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.
Six o'clock in the morning
Still sitting here pouring
The drinks till they're gone
We did everything together
Would have done it forever
How did we go wrong
I know that what goes up comes down
I didn't know you hit the ground
Why'd you have to give it up (fly high, Michelle)
Ooh you were just a little girl (fly high, Michelle)
I'll never look into your blue eyes (fly high, Michelle)
Fly high, Michelle
We did it just for a good time
A misunderstood time
We lived with a fear
I wish we still could have done things
And not overhung things
I wish you were here
And know I'll live a life of could have beens
Until new life begins
Why'd you have to give it up (fly high, Michelle)
Ooh you were just a little girl (fly high, Michelle)
I'll never look into your blue eyes (fly high, Michelle)
Fly high, Michelle
I'll say another prayer tonight
And I'll see you in the light
You have to give it up (fly high, Michelle)
Ooh you were just a little girl (fly high, Michelle)
I'll never look into your blue eyes (fly high, Michelle)
Fly high, Michelle (fly high, Michelle)
You have to give it up (fly high, Michelle)
Ooh you were just a little girl (fly high, Michelle)
I'll never look into your blue eyes (fly high, Michelle)
Fly high, Michelle (fly high, Michelle)
(Fly high Michelle)
Fly high, Michelle
Fly high, Michelle
Fly high, Michelle
Still sitting here pouring
The drinks till they're gone
We did everything together
Would have done it forever
How did we go wrong
I know that what goes up comes down
I didn't know you hit the ground
Why'd you have to give it up (fly high, Michelle)
Ooh you were just a little girl (fly high, Michelle)
I'll never look into your blue eyes (fly high, Michelle)
Fly high, Michelle
We did it just for a good time
A misunderstood time
We lived with a fear
I wish we still could have done things
And not overhung things
I wish you were here
And know I'll live a life of could have beens
Until new life begins
Why'd you have to give it up (fly high, Michelle)
Ooh you were just a little girl (fly high, Michelle)
I'll never look into your blue eyes (fly high, Michelle)
Fly high, Michelle
I'll say another prayer tonight
And I'll see you in the light
You have to give it up (fly high, Michelle)
Ooh you were just a little girl (fly high, Michelle)
I'll never look into your blue eyes (fly high, Michelle)
Fly high, Michelle (fly high, Michelle)
You have to give it up (fly high, Michelle)
Ooh you were just a little girl (fly high, Michelle)
I'll never look into your blue eyes (fly high, Michelle)
Fly high, Michelle (fly high, Michelle)
(Fly high Michelle)
Fly high, Michelle
Fly high, Michelle
Fly high, Michelle
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Fly High Michelle Lyrics as written by Donald E. Vandevelde
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