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.
Hey baby whatcha doin this evenin'
Can you meet me down at the railroad tracks
I got Tom Petty playin' in my Silvarado
And I iced down a six pack
Hey Daisy don't you worry bout your momma
Like 007 we can keep it covert
Undercover on the ground by the water
Gonna get a little peace on earth
Baby whatcha say we go pickin' wildflowers
Got a spot way back in the woods
Sneak away for a couple of hours
You and me baby pickin' wildflowers
Hey baby mother nature is waiting and
Love's bloomin' like a cherry tree that's
I'll buzz around maybe do some pollinate
Yeah, dive in like honeybees
Baby whatcha say we go pickin' wildflowers
Got a spot way back in the woods
Sneak away for a couple of hours
You and me baby
Pickin' wildflowers
Take a trail ride if you know what I mean
Hey baby won't you come with me
Whatcha say we go pickin' wildflowers
Got a spot way back in the woods
Sneak away for a couple of hours
Spend a little time pickin' wildflowers
Whatcha say we go pickin' wildflowers
Got a spot way back in the woods
Sneak away for a couple of hours
You and me baby you and me baby
A pickin' wildflowers
Whatcha say we go
Whatcha say we go
Whatcha say we go
Whatcha say we go
Pickin' wildflowers, pickin' wildflowers
Can you meet me down at the railroad tracks
I got Tom Petty playin' in my Silvarado
And I iced down a six pack
Hey Daisy don't you worry bout your momma
Like 007 we can keep it covert
Undercover on the ground by the water
Gonna get a little peace on earth
Baby whatcha say we go pickin' wildflowers
Got a spot way back in the woods
Sneak away for a couple of hours
You and me baby pickin' wildflowers
Hey baby mother nature is waiting and
Love's bloomin' like a cherry tree that's
I'll buzz around maybe do some pollinate
Yeah, dive in like honeybees
Baby whatcha say we go pickin' wildflowers
Got a spot way back in the woods
Sneak away for a couple of hours
You and me baby
Pickin' wildflowers
Take a trail ride if you know what I mean
Hey baby won't you come with me
Whatcha say we go pickin' wildflowers
Got a spot way back in the woods
Sneak away for a couple of hours
Spend a little time pickin' wildflowers
Whatcha say we go pickin' wildflowers
Got a spot way back in the woods
Sneak away for a couple of hours
You and me baby you and me baby
A pickin' wildflowers
Whatcha say we go
Whatcha say we go
Whatcha say we go
Whatcha say we go
Pickin' wildflowers, pickin' wildflowers
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this song is awesome. if you're a tom petty fan, you'll notice the references to some of his other songs. this song is so fun. good backwood driving, bonfire beer drinking song
I think Petty's, "Honey Bee" is such a reference, but haven't heard it in a while...bonfire and beer drinking? I think it may be referring to a different type of "fun." lol.