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.
Dear wonder people, do you think we've met?
I wonder where, I wonder what was said.
Oh wonder people, how do you set such wonderful examples for young wonder people?
Their future's always brighter.
Old wonder people, their burden's always lighter.
But wonder people are rarely seen without it.
No wonder people sit and wonder all day about it.
Wonderful people, I wonder if they'll show me wonderful secrets and never leave me lonely.
Wonderful people, your song plays on the breeze.
We're collecting in every street and every crazy heart is beating.
Oh wonder people, your song lives in my trees.
We're collecting on every corner, passing out on every border
Oh wonder people, I'm thankful that you found me.
Now wonder people are crowding all around me.
Wonderful people, please know I'd never doubt you.
And when one shot rang out, that's when I got lost without you.
I lost myself in the streets.
People softly running running.
I woke adrift in the sea.
Water softly running running.
Go run, go run, run!
People running, running, running.
Go run, go run, run!
Water running, running, running.
Now I belong to the sea.
Water softly running running.
Like shots whispered in the streets
And people softly running running.
Oh wonder people, can we take to the races?
I wonder if I can make it at your paces.
Oh wonder people, you're racing all around me.
Just like an ocean, now the other ones can't surround me.
Go run, go run, run!
People running, running, running.
Go run, go run, run!
Water running, running, running.
I wonder where, I wonder what was said.
Oh wonder people, how do you set such wonderful examples for young wonder people?
Their future's always brighter.
Old wonder people, their burden's always lighter.
But wonder people are rarely seen without it.
No wonder people sit and wonder all day about it.
Wonderful people, I wonder if they'll show me wonderful secrets and never leave me lonely.
Wonderful people, your song plays on the breeze.
We're collecting in every street and every crazy heart is beating.
Oh wonder people, your song lives in my trees.
We're collecting on every corner, passing out on every border
Oh wonder people, I'm thankful that you found me.
Now wonder people are crowding all around me.
Wonderful people, please know I'd never doubt you.
And when one shot rang out, that's when I got lost without you.
I lost myself in the streets.
People softly running running.
I woke adrift in the sea.
Water softly running running.
Go run, go run, run!
People running, running, running.
Go run, go run, run!
Water running, running, running.
Now I belong to the sea.
Water softly running running.
Like shots whispered in the streets
And people softly running running.
Oh wonder people, can we take to the races?
I wonder if I can make it at your paces.
Oh wonder people, you're racing all around me.
Just like an ocean, now the other ones can't surround me.
Go run, go run, run!
People running, running, running.
Go run, go run, run!
Water running, running, running.
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amazing.
I love this song, I still need to buy the new cd
Alright song, new album is pretty horrible though. WILL THIS SITE EVER HAVE THE LYRICS FOR "BOOK OF FLAGS" OR "X-POLYNATION" GOD DAMN'T!
do yourself a favor and buy the cd - they're in the booklet
the new cd is different, but it still rocks! wonderful people
Wonderful people, your song plays on the breeze. We're collecting in every street and every crazy heart is beating. "Oh wonder people, your song lives in my trees We're collecting on every corner, passing out on every boarder "
imagine this live.
it was one of the best shows. ever/!
any ideas on these 'wonder people'? is it sarcastic or sincere?
both probably...
best song ever...hands down
hagbard_celine: I agree, I think it's both in a sense, but more the sarcastic part... making fun of people who think they own the world.
i am beyond pissed off that q arent playing together anymore..i'm in denial.
if you have seen them live you'd know it is not sarcastic.