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.
Yeah, yeah, yeah,
Ya, ya, ya
This is how we do it, this is how we go
This is how we rock, this is how we roll,
This is how we do it, do it, do(d-do) it, do it, do it.
It's goin' down now and not a tad bit later.
All around the world both sides of the equator
Terrorize the funk, call me poochie-al-cata
I verify that I got lots o' hoochies on data.
Governor of California black eyed peas the terminators
We the exterminators, invade you like the Raiders.
Ignore all the haters, inform all the ladies,
Its goin' down now and not a tad bit later.
And ten, nine, eight, seven-six-five-four, three, two, one, one
One(one), one(one), one(one), one(one), one(one)
You ready? you ready?
(huh)
Get ready for the showdown,
Get ready for the showdown,
Yo it's about to go down
Yo it's about to go, go, down
In the building and I'm here to motivate you
Show you how we do it, do it,
Apl's in the building
And I'm here to motivate you
Show you how we do it, do it
We still demonstrators
The phunk for your trunk
Take you high like elevators
Give you what you want
Courtesy Mr. ?
We breakin' down them barriers
Call us the penetrators
Electrify your area
Zzz-zap hey ya
Go ahead and hate us
It only makes us greater
It's going down now
And not a tab bit later
In ten, nine, eight
Seven, six, five, four
Three, two, one
One (One)
One (One)
One (One)
One (One)
One (One)
You ready, you ready? (Ha)
Get ready for the showdown
Get ready for the showdown
Yo, what's about to go down
Yo, what's about to go, go down
It's going down, it's going down
Aha aha
It's going down, it's going down
Aha aha
It's going down, it's going down
Aha aha
It's comin' yeah, it's comin' yo
Aha aha
We the show stoppas
Show rockas
Show you how we rock
Shit, got ya
All open, no jokin'
When I rockin' like this keep open
Obama, no drama
Keep them ?
Be drummin'
We comin'
We comin'
We comin'
In ten, nine, eight
Seven, six, five, four
Three, two, one
One (One)
One (One)
One (One)
One (One)
One (One)
You ready, you ready? (Ha)
Get ready for the showdown
Get ready for the showdown
Yo, what's about to go down
Yo, what's about to go, go down
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yo, yo, yo
This is how we do it
This is how we go
This is how we rock
This is how we roll
This is how we do it, do it
Do, do it, do it, do it
Ya, ya, ya
This is how we do it, this is how we go
This is how we rock, this is how we roll,
This is how we do it, do it, do(d-do) it, do it, do it.
It's goin' down now and not a tad bit later.
All around the world both sides of the equator
Terrorize the funk, call me poochie-al-cata
I verify that I got lots o' hoochies on data.
Governor of California black eyed peas the terminators
We the exterminators, invade you like the Raiders.
Ignore all the haters, inform all the ladies,
Its goin' down now and not a tad bit later.
And ten, nine, eight, seven-six-five-four, three, two, one, one
One(one), one(one), one(one), one(one), one(one)
You ready? you ready?
(huh)
Get ready for the showdown,
Get ready for the showdown,
Yo it's about to go down
Yo it's about to go, go, down
In the building and I'm here to motivate you
Show you how we do it, do it,
Apl's in the building
And I'm here to motivate you
Show you how we do it, do it
We still demonstrators
The phunk for your trunk
Take you high like elevators
Give you what you want
Courtesy Mr. ?
We breakin' down them barriers
Call us the penetrators
Electrify your area
Zzz-zap hey ya
Go ahead and hate us
It only makes us greater
It's going down now
And not a tab bit later
In ten, nine, eight
Seven, six, five, four
Three, two, one
One (One)
One (One)
One (One)
One (One)
One (One)
You ready, you ready? (Ha)
Get ready for the showdown
Get ready for the showdown
Yo, what's about to go down
Yo, what's about to go, go down
It's going down, it's going down
Aha aha
It's going down, it's going down
Aha aha
It's going down, it's going down
Aha aha
It's comin' yeah, it's comin' yo
Aha aha
We the show stoppas
Show rockas
Show you how we rock
Shit, got ya
All open, no jokin'
When I rockin' like this keep open
Obama, no drama
Keep them ?
Be drummin'
We comin'
We comin'
We comin'
In ten, nine, eight
Seven, six, five, four
Three, two, one
One (One)
One (One)
One (One)
One (One)
One (One)
You ready, you ready? (Ha)
Get ready for the showdown
Get ready for the showdown
Yo, what's about to go down
Yo, what's about to go, go down
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yo, yo, yo
This is how we do it
This is how we go
This is how we rock
This is how we roll
This is how we do it, do it
Do, do it, do it, do it
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No Comments? Come on its a countdown song! Heh I like it but I'm wondering what it is that is going down, they didn't say...oh I know it's 2012. haha. They did say they were going to "Take you high like elevators...Call us the penetrators" Like penetrating your conscious and raising your vibration...the whole album is about energy anyway.