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.
Oh, oh yeah, baby
Oh, oh, ay, yeah, oh
Hotter than New Orleans in
Summertime, you're so fine
You walk by now I wish I could press rewind (yeah)
You shining like a disco ball, I can't say no (can't say no)
We probably could break some laws
And not be wrong
Simply irresistible
That is you, that is me
Can't wait to get physical
I want you, you want me
Now it's getting critical
I need you, you need me
I'm so tired of typical
And that ain't you, that ain't me
Picture us in Florida
In the big beach house, full moon out (c'mon, hey)
We probably would melt the couch when we sit down
And probably take it to the floor
Back and forth (back and forth)
We light up the room like we had a torch
Trust me when I tell you (trust me, babe)
We take the cake, us as one
Next we'll break to see your face
See my face, I'm for real
My good taste and your good shape
They relate, no questions (they relate, yes, they do)
Hold my hand, I'll hold your waist
We'll be straight, basically we're
Simply irresistible (oh, yeah, babe)
That is you, that is me (that is you, baby)
Can't wait to get physical
I want you, you want me (I want you)
Now it's getting critical
I need you, you need me (c'mon)
I'm so tired of typical (I'm so tired)
And that ain't you, that ain't me
Simply irresistible
That is you, that is me (that is you, baby)
Can't wait to get physical
I want you, you want me (you want me, babe)
Now it's getting critical
I need you and you need me (you need me, darling)
I'm so tired of typical
And that ain't you, that ain't me
Hotter than New Orleans (c'mon)
At twelve o'clock we so high, yeah (we so high)
We turn heads at every spot, with what we've got
(What we've got)
I know we got something good, something real
Us as one, just ain't fair, no way 'cause we're
Simply irresistible
That is you, that is me (that is me)
Can't wait to get physical
I want you, you want me (you want me)
Now it's getting critical
I need you and you need me (I need you, yes, I do)
I'm so tired of typical
And that ain't you, that ain't me
Simply irresistible
That is you, that is me (that is you, yeah)
Can't wait to get physical
I want you, you want me
Now it's getting critical (now it's getting critic-)
I need you and you need me (now it's getting critical, baby)
I'm so tired of typical (you're gonna get weak, darling)
And that ain't you, that ain't me
Simply irresistible
That is you, that is me
Can't wait to get physical (you're gonna get weak, darling)
I want you, you want me (I'm gonna get weak, darling)
Now it's getting critical
I need you and you need me (oh yes it is, it's getting critical)
I'm so tired of typical (yes it is, I need you, darling)
And that ain't you, that ain't me
Simply irresistible
That is you, that is me
Can't wait to get physical
I want you, you want me
Now it's getting critical
I need you and you need me
I'm so tired of typical
And that ain't you, that ain't me
Oh, oh, ay, yeah, oh
Hotter than New Orleans in
Summertime, you're so fine
You walk by now I wish I could press rewind (yeah)
You shining like a disco ball, I can't say no (can't say no)
We probably could break some laws
And not be wrong
Simply irresistible
That is you, that is me
Can't wait to get physical
I want you, you want me
Now it's getting critical
I need you, you need me
I'm so tired of typical
And that ain't you, that ain't me
Picture us in Florida
In the big beach house, full moon out (c'mon, hey)
We probably would melt the couch when we sit down
And probably take it to the floor
Back and forth (back and forth)
We light up the room like we had a torch
Trust me when I tell you (trust me, babe)
We take the cake, us as one
Next we'll break to see your face
See my face, I'm for real
My good taste and your good shape
They relate, no questions (they relate, yes, they do)
Hold my hand, I'll hold your waist
We'll be straight, basically we're
Simply irresistible (oh, yeah, babe)
That is you, that is me (that is you, baby)
Can't wait to get physical
I want you, you want me (I want you)
Now it's getting critical
I need you, you need me (c'mon)
I'm so tired of typical (I'm so tired)
And that ain't you, that ain't me
Simply irresistible
That is you, that is me (that is you, baby)
Can't wait to get physical
I want you, you want me (you want me, babe)
Now it's getting critical
I need you and you need me (you need me, darling)
I'm so tired of typical
And that ain't you, that ain't me
Hotter than New Orleans (c'mon)
At twelve o'clock we so high, yeah (we so high)
We turn heads at every spot, with what we've got
(What we've got)
I know we got something good, something real
Us as one, just ain't fair, no way 'cause we're
Simply irresistible
That is you, that is me (that is me)
Can't wait to get physical
I want you, you want me (you want me)
Now it's getting critical
I need you and you need me (I need you, yes, I do)
I'm so tired of typical
And that ain't you, that ain't me
Simply irresistible
That is you, that is me (that is you, yeah)
Can't wait to get physical
I want you, you want me
Now it's getting critical (now it's getting critic-)
I need you and you need me (now it's getting critical, baby)
I'm so tired of typical (you're gonna get weak, darling)
And that ain't you, that ain't me
Simply irresistible
That is you, that is me
Can't wait to get physical (you're gonna get weak, darling)
I want you, you want me (I'm gonna get weak, darling)
Now it's getting critical
I need you and you need me (oh yes it is, it's getting critical)
I'm so tired of typical (yes it is, I need you, darling)
And that ain't you, that ain't me
Simply irresistible
That is you, that is me
Can't wait to get physical
I want you, you want me
Now it's getting critical
I need you and you need me
I'm so tired of typical
And that ain't you, that ain't me
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