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.
Stevie was a connoisseur
Everybody wanted to be her
She chose her friends as carefully as she chose her words
She was so sure about it all
Oh Stevie was a hero once
Had all the things I'd never touch
She wrote in sterling silver with a ballpoint pen
Cold blooded chameleon
Oh Stevie, oh Stevie
Why can't you see
You're a god to me
Oh Stevie, oh Stevie
Why can't you see
You're a god to me
Stevie was an ice maiden
Not sure really worth saving
Alcatraz has nothing on her after all this time
Still I didn't search behind those eyes
Oh Stevie where are you going to
Oh you're as tight lipped as a bottle all screwed
If I had the chance to peer inside your mind
Give up your mystery, why think twice
Oh Stevie, oh Stevie
Why can't you see
You're a god to me
Oh Stevie, oh Stevie
Why can't you see
You're a god to me
Tea-leaves in the cup
You're a good friend of mine
How the sober are
Thirsty for the sweet wine
Now that Stevie has locked her keys in her mind
Got to open up, lay herself on the line (lay herself on the line)
Tea-leaves in the cup
You're a good friend of mine
How the sober are
Thirsty for the sweet wine
Now that Stevie has locked her keys in her mind (in her mind)
Got to open up, lay herself on the line (lay herself on the line)
Tea-leaves in the cup
You're a good friend of mine
How the sober are
Thirsty for the sweet wine
Oh Stevie, oh Stevie
Why can't you see
You're a god to me
Oh Stevie, oh Stevie
Why can't you see
Oh give in to me
Everybody wanted to be her
She chose her friends as carefully as she chose her words
She was so sure about it all
Oh Stevie was a hero once
Had all the things I'd never touch
She wrote in sterling silver with a ballpoint pen
Cold blooded chameleon
Oh Stevie, oh Stevie
Why can't you see
You're a god to me
Oh Stevie, oh Stevie
Why can't you see
You're a god to me
Stevie was an ice maiden
Not sure really worth saving
Alcatraz has nothing on her after all this time
Still I didn't search behind those eyes
Oh Stevie where are you going to
Oh you're as tight lipped as a bottle all screwed
If I had the chance to peer inside your mind
Give up your mystery, why think twice
Oh Stevie, oh Stevie
Why can't you see
You're a god to me
Oh Stevie, oh Stevie
Why can't you see
You're a god to me
Tea-leaves in the cup
You're a good friend of mine
How the sober are
Thirsty for the sweet wine
Now that Stevie has locked her keys in her mind
Got to open up, lay herself on the line (lay herself on the line)
Tea-leaves in the cup
You're a good friend of mine
How the sober are
Thirsty for the sweet wine
Now that Stevie has locked her keys in her mind (in her mind)
Got to open up, lay herself on the line (lay herself on the line)
Tea-leaves in the cup
You're a good friend of mine
How the sober are
Thirsty for the sweet wine
Oh Stevie, oh Stevie
Why can't you see
You're a god to me
Oh Stevie, oh Stevie
Why can't you see
Oh give in to me
Lyrics submitted by g3mini
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Yes i think this song is about someone who lisa knew who seemed to be perfect in every way but as she got to know the girl more she began to realise that she wasnt as perfect as she seemed.