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.
feed the kittens in the kitchen
set food out for the strays
try hard to do your best
the magpie will have his way
fill your mouth with berries
by the full light of the moon
work all night if you have to
the magpie comes at noon
shore up the crucifixes
above the archways and the doors
the magpie will come at midday
and you will go down on all fours
and when the cherries ripe with blossoms
be ready and be brave
and remember what we had here
when there was something left to save
set food out for the strays
try hard to do your best
the magpie will have his way
fill your mouth with berries
by the full light of the moon
work all night if you have to
the magpie comes at noon
shore up the crucifixes
above the archways and the doors
the magpie will come at midday
and you will go down on all fours
and when the cherries ripe with blossoms
be ready and be brave
and remember what we had here
when there was something left to save
Lyrics submitted by fuckedupdog
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I think it more has something to do with the magpie being death, and all the preparation and fear that comes with it. Its always coming and you can't really do anything about it, but you know its coming and the the worst part of it. The part with the crucifixes kinda mean that you can be praying, and asking for help, but in the end you just give into death, and you bow down, because there is nothing left to do.