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.
i have a story
i have to tell
to get off my chest
if anyone cares
it wont take too long
but it might make her cry
cause when i first heard it
i had a tear in my eye
ill tell it in first person so
you don't get confused
that once was a princess
so perfect so cute
as my heart started to fall i quickly realized
that this can be the girl i need all my life
as time went by
it seem like fate
believe night talks
and overnight takes
but this fairy tale
that i started to tell
ended a little different
now i don't feel too well...
(Chorus)
its hard to believe that you
weren't meant for me,
it doesn't seem fair no matter
how hard i try,
its hard to believe that you
weren't meant for me,
(it doesn't seem fair)
cause you set the mark for the rest of my life and
i wont settle for less even if i have to search till i die
do you think this is easy for me?
well i got news
its the hardest thing Ive ever had
to go through
i keep reaching for your hand
but all i feel is this cold fate
as i see you
and watch these wings crash down
i want to give up
but i cant make a sound
looks like i missed my chance again
cause in these games i can never win
(Chorus)
its hard to believe that you
weren't meant for me, (yeah yeah)
it doesn't seem fair no matter
how hard i try,
its hard to believe that you
weren't meant for me,
(it doesn't seem fair)
cause you set the mark for the rest of my life and
i wont settle for less even if i have to search till i die
and the saints will come marching in
telling you the things i been trying to tell you
over and over again
that you were meant for me
it doesn't seem fair
no matter how hard i try
(Chorus)
its hard to believe that you
weren't meant for me, (yeah yeah)
it doesn't seem fair no matter
how hard i try, (no matter how hard i try)
its hard to believe that you
weren't meant for me,
(it doesn't seem fair)
cause you set the mark for the rest of my life and
i wont settle for less even if i have to search till i die
i have to tell
to get off my chest
if anyone cares
it wont take too long
but it might make her cry
cause when i first heard it
i had a tear in my eye
ill tell it in first person so
you don't get confused
that once was a princess
so perfect so cute
as my heart started to fall i quickly realized
that this can be the girl i need all my life
as time went by
it seem like fate
believe night talks
and overnight takes
but this fairy tale
that i started to tell
ended a little different
now i don't feel too well...
(Chorus)
its hard to believe that you
weren't meant for me,
it doesn't seem fair no matter
how hard i try,
its hard to believe that you
weren't meant for me,
(it doesn't seem fair)
cause you set the mark for the rest of my life and
i wont settle for less even if i have to search till i die
do you think this is easy for me?
well i got news
its the hardest thing Ive ever had
to go through
i keep reaching for your hand
but all i feel is this cold fate
as i see you
and watch these wings crash down
i want to give up
but i cant make a sound
looks like i missed my chance again
cause in these games i can never win
(Chorus)
its hard to believe that you
weren't meant for me, (yeah yeah)
it doesn't seem fair no matter
how hard i try,
its hard to believe that you
weren't meant for me,
(it doesn't seem fair)
cause you set the mark for the rest of my life and
i wont settle for less even if i have to search till i die
and the saints will come marching in
telling you the things i been trying to tell you
over and over again
that you were meant for me
it doesn't seem fair
no matter how hard i try
(Chorus)
its hard to believe that you
weren't meant for me, (yeah yeah)
it doesn't seem fair no matter
how hard i try, (no matter how hard i try)
its hard to believe that you
weren't meant for me,
(it doesn't seem fair)
cause you set the mark for the rest of my life and
i wont settle for less even if i have to search till i die
Lyrics submitted by BlessedToFall
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idk if its all correct if not fix it thanks =] very good song though very sad kinda like my ex and me