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.
They got my number down
They know how tight to twist
One day they'll claim me
'til then I'll be here
Tic-toc the hour goes
Junk food, junk TV shows
I can't remember
One thing I took in
Everyday, I promise (that)
I will change, the next day
New Years came
And everybody took the same vow we get it, better start it now
Awaken by degrees
Information as disease
The march of progress is
Kicking me lifeless
Good God, look at what we've lost
Built on a holocaust
Gave beads and blankets
For what was priceless
Everyday, I promise (that)
I will change, the next day
New Years came
And everybody took the same vow we get it, better start it now
Things are gonna change this time
Things are gonna change
Every empire has its day, then it fades
Things are gonna change
Things are gonna change
How come it got so bad?
The noblest experiment
Maybe its all done
We'll start a new one
Everyday, I promise (that)
I will change, the next day
New Years came
And everybody took the same vow we get it, better start it now
Everyday, I promise (that)
I will change, the next day
New Years came
And everybody took the same vow we get it, better start it now
Better start it now
Start the next day
They know how tight to twist
One day they'll claim me
'til then I'll be here
Tic-toc the hour goes
Junk food, junk TV shows
I can't remember
One thing I took in
Everyday, I promise (that)
I will change, the next day
New Years came
And everybody took the same vow we get it, better start it now
Awaken by degrees
Information as disease
The march of progress is
Kicking me lifeless
Good God, look at what we've lost
Built on a holocaust
Gave beads and blankets
For what was priceless
Everyday, I promise (that)
I will change, the next day
New Years came
And everybody took the same vow we get it, better start it now
Things are gonna change this time
Things are gonna change
Every empire has its day, then it fades
Things are gonna change
Things are gonna change
How come it got so bad?
The noblest experiment
Maybe its all done
We'll start a new one
Everyday, I promise (that)
I will change, the next day
New Years came
And everybody took the same vow we get it, better start it now
Everyday, I promise (that)
I will change, the next day
New Years came
And everybody took the same vow we get it, better start it now
Better start it now
Start the next day
Lyrics submitted by SavageMadrox
The Next Day Lyrics as written by Glen Phillips
Lyrics © COMPASS RECORDS GROUP INC
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ahhhh. procrastination
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