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 stood here on this same old ground one year ago
And now standing here at the edge of the woods, I'm all alone
Don't tell me I'm your shooting star
Cause you're not here and the distance is too far
I've wasted time here
I searched the station but by estimation you left hours ago
Well, don't come home, cause
Falling once, it showed me the place where the sidewalk cracks
And now I look before I leap
And calling out my name isn't gonna bring me back
Sometimes just being blind for awhile will teach you to see
The sky's the limit
It's funny how I flew the day you left
You say you made that big mistake again
I've got no sympathy for that
Well, soon I'll find my shooting star
So you can show your chances to the door
You've wasted my time
My eyes are straightforward and you don't have me cornered anymore
No, no, cause
Falling once, it showed me the place where the sidewalk cracks
And now I look before I leap
And calling out my name isn't gonna bring me back
Sometimes just being blind for awhile will teach you to see
Falling for you one time
And crawling on a thin line
Was worth it all the while
All the while - All the while - All the while - All the while...
Falling once, it showed me the place where the sidewalk cracks
And now I look before I leap - And calling out my name isn't gonna bring me back
Sometimes just being blind for awhile will teach you to see
Sometimes just being blind for awhile will teach you to see
And now standing here at the edge of the woods, I'm all alone
Don't tell me I'm your shooting star
Cause you're not here and the distance is too far
I've wasted time here
I searched the station but by estimation you left hours ago
Well, don't come home, cause
Falling once, it showed me the place where the sidewalk cracks
And now I look before I leap
And calling out my name isn't gonna bring me back
Sometimes just being blind for awhile will teach you to see
The sky's the limit
It's funny how I flew the day you left
You say you made that big mistake again
I've got no sympathy for that
Well, soon I'll find my shooting star
So you can show your chances to the door
You've wasted my time
My eyes are straightforward and you don't have me cornered anymore
No, no, cause
Falling once, it showed me the place where the sidewalk cracks
And now I look before I leap
And calling out my name isn't gonna bring me back
Sometimes just being blind for awhile will teach you to see
Falling for you one time
And crawling on a thin line
Was worth it all the while
All the while - All the while - All the while - All the while...
Falling once, it showed me the place where the sidewalk cracks
And now I look before I leap - And calling out my name isn't gonna bring me back
Sometimes just being blind for awhile will teach you to see
Sometimes just being blind for awhile will teach you to see
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Whenever I'm walking with my mp3 player on I want to bust out dancing to this song, it's so fun! I'm thinking it's another break-up song. My favorite part is the "All the while" line!