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.
Told myself for a long time
Don't do there
You will only be sorry
Told myself so many times
I just had to take a look
In those faraway eyes
In them I saw a longing
For something
Maybe I couldn't give you
Said it's all in my mind
"It ain't nothing"
Don't say that
Don't say that
Darling no
Don't say anything at all
Because I've seen it now
Can't pretend anymore
"It ain't nothing"
Do you know what I mean?
And have you seen it too?
Do you know what I mean?
Do you know?
And I'll do anything
Just tell me what it means
Cause I can't live in doubt
Anymore
Do we try or should we
Just say good-bye
If you'd rather be somewhere
That's not here
Then you just gotta tell me
Cause there's so much more
To life than pretending
Don't you know
Don't you know
Darling for you
I'd do anything at all
I wanna be with you
But that look in your eyes
Tells me something
Do you know what I mean?
And have you seen it too?
Do you know what I mean?
Do you know?
And I'll do anything
Just tell me what it means
Cause I can't live in doubt
Anymore
Do we try or should we
Just say good-bye
I wanna know
Can you tell me
I wanna know
Will you tell me
Is it hello
Is it good-bye
I gotta know
Won't you tell me
I gotta know
You can tell me
Is it hello
Or just good-bye
I gotta know
Can you tell me
I gotta know
Will you tell me
Is it hello
Is it good-bye
I gotta know
Won't you tell me
I gotta know
You can tell me
Is it hello
Is it good-bye
Don't do there
You will only be sorry
Told myself so many times
I just had to take a look
In those faraway eyes
In them I saw a longing
For something
Maybe I couldn't give you
Said it's all in my mind
"It ain't nothing"
Don't say that
Don't say that
Darling no
Don't say anything at all
Because I've seen it now
Can't pretend anymore
"It ain't nothing"
Do you know what I mean?
And have you seen it too?
Do you know what I mean?
Do you know?
And I'll do anything
Just tell me what it means
Cause I can't live in doubt
Anymore
Do we try or should we
Just say good-bye
If you'd rather be somewhere
That's not here
Then you just gotta tell me
Cause there's so much more
To life than pretending
Don't you know
Don't you know
Darling for you
I'd do anything at all
I wanna be with you
But that look in your eyes
Tells me something
Do you know what I mean?
And have you seen it too?
Do you know what I mean?
Do you know?
And I'll do anything
Just tell me what it means
Cause I can't live in doubt
Anymore
Do we try or should we
Just say good-bye
I wanna know
Can you tell me
I wanna know
Will you tell me
Is it hello
Is it good-bye
I gotta know
Won't you tell me
I gotta know
You can tell me
Is it hello
Or just good-bye
I gotta know
Can you tell me
I gotta know
Will you tell me
Is it hello
Is it good-bye
I gotta know
Won't you tell me
I gotta know
You can tell me
Is it hello
Is it good-bye
Lyrics submitted by Gothy_Bura
ベクトル Lyrics as written by Yoko Kanno Tim Jensen
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