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.
When will you carry me home like the wounded star in the movie
When will you carry me home take it back to the start when you knew me
'Cause when you talk to me that way, I'll be a million miles away
I guess it's just another day in love
We're battleships, driftin' in our wee river
Takin' hits, sinking it's now or never
Overboard, drownin' in a sea of love and hate but it's too late
Battleship down
When will you figure it out that you aren't always right little darlin'
When will you figure it out that it's not worth the fight little darlin'
'Cause when you can't think what to say, you go and throw it all away
I guess it's just another day in love
We're battleships, driftin' in our wee river
Takin' hits, sinking it's now or never
Overboard, drownin' in a sea of love and hate but it's too late
Battleship down
But you're too smart and I'm too dumb
With no heart in the middle
We're battleships, driftin' in our wee river
Takin' hits, sinking it's now or never
Overboard, falling into the ocean
Ship to shore, drownin' in a sea of love and hate but it's too late
Battleship down
When will you carry me home take it back to the start when you knew me
'Cause when you talk to me that way, I'll be a million miles away
I guess it's just another day in love
We're battleships, driftin' in our wee river
Takin' hits, sinking it's now or never
Overboard, drownin' in a sea of love and hate but it's too late
Battleship down
When will you figure it out that you aren't always right little darlin'
When will you figure it out that it's not worth the fight little darlin'
'Cause when you can't think what to say, you go and throw it all away
I guess it's just another day in love
We're battleships, driftin' in our wee river
Takin' hits, sinking it's now or never
Overboard, drownin' in a sea of love and hate but it's too late
Battleship down
But you're too smart and I'm too dumb
With no heart in the middle
We're battleships, driftin' in our wee river
Takin' hits, sinking it's now or never
Overboard, falling into the ocean
Ship to shore, drownin' in a sea of love and hate but it's too late
Battleship down
Lyrics submitted by venisonslurpee
Battleships Lyrics as written by Francis Healy
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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