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.
Gotta keep it on the down low
I'll never let my momma know
Only call him on my cellphone
Only see him after dark
I met him on the six train
Just the way he said my name
The brother had a lot of game
Had me opened from the start
He scoops me up in his ride
Friday about a quarter to nine
So fly and so fun
And I'm so glad that he's all mine
There's a thug in my life
How am I goin' tell my momma
She's gonna say it ain't right
But he's so good to me
There's a thug in my life
And he's gonna cause crazy drama
And when I see him tonight
I'm gonna give him everything
I know his crew's kinda shady
Sometimes it gets kinda crazy
But he's treating me like a lady
Gives me everything I need
I don't care whose hatin' on me
'Cause every night he's waiting on me
He's got mad personality
A side you never see
My friends tell me to slow down
But every time that he's around
My heart's on lock down
Feel loved and I'm so proud
There's a thug in my life
How am I gon' tell my momma
She's gonna say it ain't right
But he's so good to me
There's a thug in my life
And he's gonna cause crazy drama
And when I see him tonight
I'm gonna give him everything
Momma don't worry, I'm not in a hurry
I won't disappoint you, I won't make you sorry
He's the one for me
We'll be together, from now 'til forever
I know it's the real thing, if you don't, whatever
And I know it's meant to be
There's a thug in my life
How am I gon' tell my momma
She's gonna say it ain't right
But he's so good to me
There's a thug in my life
And he's gonna cause crazy drama
And when I see him tonight
I'm gonna give him everything
Momma don't worry, I'm not in a hurry
I won't disappoint you, I won't make you sorry
He's the one for me
I'll never let my momma know
Only call him on my cellphone
Only see him after dark
I met him on the six train
Just the way he said my name
The brother had a lot of game
Had me opened from the start
He scoops me up in his ride
Friday about a quarter to nine
So fly and so fun
And I'm so glad that he's all mine
There's a thug in my life
How am I goin' tell my momma
She's gonna say it ain't right
But he's so good to me
There's a thug in my life
And he's gonna cause crazy drama
And when I see him tonight
I'm gonna give him everything
I know his crew's kinda shady
Sometimes it gets kinda crazy
But he's treating me like a lady
Gives me everything I need
I don't care whose hatin' on me
'Cause every night he's waiting on me
He's got mad personality
A side you never see
My friends tell me to slow down
But every time that he's around
My heart's on lock down
Feel loved and I'm so proud
There's a thug in my life
How am I gon' tell my momma
She's gonna say it ain't right
But he's so good to me
There's a thug in my life
And he's gonna cause crazy drama
And when I see him tonight
I'm gonna give him everything
Momma don't worry, I'm not in a hurry
I won't disappoint you, I won't make you sorry
He's the one for me
We'll be together, from now 'til forever
I know it's the real thing, if you don't, whatever
And I know it's meant to be
There's a thug in my life
How am I gon' tell my momma
She's gonna say it ain't right
But he's so good to me
There's a thug in my life
And he's gonna cause crazy drama
And when I see him tonight
I'm gonna give him everything
Momma don't worry, I'm not in a hurry
I won't disappoint you, I won't make you sorry
He's the one for me
Lyrics submitted by bblinn, edited by Mellow_Harsher
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