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.
I'm wasted youth
But I can't stop thinking bout' you
(I love you Wright)
I know that I fucked up and
I don't know what to do
I'm wasted youth
But I can't stop thinking bout' you
I know that I fucked up and
I don't know what to do
Deep down I still wanna fix it
Rebuild that trust I lost
I made a mistake and
It was our love that cost
My bed is empty now
And I can't fall asleep
I'm disassociating
Fuckin' I can't breathe
I said I would't make those same mistakes
But I did it again
They say distance makes the heart grow fonder
Shit I guess it did
Cuz I was fallin
For you
I'll say it to you so you know its true
And when the lights go out
Just know that I'll
Be standing there with you
Cuz i'm fallin
For you
I'm wasted youth
But I can't stop thinking bout' you
I know that I fucked up and
I don't know what to do
Deep down I still wanna fix it
Rebuild that trust I lost
I made a mistake and
It was our love that cost
I'm still the same person
My arms wide open
I'm glad I was the one that was chosen
But I fucked that up
I messed up the best thing
That's ever happened to me
I cant regain that trust
I fucked that up
I say i'm wasted youth
But I think I have potential
I don't know what to do
I can't get you out my mental
I'm fallin' for you
(I said I wouldn't make those same mistakes)
Still fallin' for you
(Even though I made those same mistakes)
I'm wasted youth
But I can't stop thinking bout' you
I know that I fucked up and
I don't know what to do
Deep down I still wanna fix it
Rebuild that trust I lost
I made a mistake and
It was our love that cost
I'm just gonna pretend everything's okay until it becomes okay
Because even though you're still in my head
I'll push through
But I can't stop thinking bout' you
(I love you Wright)
I know that I fucked up and
I don't know what to do
I'm wasted youth
But I can't stop thinking bout' you
I know that I fucked up and
I don't know what to do
Deep down I still wanna fix it
Rebuild that trust I lost
I made a mistake and
It was our love that cost
My bed is empty now
And I can't fall asleep
I'm disassociating
Fuckin' I can't breathe
I said I would't make those same mistakes
But I did it again
They say distance makes the heart grow fonder
Shit I guess it did
Cuz I was fallin
For you
I'll say it to you so you know its true
And when the lights go out
Just know that I'll
Be standing there with you
Cuz i'm fallin
For you
I'm wasted youth
But I can't stop thinking bout' you
I know that I fucked up and
I don't know what to do
Deep down I still wanna fix it
Rebuild that trust I lost
I made a mistake and
It was our love that cost
I'm still the same person
My arms wide open
I'm glad I was the one that was chosen
But I fucked that up
I messed up the best thing
That's ever happened to me
I cant regain that trust
I fucked that up
I say i'm wasted youth
But I think I have potential
I don't know what to do
I can't get you out my mental
I'm fallin' for you
(I said I wouldn't make those same mistakes)
Still fallin' for you
(Even though I made those same mistakes)
I'm wasted youth
But I can't stop thinking bout' you
I know that I fucked up and
I don't know what to do
Deep down I still wanna fix it
Rebuild that trust I lost
I made a mistake and
It was our love that cost
I'm just gonna pretend everything's okay until it becomes okay
Because even though you're still in my head
I'll push through
Lyrics submitted by Aim4WhirledPeas
wasted youth. Lyrics as written by Nehemiah Wright
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