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.
Some people seem to have it all
Some people always have to crawl
Some people pay to be abused
Some people wind up destitute
Some people search their souls for truth
Some people try to be of use
Some people pray before they kill
Some people kill just for the thrill
Some people follow one man's vision
Some others die on television
Some people build their homes on sand
Some people live in garbage cans
Some people think that life is dear
Some people hope the end is near
Some people fight for right to life
Some people hate to stay alive
Some people dream of life on Mars
Some people end their life in cars
Some people throw their lives away
Some others go on holiday
Some people follow one man's vision
Some others die on television
Some people build their homes on sand
Some people live in garbage cans
Some people live and love in vain
Some people don't and go insane
Some people always need to win
Some other people love to sin
Some people
Some people breaking all their vows
Some people slashing sacred cows
Some people like to worship stars
Some people think the world's a farce
Some people try to make ends meet
Some others end up kissing feet
Some people find their Holy Grail
Some other people go to hell
Some people follow one man's vision
Some others die on television
Some people build their homes on sand
Some people live in garbage cans
Some people never catch their breath
Some people drink themselves to death
Some people seem to have it all
Some people always have to crawl
Some people pay to be abused
Some people wind up destitute
Some people search their souls for truth
Some people try to be of use
Some people
Some people always have to crawl
Some people pay to be abused
Some people wind up destitute
Some people search their souls for truth
Some people try to be of use
Some people pray before they kill
Some people kill just for the thrill
Some people follow one man's vision
Some others die on television
Some people build their homes on sand
Some people live in garbage cans
Some people think that life is dear
Some people hope the end is near
Some people fight for right to life
Some people hate to stay alive
Some people dream of life on Mars
Some people end their life in cars
Some people throw their lives away
Some others go on holiday
Some people follow one man's vision
Some others die on television
Some people build their homes on sand
Some people live in garbage cans
Some people live and love in vain
Some people don't and go insane
Some people always need to win
Some other people love to sin
Some people
Some people breaking all their vows
Some people slashing sacred cows
Some people like to worship stars
Some people think the world's a farce
Some people try to make ends meet
Some others end up kissing feet
Some people find their Holy Grail
Some other people go to hell
Some people follow one man's vision
Some others die on television
Some people build their homes on sand
Some people live in garbage cans
Some people never catch their breath
Some people drink themselves to death
Some people seem to have it all
Some people always have to crawl
Some people pay to be abused
Some people wind up destitute
Some people search their souls for truth
Some people try to be of use
Some people
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Fortnight
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Magical
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tis song is ridculous