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.
Yeah, i hope your life is real bad
since you moved up north.
You saved up all your money
when you stopped driving back and forth.
And now i hope your life's a mess
and that you hate your job.
I hope the weather's cold as hell
and all your friends are snobs.
You see i still drive by your old house,
i'll even stop and check your mail.
Occasionally i'll pull the weeds
and tell people it's not for sale.
And i'll climb up on the roof
and sleep there for days.
One time the police shot me down,
but i was okay.
Now don't flatter yourself,
i'm just about over you.
I occupy my time with other things.
I let my work consume me.
See i got something that keeps me real busy,
and i'll tell you what it is:
I box up live racoons
and ship them to countries
where they don't live.
*Break down, haa'adco'e*
And don't you try to get away from me.
I'm as normal as they get.
If you think that bleeding pig heart i mailed you was weird,
you ain't seen nothing yet.
That Spanish-English dictionary
will only get you so far
once you cross the border
in your Korean car.
Yeah you'll be dancin' round sombraros
and eatin' lots of chips.
And some sexy latin lover
will have you by the hips.
Yeah don't flatter yourself.
I'm just about over you.
I occupy my time with other things.
I let my work consume me.
See i got something that keeps me real busy now,
and i'll tell you what it is:
I box up live racoons
and ship them to countries
where they don't live.
since you moved up north.
You saved up all your money
when you stopped driving back and forth.
And now i hope your life's a mess
and that you hate your job.
I hope the weather's cold as hell
and all your friends are snobs.
You see i still drive by your old house,
i'll even stop and check your mail.
Occasionally i'll pull the weeds
and tell people it's not for sale.
And i'll climb up on the roof
and sleep there for days.
One time the police shot me down,
but i was okay.
Now don't flatter yourself,
i'm just about over you.
I occupy my time with other things.
I let my work consume me.
See i got something that keeps me real busy,
and i'll tell you what it is:
I box up live racoons
and ship them to countries
where they don't live.
*Break down, haa'adco'e*
And don't you try to get away from me.
I'm as normal as they get.
If you think that bleeding pig heart i mailed you was weird,
you ain't seen nothing yet.
That Spanish-English dictionary
will only get you so far
once you cross the border
in your Korean car.
Yeah you'll be dancin' round sombraros
and eatin' lots of chips.
And some sexy latin lover
will have you by the hips.
Yeah don't flatter yourself.
I'm just about over you.
I occupy my time with other things.
I let my work consume me.
See i got something that keeps me real busy now,
and i'll tell you what it is:
I box up live racoons
and ship them to countries
where they don't live.
Lyrics submitted by iagoAdmirer
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it's "Bleeding pig heart," not pink.
Awesome song though. What a fun band.