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.
We're different colors
And different creeds
And different people
Have different needs
It's obvious you hate me
Though I've done nothing wrong
I've never even met you
What could I have done?
La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
People are people, so why should it be?
You and I shouldn't get along
People are people, so why should it be?
You should hate me
People are people, so why should it be?
You and I shouldn't get along
People are people, so why should it be?
You should hate me
Punching and kicking
And you're shouting at me
I'm relying on your common, decency
La, la, la, la
So far it hasn't surfaced
But I'm sure it exists
Just takes a while, to travel
From your head to your fist
Can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man
Help me understand
People are people, so why should it be?
You and I shouldn't get along
People are people, so why should it be?
You should hate me
People are people, so why should it be?
You and I shouldn't get along
People are people, so why should it be?
You should hate me
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man?
Help me understand
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man?
Help me understand
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man?
Help me understand
And different creeds
And different people
Have different needs
It's obvious you hate me
Though I've done nothing wrong
I've never even met you
What could I have done?
La, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la
People are people, so why should it be?
You and I shouldn't get along
People are people, so why should it be?
You should hate me
People are people, so why should it be?
You and I shouldn't get along
People are people, so why should it be?
You should hate me
Punching and kicking
And you're shouting at me
I'm relying on your common, decency
La, la, la, la
So far it hasn't surfaced
But I'm sure it exists
Just takes a while, to travel
From your head to your fist
Can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man
Help me understand
People are people, so why should it be?
You and I shouldn't get along
People are people, so why should it be?
You should hate me
People are people, so why should it be?
You and I shouldn't get along
People are people, so why should it be?
You should hate me
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man?
Help me understand
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man?
Help me understand
I can't understand
What makes a man
Hate another man?
Help me understand
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