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.
Who, ho, oo, oo, oo, oh, oh, oh, huh
Who, ho, oo, oo, oo, oh, hey ho, ah, ho, oh
Something about the music, she always makes me dance
Something about the music, she always makes me dance
She turns me on and on, and all about
She was a freak, never missin' a beat, yeah
She was a freak, boy was it neat, yeah
Not just knee deep
She was totally deep
When she did the freak with me
She did the freak, never missin' a beat, yeah
She did the freak
Boy was it neat, yeah
She's a freak
The girl is a freak
The girl never misses a beat, yeah, yeah
Not just knee deep, she was totally deep
When she did the freak with me
She did the jerk, it didn't work, no
She did the monkey, it wasn't funky, no more
Chicken wasn't pickin'
Not just knee deep, she was totally deep
When she did the freak with me
She turns me on and on, and all about
(Round and round)
She's the freak of my desire
(Round and round she goes)
And when she dance she sets the world on fire
(Round and round she goes)
The little girl is the freak of the week
(Round and round she goes)
When she dance she gives me happy feet
(Round and round she goes)
She's the freak of my desire
And when she dance she sets the world on fire
(Round and round she goes)
She's givin' me happy feet
Yeah, she's the freak of the week
She was a freak, never missin' a beat, yeah
She was a freak, boy was it neat, yeah
Not just knee deep, she was totally deep
When she did the freak with me
She did the jerk, it didn't work, no
I did the moose, oh no, not the moose
Monkey wasn't funkin', chicken wasn't pickin'
But she was not just knee deep
Who, ho, oo, oo, oo, oh, hey ho, ah, ho, oh
Something about the music, she always makes me dance
Something about the music, she always makes me dance
She turns me on and on, and all about
She was a freak, never missin' a beat, yeah
She was a freak, boy was it neat, yeah
Not just knee deep
She was totally deep
When she did the freak with me
She did the freak, never missin' a beat, yeah
She did the freak
Boy was it neat, yeah
She's a freak
The girl is a freak
The girl never misses a beat, yeah, yeah
Not just knee deep, she was totally deep
When she did the freak with me
She did the jerk, it didn't work, no
She did the monkey, it wasn't funky, no more
Chicken wasn't pickin'
Not just knee deep, she was totally deep
When she did the freak with me
She turns me on and on, and all about
(Round and round)
She's the freak of my desire
(Round and round she goes)
And when she dance she sets the world on fire
(Round and round she goes)
The little girl is the freak of the week
(Round and round she goes)
When she dance she gives me happy feet
(Round and round she goes)
She's the freak of my desire
And when she dance she sets the world on fire
(Round and round she goes)
She's givin' me happy feet
Yeah, she's the freak of the week
She was a freak, never missin' a beat, yeah
She was a freak, boy was it neat, yeah
Not just knee deep, she was totally deep
When she did the freak with me
She did the jerk, it didn't work, no
I did the moose, oh no, not the moose
Monkey wasn't funkin', chicken wasn't pickin'
But she was not just knee deep
Lyrics submitted by observer01
Not Just Knee Deep Lyrics as written by Philippe Escalante Wynn George Clinton Jr
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
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