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.
Another night, another dream, but always you
It's like a vision of love that seems to be true
Another night, another dream, but always you
In the night, I dream of love so true
Just another night, another vision of love
You feel joy, you feel pain, 'cause nothing will be the same
Just another night, is all that it takes
To understand, the difference between lovers and fakes
So baby, I talk talk, I talk to you
In the night, in your dream, of love so true
I talk talk, I talk to you
In the night, in your dream, of love so true
In the night, in my dreams
I'm in love with you, 'cause you talk to me like lovers do
I feel joy, I feel pain, 'cause it's still the same
When the night is gone, I'll be alone
Another night, another dream, but always you
It's like a vision of love that seems to be true
Another night, another dream, but always you
In the night, I dream of love so true
Just another night, another dream, another vision
Of love, with me
I'm here to set you free, I am your lover, your brother
Hey sister, let me cover, your body with my love is with my lovin' just another
Vision of love, that seems to be true, what do we do? All the things that only lovers do
Vision of love, that seems to be true, what do we do? All the things that only lovers do
In the night, in my dreams
I'm in love with you, 'cause you talk to me like lovers do
I feel joy, I feel pain, 'cause it's still the same
When the night is gone, I'll be alone
Another night, another dream, but always you
It's like a vision of love that seems to be true
Another night, another dream, but always you
In the night, I dream of love so true
I talk talk, I talk to you in the night
In your dream, of love so true
I talk talk, I talk to you, in the night
In your dream, of love so true
In the night, in my dreams
I'm in love with you, 'cause you talk to me like lovers do
I feel joy, I feel pain, 'cause it's still the same
When the night is gone, I'll be alone
Another night, another dream, but always you
It's like a vision of love that seems to be true
Another night, another dream, but always you
In the night, I dream of love so true
It's like a vision of love that seems to be true
Another night, another dream, but always you
In the night, I dream of love so true
Just another night, another vision of love
You feel joy, you feel pain, 'cause nothing will be the same
Just another night, is all that it takes
To understand, the difference between lovers and fakes
So baby, I talk talk, I talk to you
In the night, in your dream, of love so true
I talk talk, I talk to you
In the night, in your dream, of love so true
In the night, in my dreams
I'm in love with you, 'cause you talk to me like lovers do
I feel joy, I feel pain, 'cause it's still the same
When the night is gone, I'll be alone
Another night, another dream, but always you
It's like a vision of love that seems to be true
Another night, another dream, but always you
In the night, I dream of love so true
Just another night, another dream, another vision
Of love, with me
I'm here to set you free, I am your lover, your brother
Hey sister, let me cover, your body with my love is with my lovin' just another
Vision of love, that seems to be true, what do we do? All the things that only lovers do
Vision of love, that seems to be true, what do we do? All the things that only lovers do
In the night, in my dreams
I'm in love with you, 'cause you talk to me like lovers do
I feel joy, I feel pain, 'cause it's still the same
When the night is gone, I'll be alone
Another night, another dream, but always you
It's like a vision of love that seems to be true
Another night, another dream, but always you
In the night, I dream of love so true
I talk talk, I talk to you in the night
In your dream, of love so true
I talk talk, I talk to you, in the night
In your dream, of love so true
In the night, in my dreams
I'm in love with you, 'cause you talk to me like lovers do
I feel joy, I feel pain, 'cause it's still the same
When the night is gone, I'll be alone
Another night, another dream, but always you
It's like a vision of love that seems to be true
Another night, another dream, but always you
In the night, I dream of love so true
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As with everything...different interpretations.
This song speaks volumes to me, because there is someone in my life like this...not an unknown, but someone who just might not fully understand what my thoughts of them are doing to me mentally. Never a bad thing...but sometimes not a good thing either.