon' do, I can't stop lovin' you (I don't know, I don't know, break of dawn)
I won't stop 'til break of dawn makin' love
Break of dawn
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