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.
I stood and watched as she drove up
I kept my cool with the pain
And as you were playing with her in your bed
I was outside your door in the pain
No one heard as I walked up
Put my hand on the door and then turned
And as I walked down the hall with my mind in a blur
I was loving the pain you would learn
Kicked open the door with a fury
She was the first one to go
Slowly at first and then quickly you bled
As my rapture had ended the show
Peace of mind doesn't come cheap
Devotion hurts most of all
Now pieces of your mind are all I can see
With the pictures of me on the wall
Why are you still breathing?
These are my dreams
I dare you
I dare you
I dare you to push me just a little bit further
Blurring the line between my memories and dreams
See what happens when I forget I'm awake
And the hurt is so blinding addiction is all I can see
Control will lead to possession
Obsession for permanent bliss
You say that I'm crazy but baby
I can't take enough pills to stop this
You're just one more forever
I couldn't put together
One more disaster
For the ever after
One more last one
Forever
Never
Ever
Seemed so short
All those times that you made me feel worthless
Like I was the target
The one no one knew
And now these insecurities
Will come back to kill you
By now you should know that I'm different
I have a feeling you already do
It's times like these I can breathe what I see
Tell me my dear, does that seem timid to you?
You're just one more forever
I couldn't put together
One more disaster
For the ever after
Forever
Never
Ever
Seemed so short
You were
There at the hotel
Or it might have been a motel
When I awoke as the first tear fell
You didn't think
You didn't think of me
I kept my cool with the pain
And as you were playing with her in your bed
I was outside your door in the pain
No one heard as I walked up
Put my hand on the door and then turned
And as I walked down the hall with my mind in a blur
I was loving the pain you would learn
Kicked open the door with a fury
She was the first one to go
Slowly at first and then quickly you bled
As my rapture had ended the show
Peace of mind doesn't come cheap
Devotion hurts most of all
Now pieces of your mind are all I can see
With the pictures of me on the wall
Why are you still breathing?
These are my dreams
I dare you
I dare you
I dare you to push me just a little bit further
Blurring the line between my memories and dreams
See what happens when I forget I'm awake
And the hurt is so blinding addiction is all I can see
Control will lead to possession
Obsession for permanent bliss
You say that I'm crazy but baby
I can't take enough pills to stop this
You're just one more forever
I couldn't put together
One more disaster
For the ever after
One more last one
Forever
Never
Ever
Seemed so short
All those times that you made me feel worthless
Like I was the target
The one no one knew
And now these insecurities
Will come back to kill you
By now you should know that I'm different
I have a feeling you already do
It's times like these I can breathe what I see
Tell me my dear, does that seem timid to you?
You're just one more forever
I couldn't put together
One more disaster
For the ever after
Forever
Never
Ever
Seemed so short
You were
There at the hotel
Or it might have been a motel
When I awoke as the first tear fell
You didn't think
You didn't think of me
Lyrics submitted by BeautifullyComplete
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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