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.
A savage thought becomes him
By the light shining through her dress
The flesh under his finger nails
The lips upon her chest
And with the night pressing on
She weakens behind his eyes
She urns for him inside her
Collapsing by the bedside
You want more
You got more
Can't be too safe girl
Its alright
Just undress
Her lips and
His caress
Will unveiling the curves of our bodies
(We get along, along so well)
A parasitic feeding
Off of the blood of someone else
Two bodies lie shackled
By the clenching of their fists
One body lie injected
Behind the others head
With the sun pressing on
She weakens behind his eyes
She urns for him inside her
Collapsing by the bedside
You're up boy
Don't slow down
With constant temptations
Who said love
Its alright
Will become by the end of the night
Will unveiling the curves of our bodies
(We get along, along so well)
A parasitic feeding
Of off the blood of someone else
Were sharpening the spectrum
Of these feelings
(We get along, along so well)
A puss eating believing we would
Ever share with someone else
I feel you breathing
Behind my neck
Can I still feel you breathing
Behind my neck
Will unveiling the curves of our bodies
(We get along, along so well)
A parasitic feeding
Of off the blood of someone else
Were sharpening the spectrum
Of these feelings
(We get along, along so well)
A puss eating believing we would
Ever share with someone else
We went assaulted bodies
Fell asleep between her legs
Medicate before tomorrow
Is that love? Is that love?
By the light shining through her dress
The flesh under his finger nails
The lips upon her chest
And with the night pressing on
She weakens behind his eyes
She urns for him inside her
Collapsing by the bedside
You want more
You got more
Can't be too safe girl
Its alright
Just undress
Her lips and
His caress
Will unveiling the curves of our bodies
(We get along, along so well)
A parasitic feeding
Off of the blood of someone else
Two bodies lie shackled
By the clenching of their fists
One body lie injected
Behind the others head
With the sun pressing on
She weakens behind his eyes
She urns for him inside her
Collapsing by the bedside
You're up boy
Don't slow down
With constant temptations
Who said love
Its alright
Will become by the end of the night
Will unveiling the curves of our bodies
(We get along, along so well)
A parasitic feeding
Of off the blood of someone else
Were sharpening the spectrum
Of these feelings
(We get along, along so well)
A puss eating believing we would
Ever share with someone else
I feel you breathing
Behind my neck
Can I still feel you breathing
Behind my neck
Will unveiling the curves of our bodies
(We get along, along so well)
A parasitic feeding
Of off the blood of someone else
Were sharpening the spectrum
Of these feelings
(We get along, along so well)
A puss eating believing we would
Ever share with someone else
We went assaulted bodies
Fell asleep between her legs
Medicate before tomorrow
Is that love? Is that love?
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Eager Cannibals Lyrics as written by Joe Brown Dan Arnold
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Because of "Medicate these part-time lovers Is that love? They found love.""
I think it's about two people who are just hooking up repeatedly, as in "friends with benefits"
Maybe starting to have feelings for each other? i'm not sure