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.
WALKIN' ON YOUR STREETS
IN FRONT OF ME YOU'RE SILENT
LIKE AN OVERDOSE
YOU MAKE ME FEEL OUTSIDE AND
WHAT I LOOK AROUND
IS ONLY IMAGINATION
BUT I CAN SEE THE REALITY
IF I LOOK IN YOUR EYES...
URBAN ATMOSPHERE
A TRAFFIC OF EMOTIONS
AS IN A CAGE I FEEL MY BRAIN AND ACTIONS
AND IN YOUR EYES.
YOU'RE KILLIN' ME
I'M KILLIN' YOU
PLEASE DON'T TRY TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT MY MIND IS SEARCHING FOR!
YOU'RE WATCHIN' ME
I'M STABBIN' YOU
DON'T YOU THINK IT IS ENOUGH
TO WALK DOWN YOUR OWN STREET ALONE?
PEOPLE AROUND ME
KEEPING IN HANDS
TRYIN' TO COVER MY FACE
MASS CELEBRATIONS
A NEW DAYTALE'S DONE
PLEASE ALIENATE ME... LET IT BE!
WALKIN' ON YOUR STREETS
IN FRONT OF ME YOU' RE SILENT
LIKE AN OVERDOSE
YOU MAKE ME FEEL OUTSIDE AND
URBAN ATMOSPHERE
A TRAFFIC OF EMOTIONS
AS IN A CAGE I FEEL MY BRAIN AND ACTIONS
MAYBE WHAT I LIVE
IS ONLY MY ALIENATION
BUT I CAN FEEL THE REALITY
IF I LOOK IN YOUR EYES...
YOU'RE KILLIN' ME
I'M KILLIN' YOU
PLEASE DON'T TRY TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT MY MIND IS SEARCHING FOR!
YOU'RE WATCHIN' ME
I'M STABBIN' YOU
DON'T YOU THINK IT IS ENOUGH
TO WALK DOWN YOUR OWN STREET ALONE?
PEOPLE AROUND ME
KEEPING IN HANDS
TRYIN' TO COVER MY FACE
MASS CELEBRATIONS
A NEW DAYTALE'S DONE
PLEASE ALIENATE ME... LET IT BE!
IN FRONT OF ME YOU'RE SILENT
LIKE AN OVERDOSE
YOU MAKE ME FEEL OUTSIDE AND
WHAT I LOOK AROUND
IS ONLY IMAGINATION
BUT I CAN SEE THE REALITY
IF I LOOK IN YOUR EYES...
URBAN ATMOSPHERE
A TRAFFIC OF EMOTIONS
AS IN A CAGE I FEEL MY BRAIN AND ACTIONS
AND IN YOUR EYES.
YOU'RE KILLIN' ME
I'M KILLIN' YOU
PLEASE DON'T TRY TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT MY MIND IS SEARCHING FOR!
YOU'RE WATCHIN' ME
I'M STABBIN' YOU
DON'T YOU THINK IT IS ENOUGH
TO WALK DOWN YOUR OWN STREET ALONE?
PEOPLE AROUND ME
KEEPING IN HANDS
TRYIN' TO COVER MY FACE
MASS CELEBRATIONS
A NEW DAYTALE'S DONE
PLEASE ALIENATE ME... LET IT BE!
WALKIN' ON YOUR STREETS
IN FRONT OF ME YOU' RE SILENT
LIKE AN OVERDOSE
YOU MAKE ME FEEL OUTSIDE AND
URBAN ATMOSPHERE
A TRAFFIC OF EMOTIONS
AS IN A CAGE I FEEL MY BRAIN AND ACTIONS
MAYBE WHAT I LIVE
IS ONLY MY ALIENATION
BUT I CAN FEEL THE REALITY
IF I LOOK IN YOUR EYES...
YOU'RE KILLIN' ME
I'M KILLIN' YOU
PLEASE DON'T TRY TO UNDERSTAND
WHAT MY MIND IS SEARCHING FOR!
YOU'RE WATCHIN' ME
I'M STABBIN' YOU
DON'T YOU THINK IT IS ENOUGH
TO WALK DOWN YOUR OWN STREET ALONE?
PEOPLE AROUND ME
KEEPING IN HANDS
TRYIN' TO COVER MY FACE
MASS CELEBRATIONS
A NEW DAYTALE'S DONE
PLEASE ALIENATE ME... LET IT BE!
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