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.
Bjork:
I've seen it all
I have seen the trees
I have seen the willow leaves dancing in the breeze
Thom:
I've seen a man killed by his best friend
And lives that were over before they were spent
Thom and Bjork:
I've seen what I was and I know what I'll be
I've seen it all there is no more to see
Bjork:
You haven't seen elephants, kings or Peru
Thom:
I'm happy to say I had better to do
Bjork:
What about China? Have you seen the Great Wall?
Thom:
All walls are great if the roof doesn't fall
The man you will marry, the home you will share
Bjork:
To be honest, I really don't care
??
Thom:
You've never been to Niagara Falls?
Bjork:
I have seen water
It's water, that's all
Thom:
The Eiffel Tower
And the Empire State
Bjork:
My pulse was as high
On my very first date
Thom:
Your grandson's hand
As he plays with your hair
Bjork:
To be honest, I really don't care
Thom and Bjork:
I've seen it all
I've seen the dark
I've seen the brightness in one little spark
I've seen what I choose and I've seen what I need
And that is enough
To want more would be greed
I've seen what I was and I know what I'll be
I've seen it all there is no more to see
Thom:
You've seen it all and all you have seen
You can always review on your own little screen
The light and the dark the big and the small
Just keep in mind you need no more at all
Thom and Bjork:
You've seen what you were and know what you'll be
You've seen it all there is no more to see
I've seen it all
I have seen the trees
I have seen the willow leaves dancing in the breeze
Thom:
I've seen a man killed by his best friend
And lives that were over before they were spent
Thom and Bjork:
I've seen what I was and I know what I'll be
I've seen it all there is no more to see
Bjork:
You haven't seen elephants, kings or Peru
Thom:
I'm happy to say I had better to do
Bjork:
What about China? Have you seen the Great Wall?
Thom:
All walls are great if the roof doesn't fall
The man you will marry, the home you will share
Bjork:
To be honest, I really don't care
??
Thom:
You've never been to Niagara Falls?
Bjork:
I have seen water
It's water, that's all
Thom:
The Eiffel Tower
And the Empire State
Bjork:
My pulse was as high
On my very first date
Thom:
Your grandson's hand
As he plays with your hair
Bjork:
To be honest, I really don't care
Thom and Bjork:
I've seen it all
I've seen the dark
I've seen the brightness in one little spark
I've seen what I choose and I've seen what I need
And that is enough
To want more would be greed
I've seen what I was and I know what I'll be
I've seen it all there is no more to see
Thom:
You've seen it all and all you have seen
You can always review on your own little screen
The light and the dark the big and the small
Just keep in mind you need no more at all
Thom and Bjork:
You've seen what you were and know what you'll be
You've seen it all there is no more to see
Lyrics submitted by opifexx
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