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.
When the moon is full
The stars are shining bright
Children of the night
Following the path
Searching for the light
The visions of the time
As the rain starts falling to the ground
The angels flying high
And (the) candles burning all around
The dust of Eden light
Searching for the way
Dwells in deepest dark
The sound of heaven calls
Into promised land
Where sleeping angels lie
Surrounded by their song
As the moon is rising in the sky
I see the sacred stone
And the gate of heaven will arrive
The power of this world
Where I should die
Angels spreading their wings of flames
Flying with the winds of fate
Through mirrors of heavenly forces
See the shining light
Lying - on the lake
Awaiting - the time
Seeing - the moonlight sky
Fighting - for your soul
Ablazing souls
Searching for the way
Surrounded songs
Falling from the earth
When I shall see the dust of Eden light
Portals of faith
Standing behind my self
Mother of earth
Release me from my pain
When I shall see the dust of Eden light
When the moon is full
The stars are shining bright
Children of the night
Following the path
Searching for the light
The visions of the time
As the rain starts falling to the ground
The angels flying high
And candles burning all around
The dust of Eden light
Searching for the way
Dwells in deepest dark
The sound of heaven calls
Into promised land
Where sleeping angels lie
Surrounded by their song
As the moon is rising in the sky
I see the sacred stone
And the gate of heaven will arrive
The power of this world
The stars are shining bright
Children of the night
Following the path
Searching for the light
The visions of the time
As the rain starts falling to the ground
The angels flying high
And (the) candles burning all around
The dust of Eden light
Searching for the way
Dwells in deepest dark
The sound of heaven calls
Into promised land
Where sleeping angels lie
Surrounded by their song
As the moon is rising in the sky
I see the sacred stone
And the gate of heaven will arrive
The power of this world
Where I should die
Angels spreading their wings of flames
Flying with the winds of fate
Through mirrors of heavenly forces
See the shining light
Lying - on the lake
Awaiting - the time
Seeing - the moonlight sky
Fighting - for your soul
Ablazing souls
Searching for the way
Surrounded songs
Falling from the earth
When I shall see the dust of Eden light
Portals of faith
Standing behind my self
Mother of earth
Release me from my pain
When I shall see the dust of Eden light
When the moon is full
The stars are shining bright
Children of the night
Following the path
Searching for the light
The visions of the time
As the rain starts falling to the ground
The angels flying high
And candles burning all around
The dust of Eden light
Searching for the way
Dwells in deepest dark
The sound of heaven calls
Into promised land
Where sleeping angels lie
Surrounded by their song
As the moon is rising in the sky
I see the sacred stone
And the gate of heaven will arrive
The power of this world
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