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 decide it when it ends
Digging the only way in
Don't make me scream and beg
Nothing will ever feel new
It goes on and on until it's off
Cutting my only way in
Gray static in my head
And I'm ready to let me down
I can't believe this nightmare just won't go away
There's no way, there's no way I'll let you down
My head's on fire, all around us, every day
There's no way, there's no way I'll let you down, whoa
Running, running out of days
Digging my only grave, yeah
I tried to take my break
But the demon is always angry
Ooh, it goes on and on, and now it ends
The reality's breaking me in
Don't leave me here this way
Now you're ready to let me down
I can't believe this nightmare just won't go away
There's no way, there's no way I'll let you down
My head's on fire, all around us, every day
There's no way, there's no way I'll let you down, whoa
I can't let it down
I can't believe this nightmare just won't go away
I can't believe this nightmare just won't go away
And the world's on fire, all around us, every day
There's no way, there's no way I'll let you down, whoa
I'll let you down
I'll let you down
I'll let you
Digging the only way in
Don't make me scream and beg
Nothing will ever feel new
It goes on and on until it's off
Cutting my only way in
Gray static in my head
And I'm ready to let me down
I can't believe this nightmare just won't go away
There's no way, there's no way I'll let you down
My head's on fire, all around us, every day
There's no way, there's no way I'll let you down, whoa
Running, running out of days
Digging my only grave, yeah
I tried to take my break
But the demon is always angry
Ooh, it goes on and on, and now it ends
The reality's breaking me in
Don't leave me here this way
Now you're ready to let me down
I can't believe this nightmare just won't go away
There's no way, there's no way I'll let you down
My head's on fire, all around us, every day
There's no way, there's no way I'll let you down, whoa
I can't let it down
I can't believe this nightmare just won't go away
I can't believe this nightmare just won't go away
And the world's on fire, all around us, every day
There's no way, there's no way I'll let you down, whoa
I'll let you down
I'll let you down
I'll let you
Lyrics submitted by shizzy1427, edited by kakuncio
Let Me Down Lyrics as written by Josh Carter Sarah Barthel
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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I think it has something to do with going back home after you've grown and been away for a long time. No matter what it's about, the first time she sings "So let me go" is absolutely haunting. I'm in love.
Okay. So now I'm thinking break-up that's making her leave. I honestly have no idea. Oh well.
this song is beautiful, in so many ways