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.
It's getting colder,
And we're getting distant,
And I just keep thinking,
That I never meant it -
To be like this,
To be like this.
You know what comes next,
(So do I)
You're looking for a way to gracefully bow out,
And say good night.
It's worse than you think.
On your way home, you should have known,
You never listen to me.
(On your way home, you should have known)
I'm only complaining - to keep myself busy, sweetie.
(You never listen to me)
I'm only complaining - to keep myself busy, sweetie.
So keep me...
I can't say I blame you, but I wish that I could.
I'm sick of writing every song about you.
So keep me updated.
Call back in a week - to check up on me.
So keep me updated.
Call back in a week - to check up on me.
So keep me updated.
(Was it so easy? Well, this seems impossible.)
Call back in a week - to check up on me.
So keep me updated.
(This is impossible, impossible.)
Call back in a week - to check up on me.
(This is impossible, this is more than I can take.)
So keep me updated.
Call back in a week - to check up on me.
So keep me updated.
Call back in a week - to check up on me.
And we're getting distant,
And I just keep thinking,
That I never meant it -
To be like this,
To be like this.
You know what comes next,
(So do I)
You're looking for a way to gracefully bow out,
And say good night.
It's worse than you think.
On your way home, you should have known,
You never listen to me.
(On your way home, you should have known)
I'm only complaining - to keep myself busy, sweetie.
(You never listen to me)
I'm only complaining - to keep myself busy, sweetie.
So keep me...
I can't say I blame you, but I wish that I could.
I'm sick of writing every song about you.
So keep me updated.
Call back in a week - to check up on me.
So keep me updated.
Call back in a week - to check up on me.
So keep me updated.
(Was it so easy? Well, this seems impossible.)
Call back in a week - to check up on me.
So keep me updated.
(This is impossible, impossible.)
Call back in a week - to check up on me.
(This is impossible, this is more than I can take.)
So keep me updated.
Call back in a week - to check up on me.
So keep me updated.
Call back in a week - to check up on me.
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ok to me the background part at the end sounds like:
this wasn't so hard to do this is impossible, and this is stupid i can't help but keeping in touch