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.
he's the boy with the messy mind
its hard to find the time to clear it
he's the boy with the broken brain
not insane but never happy
sharpen up those fangs
not insane but never happy
shes' got those rock star girlfriend eyes
the kind that fry the back of your skull
shes' the one with the skinny face
shes' got an ace with sleeves stuffed up it
sharpen up those fangs
got an ace with sleeves stuffed up it
and its no surprise no surprise
the fangs aren't sterilized
i'm too weak for curled fingers
too tempting to pass by
no surprise no surprise
the fangs aren't sterilized
i'm too weak for curled fingers
too tempting to pass by
She's the girl with the chocolate heart
she turns up the heat and melts her target
stumbles into a poisonous thing
she feels the sting but it dosent matter
sharpen up those fangs
she feels the sting but it dosent matter
pull the spider out from under your boot
the venomus tooth will make you smile
let it bit cause it so damn cute
let it bite and drain you empty
sharpen up those fangs
let it bite and drain you empty
and its no surprise no surprise
the fangs aren't sterilized
i'm too weak for curled fingers
too tempting to pass by
no surprise no surprise
the fangs aren't sterilized
i'm too weak for curled fingers
too tempting to pass by
sharpen up those fangs
sharpen up those fangs
sharpen up those fangs
sharpen up those fangs
sharpen up those fangs
sharpen up those fangs
sharpen up those fangs
its hard to find the time to clear it
he's the boy with the broken brain
not insane but never happy
sharpen up those fangs
not insane but never happy
shes' got those rock star girlfriend eyes
the kind that fry the back of your skull
shes' the one with the skinny face
shes' got an ace with sleeves stuffed up it
sharpen up those fangs
got an ace with sleeves stuffed up it
and its no surprise no surprise
the fangs aren't sterilized
i'm too weak for curled fingers
too tempting to pass by
no surprise no surprise
the fangs aren't sterilized
i'm too weak for curled fingers
too tempting to pass by
She's the girl with the chocolate heart
she turns up the heat and melts her target
stumbles into a poisonous thing
she feels the sting but it dosent matter
sharpen up those fangs
she feels the sting but it dosent matter
pull the spider out from under your boot
the venomus tooth will make you smile
let it bit cause it so damn cute
let it bite and drain you empty
sharpen up those fangs
let it bite and drain you empty
and its no surprise no surprise
the fangs aren't sterilized
i'm too weak for curled fingers
too tempting to pass by
no surprise no surprise
the fangs aren't sterilized
i'm too weak for curled fingers
too tempting to pass by
sharpen up those fangs
sharpen up those fangs
sharpen up those fangs
sharpen up those fangs
sharpen up those fangs
sharpen up those fangs
sharpen up those fangs
Lyrics submitted by jillfer
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