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.
By now you may have noticed the dry taste of the wine
but you don't say a word just because
(well, that's why they told you to keep your mouth shut)
By now you may have realized that things aren't the same
but of course, what did you expect?
(A little late, my dear)
You know that
those ocean blue eyes would never tell the truth again
but you keep on taking, keep on taking
the life you live will never have the same effect on anyone, ever again
the nature of this program isn't quite as it seems
not quite as graphic as first thought out to be
some portions of this program have been altered quite drastically
and they do affect the outcome just a little bit (well quite the opposite!)
Let's go to the beginning where it all may have started
of this no one is sure because it's so outdated
Let's go back to the beginning because that's where it all began
the lipstick smeared across the walls oh so artistically
You know that
the words you say will be recorded on a small cassette
yet you continue, you continue to speak blasphemy
Is it just need for attention
or maybe just fear
we'll never, we'll never know, because...
the nature of this program isn't quite as it seems
not quite as graphic as first thought out to be
some portions of this program have been altered quite drastically
and they do affect the outcome just a little bit (well quite the opposite!)
the nature of this program isn't quite as it seems
not quite as graphic as first thought out to be
some portions of this program have been altered quite drastically
and they do affect the outcome just a little bit (well quite the opposite!)
Is this what you were expecting, darling
A gunshot heard throughout the night with your name on it?
Is this not what you were expecting
The cameras flashing, flashing, flashing
The cameras flashing, flashing, flashing
The cameras flashing, flashing, flashing
the nature of this program isn't quite as it seems
not quite as graphic as first thought out to be
some portions of this program have been altered quite drastically
and they do affect the outcome just a little bit (well quite the opposite!)
but you don't say a word just because
(well, that's why they told you to keep your mouth shut)
By now you may have realized that things aren't the same
but of course, what did you expect?
(A little late, my dear)
You know that
those ocean blue eyes would never tell the truth again
but you keep on taking, keep on taking
the life you live will never have the same effect on anyone, ever again
the nature of this program isn't quite as it seems
not quite as graphic as first thought out to be
some portions of this program have been altered quite drastically
and they do affect the outcome just a little bit (well quite the opposite!)
Let's go to the beginning where it all may have started
of this no one is sure because it's so outdated
Let's go back to the beginning because that's where it all began
the lipstick smeared across the walls oh so artistically
You know that
the words you say will be recorded on a small cassette
yet you continue, you continue to speak blasphemy
Is it just need for attention
or maybe just fear
we'll never, we'll never know, because...
the nature of this program isn't quite as it seems
not quite as graphic as first thought out to be
some portions of this program have been altered quite drastically
and they do affect the outcome just a little bit (well quite the opposite!)
the nature of this program isn't quite as it seems
not quite as graphic as first thought out to be
some portions of this program have been altered quite drastically
and they do affect the outcome just a little bit (well quite the opposite!)
Is this what you were expecting, darling
A gunshot heard throughout the night with your name on it?
Is this not what you were expecting
The cameras flashing, flashing, flashing
The cameras flashing, flashing, flashing
The cameras flashing, flashing, flashing
the nature of this program isn't quite as it seems
not quite as graphic as first thought out to be
some portions of this program have been altered quite drastically
and they do affect the outcome just a little bit (well quite the opposite!)
Lyrics submitted by hmmalesiaa
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and where exactly is this supposed to be from? =/
what is this??
wut is this???
it's one of the oes they wrote and scrapped i think, but if it is i really want to know where people are getting them from cause they never even sang this one
i love the lyrics. they definitely look like ryan. i think its definitely from the cabin songs. just like "Nearly Witches" ("The Paul Revere Jumpsuit Apparatus"-AKA Panic) that was released on the Fall Out Boy Citizens for Betterment Mixtape.
I don't think this is real. The lyrics are too long and drawn out to even be a song. It sounds nothing at all like Ryan's writing, and quite frankly, it's not that great. It's easy to submit fake lyrics, you know.
I don't think this is real. The lyrics are too long and drawn out to even be a song. It sounds nothing at all like Ryan's writing, and quite frankly, it's not that great. It's easy to submit fake lyrics, you know.
I'm not sure if these lyrics are real or not, but if they are it would make sense, since Ryan makes so many referances to Chuck P. books, and this is blatantly Diary.
By now you may have realized that things aren't the same but of course, what did you expect? (A little late, my dear) *It took her so long to figure out the conspiracy
but you keep on taking, keep on taking *She's CONSTANTLY taking pills
the nature of this program isn't quite as it seems not quite as graphic as first thought out to be *Nothing's the way it should be, she thought everything was obvious but it turned out everything she thought was wrong, and everything that was right, was hidden.
some portions of this program have been altered quite drastically and they do affect the outcome just a little bit (well quite the opposite!) *It's a different girl each time, but the ending is always the same
the lipstick smeared across the walls oh so artistically *VERY obvious, even though he did it in paint, maybe lipstick because he was gay?
But, I don't know. Zebraplop was right, it's very easy to submit fake lyrics, and these are more obviously pointing to the book than anything he's done before.
Well I heard somewhere that PATD handed out some of the lyrics for the new album on a pamphlet at a concert? Maybe that's true.