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.
Go on thinking that it's all ok
Go on, blame it on me, you can't own up, you run away
I'm done feigning smiles behind my walls of hesitation
We are way past the point of friendly conversation
Do you remember when friendship meant something?
Do you realize that it's your mistake and I can't change a thing
I won't apologize for shit I didn't say
Here's what I'll do for you - I'll throw this all away
Forget (forget)
That I have tried and you still turn your back
Regret (regret)
Years wasted on loyalty you lack
So go on (go on)
Flash these lights that scream it's all for you
Go on (go on)
The bottle doesn't know you've changed
But I do
Oh, but I do
So this is all I have to say to you
I'm sick of all the drama that we seem to go through
I can't trust you; I never should have in the first place
I'm good without you, if only I could say this to your face
Forget (forget)
That I have tried and you still turn your back
Regret (regret)
Years wasted on loyalty you lack
So go on (go on)
Flash these lights that scream it's all for you
Go on (go on)
The bottle doesn't know you've changed
But I do
The bottle doesn't know you've changed
The bottle doesn't know you've changed
The bottle doesn't know you've changed
The bottle doesn't know you've changed but I do
Go on, blame it on me, you can't own up, you run away
I'm done feigning smiles behind my walls of hesitation
We are way past the point of friendly conversation
Do you remember when friendship meant something?
Do you realize that it's your mistake and I can't change a thing
I won't apologize for shit I didn't say
Here's what I'll do for you - I'll throw this all away
Forget (forget)
That I have tried and you still turn your back
Regret (regret)
Years wasted on loyalty you lack
So go on (go on)
Flash these lights that scream it's all for you
Go on (go on)
The bottle doesn't know you've changed
But I do
Oh, but I do
So this is all I have to say to you
I'm sick of all the drama that we seem to go through
I can't trust you; I never should have in the first place
I'm good without you, if only I could say this to your face
Forget (forget)
That I have tried and you still turn your back
Regret (regret)
Years wasted on loyalty you lack
So go on (go on)
Flash these lights that scream it's all for you
Go on (go on)
The bottle doesn't know you've changed
But I do
The bottle doesn't know you've changed
The bottle doesn't know you've changed
The bottle doesn't know you've changed
The bottle doesn't know you've changed but I do
Lyrics submitted by iheartmymom
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