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.
Don't look sexy but it just feels right
Not too dirty and it's not too tight
Why I never threw it out, I'll never know exactly why
Keep it in the drawer beside my bed
It's faded pink now, but it used to be red
Starting to fray at the seams
But I know that you'll still love me
Like you did, like you did
Like before, like before
Like we will, like we will
Be doin' it once more
Oh baby, know what you're like?
You're like my favorite underwear
It just feels right, you know it
Oh baby, know how you feel?
You feel like my favorite underwear
And I'm slipping you on again tonight
Leave you lyin' on the bedroom floor
I leave you hangin' on the bathroom door
Take you for granted
But I'll always know exactly where you are
Lost you once, you were hard to find
Got you back, you didn't live like mine
Thought we were falling apart
But you make me feel so pretty
Like you did, like you did
Like before, like before
Like we will, like we will
Be doin' it once more
Oh baby, know what you're like?
You're like my favorite underwear
It just feels right, you know it
Oh baby, know how you feel?
You feel like my favorite underwear
And I'm slipping you on again tonight
Slipping you on again tonight (slipping you on)
Wrap me and roll me, hold me tight
Tear me apart and make me new
Like you always do
Oh baby, know what you're like?
You're like my favorite underwear
It just feels right, you know it
You feel, you're like, this is what I want
You feel, you feel
Oh baby, know what you're like?
You're like my favorite underwear
It just feels right, you know it
You feel, you're like, this is what I want
You feel, you feel
And I'm slipping you on again tonight
Not too dirty and it's not too tight
Why I never threw it out, I'll never know exactly why
Keep it in the drawer beside my bed
It's faded pink now, but it used to be red
Starting to fray at the seams
But I know that you'll still love me
Like you did, like you did
Like before, like before
Like we will, like we will
Be doin' it once more
Oh baby, know what you're like?
You're like my favorite underwear
It just feels right, you know it
Oh baby, know how you feel?
You feel like my favorite underwear
And I'm slipping you on again tonight
Leave you lyin' on the bedroom floor
I leave you hangin' on the bathroom door
Take you for granted
But I'll always know exactly where you are
Lost you once, you were hard to find
Got you back, you didn't live like mine
Thought we were falling apart
But you make me feel so pretty
Like you did, like you did
Like before, like before
Like we will, like we will
Be doin' it once more
Oh baby, know what you're like?
You're like my favorite underwear
It just feels right, you know it
Oh baby, know how you feel?
You feel like my favorite underwear
And I'm slipping you on again tonight
Slipping you on again tonight (slipping you on)
Wrap me and roll me, hold me tight
Tear me apart and make me new
Like you always do
Oh baby, know what you're like?
You're like my favorite underwear
It just feels right, you know it
You feel, you're like, this is what I want
You feel, you feel
Oh baby, know what you're like?
You're like my favorite underwear
It just feels right, you know it
You feel, you're like, this is what I want
You feel, you feel
And I'm slipping you on again tonight
Lyrics submitted by BlueAndStarry
Favorite Lyrics as written by Lauren Christy Graham Edwards
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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