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 remember our first goodbye
And the kiss in the doorway as you cried
To let you go it breaks my heart
You walked away
Cause you'll only get so far
You'll only get so far
Cause you'll only get so far without love
If you're lonely today
Well you're not far away
Cause you'll only get so far
I remember out next goodbye
And you cried and promised me your life
Loss of faith in those starry eyes
You walked away
Cause you'll only get so far
You'll only get so far
Cause you'll only get so far without love
If you're lonely today
Well you're not far away
Cause you'll only get so far
I'm trying to remember why I ever left at all
Need you to remind me 'cause you know where I belong
When these miles are too long
I can't wait to come home
I need you in my arms
Cause you'll only get so far
When these miles are too long
I can't wait to come home
I need you in my arms
Cause you'll only get so
Only get so far
You'll only get so far
Cause you'll only get so far without love
If you're lonely today
Well you're not far away
Cause you'll only get so far
Cause you'll only get so far
You'll only get so far
Cause you'll only get so far without love
If you're lonely today
Well you're not far away
Cause you'll only get so far
Without your love
And the kiss in the doorway as you cried
To let you go it breaks my heart
You walked away
Cause you'll only get so far
You'll only get so far
Cause you'll only get so far without love
If you're lonely today
Well you're not far away
Cause you'll only get so far
I remember out next goodbye
And you cried and promised me your life
Loss of faith in those starry eyes
You walked away
Cause you'll only get so far
You'll only get so far
Cause you'll only get so far without love
If you're lonely today
Well you're not far away
Cause you'll only get so far
I'm trying to remember why I ever left at all
Need you to remind me 'cause you know where I belong
When these miles are too long
I can't wait to come home
I need you in my arms
Cause you'll only get so far
When these miles are too long
I can't wait to come home
I need you in my arms
Cause you'll only get so
Only get so far
You'll only get so far
Cause you'll only get so far without love
If you're lonely today
Well you're not far away
Cause you'll only get so far
Cause you'll only get so far
You'll only get so far
Cause you'll only get so far without love
If you're lonely today
Well you're not far away
Cause you'll only get so far
Without your love
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really good song. nobody seems to like this song. i guess