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.
On a lonely day I look out on the freeway
I can fantasize 'bout the car I drive
Don't need the light on I can find my way
It's been so long now I have to say
I'm going to California
I'm gonna live the life
Sipping on tequilla
Night after night
Dreaming of the moment
When everything is right
A little bit of love goes a long way tonight
I'm on my way (I'm on my way)
Heading for the sun
That's where I'll stay (That's where I'll stay)
I'm never going back home
Do you ever feel like you need a change?
Hang out where no one knows your name
I'm going to California
I'm gonna live the life
Sipping on tequilla
Night after night
Dreaming of the moment
When everything looks right
A little bit of love goes a long way tonight
Would you like to meet me there?
We'll be dancing on the sand
These days will never end
No they will go on and on and on
On a lonely day I look out on the freeway
I can fantasize about the car I drive
Don't need the light on I can find my way
It's been so long now I have to say
It's been so long now I have to say
I'm going to California
I'm gonna live the life
Sipping on tequilla
Night after night
Dreaming of the moment
When everything looks right
A little bit of love goes a long way tonight
I'm going to California
I'm gonna live the life
Sipping on tequilla
Night after night
Dreaming of the moment
When everything looks right
A little bit of love goes a long way tonight
A little bit of love, A little bit of love
A little bit of love goes a long way tonight
Oh yeah on my way
I can fantasize 'bout the car I drive
Don't need the light on I can find my way
It's been so long now I have to say
I'm going to California
I'm gonna live the life
Sipping on tequilla
Night after night
Dreaming of the moment
When everything is right
A little bit of love goes a long way tonight
I'm on my way (I'm on my way)
Heading for the sun
That's where I'll stay (That's where I'll stay)
I'm never going back home
Do you ever feel like you need a change?
Hang out where no one knows your name
I'm going to California
I'm gonna live the life
Sipping on tequilla
Night after night
Dreaming of the moment
When everything looks right
A little bit of love goes a long way tonight
Would you like to meet me there?
We'll be dancing on the sand
These days will never end
No they will go on and on and on
On a lonely day I look out on the freeway
I can fantasize about the car I drive
Don't need the light on I can find my way
It's been so long now I have to say
It's been so long now I have to say
I'm going to California
I'm gonna live the life
Sipping on tequilla
Night after night
Dreaming of the moment
When everything looks right
A little bit of love goes a long way tonight
I'm going to California
I'm gonna live the life
Sipping on tequilla
Night after night
Dreaming of the moment
When everything looks right
A little bit of love goes a long way tonight
A little bit of love, A little bit of love
A little bit of love goes a long way tonight
Oh yeah on my way
Lyrics submitted by thewhitepony33
California Lyrics as written by Dave Thomson Ben Dunk
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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This song always puts me in a good mood. Its such a happy song!
I have to agree, this is one kind of song you hear during summertime, and that just makes you feel free and happy.
this is my "happy" song, i love it so much. no matter how bad of a mood i am in, the song is so light and carefree and ahppy it makes me feel the same.
i have to agree with all of you... this is such an awesome song... me and my friend Sarah love to blast it and sing along while we're driving... i love this song!!
i'm surprised not too many people have heard of these guys- i really love the music and this song especially puts me in a happy mood........it's impossible not to~
yeah i agree with what everyone has said so far....
this is a pretty happy/summer song - it makes me nostalgic for summer, when the days are sunny and this song makes me feel so much more carefree...
ahh good times, good band are they canadian? that's where i heard them and i was wondering...
YEAH they are from Niagara Falls yo!....sweet i'm from Fort Erie, about 15mins away from the Falls, and i got to meet these guys! Hahah i know i'm bragging, and they're basicly one hit wonders, so its not biggie, but still pretty cool, and i like this song alot!
OMG I luv this song!... this song is soo damn good!!! I cant believe not many ppl know wave...it took me a while to find this song online and the names of their other songs...I remember when it first came out and how they started having good songs one after another...i wonder what happened to them???
OMG I luv this song!... this song is soo damn good!!! I cant believe not many ppl know wave...it took me a while to find this song online and the names of their other songs...I remember when it first came out and how they started having good songs one after another...i wonder what happened to them???
this song is rad :D prety awsome..very good party song :)