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.
it was the summer wind
that blew you into my life
it was the light of the sun that shined down on me
it was your beautiful eyes that looked into mine
at least i hope, it was you
it's been said over and over and over
but i can't get enough of your lovin girl
i know i'm crazy and young and so stupid sometimes
but i hope you realize that my love
my love for you is true
do you know
you are beautiful
cause all i know is that i get weak everytime
you start to tease me under my sheets
everytime you look at me
everytime you look at me
just let me know, if your alone
cause you can wake up next to me
and i promise i'll keep you close
just don't let your eyes stray away from mine
at least i know you're lookin fine
it's been said once, twice, three times before
it's that i can't get enough of your lovin girl
let me get a little close tonight
let me get just a little tight
do you know
you are beautiful
cause all i know is that i get weak everytime
you start to tease me under my sheets
everytime you look at me
everytime you look at me
cause i'll give you everything you need
all the lovin, all the diamond rings
i'll sing you songs all night and day
but baby just don't run away
do you know that you are beautiful
cause all i know is that i get weak
everytime you start to tease me under my sheets
everytime you look at me
cause baby, baby your all i need
that blew you into my life
it was the light of the sun that shined down on me
it was your beautiful eyes that looked into mine
at least i hope, it was you
it's been said over and over and over
but i can't get enough of your lovin girl
i know i'm crazy and young and so stupid sometimes
but i hope you realize that my love
my love for you is true
do you know
you are beautiful
cause all i know is that i get weak everytime
you start to tease me under my sheets
everytime you look at me
everytime you look at me
just let me know, if your alone
cause you can wake up next to me
and i promise i'll keep you close
just don't let your eyes stray away from mine
at least i know you're lookin fine
it's been said once, twice, three times before
it's that i can't get enough of your lovin girl
let me get a little close tonight
let me get just a little tight
do you know
you are beautiful
cause all i know is that i get weak everytime
you start to tease me under my sheets
everytime you look at me
everytime you look at me
cause i'll give you everything you need
all the lovin, all the diamond rings
i'll sing you songs all night and day
but baby just don't run away
do you know that you are beautiful
cause all i know is that i get weak
everytime you start to tease me under my sheets
everytime you look at me
cause baby, baby your all i need
Lyrics submitted by caitlynnicoleee
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