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.
And the solemn verse resounds
Heavy lies the twisted crown
As it hovers above
The disgrace I've become
Like a blemish on otherwise perfect skin
Like a scar from a sore
Like a stain that's set in
I wallow in what I could have been
Take me away
Away from this place
Come like a thief in the night
Be a rapture and take me away
From these sentiments turned sediment
From this crude cast of our intent
From the boulder we can't set aside
Come like a thief in the night
Be my vision and take me away
With all the pigments that you've shed
(So pale and porous)
I'm the heir of empty breaths
Of sulfur and sweat
I'm the king of what could have been
I have wed my regret, she's my blushing bride
Like an ache
Like a cramp I can't lose
So I wallow in what I could have been
Be a fleeting glimpse
Of what could have been
That comes to me
Every now and again
And I'll just pretend to carry on, carelessly
Your glimpses are ever fleeting
You're the crutch on which I'm leaning
Come to me
Hold me up be my stilt, my splint
Be my brace, be mine
So I can carry on, carelessly
Heavy lies the twisted crown
As it hovers above
The disgrace I've become
Like a blemish on otherwise perfect skin
Like a scar from a sore
Like a stain that's set in
I wallow in what I could have been
Take me away
Away from this place
Come like a thief in the night
Be a rapture and take me away
From these sentiments turned sediment
From this crude cast of our intent
From the boulder we can't set aside
Come like a thief in the night
Be my vision and take me away
With all the pigments that you've shed
(So pale and porous)
I'm the heir of empty breaths
Of sulfur and sweat
I'm the king of what could have been
I have wed my regret, she's my blushing bride
Like an ache
Like a cramp I can't lose
So I wallow in what I could have been
Be a fleeting glimpse
Of what could have been
That comes to me
Every now and again
And I'll just pretend to carry on, carelessly
Your glimpses are ever fleeting
You're the crutch on which I'm leaning
Come to me
Hold me up be my stilt, my splint
Be my brace, be mine
So I can carry on, carelessly
Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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And the solemn verse resounds… Heavy lies the twisted crown As it hovers above The disgrace I’ve become
Like a blemish on otherwise perfect skin Like a scar from a sore Like a stain that’s set in I wallow in what I could have been
Take me away Away from this place Come like a thief in the night Be a rapture and take me away From these sentiments turned sediment From this crude cast of our intent From the boulder we can’t set aside. Come like a thief in the night Be my vision and take me away
With all the pigments that you’ve shed (So pale and porous) I’m the heir of empty breaths, Of sulfur and sweat, I’m the king of what could have been
I have wed my regret, she’s my blushing bride Like an ache Like a cramp I can’t lose So I wallow in what I could have been
Be a fleeting glimpse Of what could have been That comes to me Every now and again And I’ll just pretend to carry on, carelessly
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They both also have that different song structure than what their first album had.
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Is there a reason there are only three comments on this song? I mean, yeah, the song's self-explanatory, but I figured I'd see more comments like "I love this song" and "one of my favorites". This song is absolute win.