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.
Falling apart at the seams is just another way to say, "I love you."
But you'll never know how I feel.
Maybe you need a little time to clear your head.
Right now I feel so left behind, but I look the other way.
I'm lost when you're gone and I call at 3 in the morning.
I'm trying not to analyze you now.
I never want to let you go.
I never want to lose you!
Falling apart at the seams is just another way to say, "I love you."
But you'll never know how I feel.
You bring out the heartache in me.
And it's another way to say, "I need you."
Will you ever know how I feel?
I try and keep you to myself, but I'm losing faith.
I can't believe the fact that I can't find the words to say.
I see you look through me, and I know you're better without me.
I'm hoping you will give me time, cause I'd never turn away.
I never want to let you go.
I never want to lose you!
Falling apart at the seams is just another way to say, "I love you."
But you'll never know how I feel.
You bring out the heartache in me.
And it's another way to say, "I need you."
Will you ever know how I feel?
Are you ever going to find?
Ever going to see?
Ever going to let it be?
Ever going to take the time to let me in?
Cause I don't want to wait!
I'll never let you go!
Falling apart at the seams is just another way to say, "I love you."
But you'll never know how I feel.
You bring out the heartache in me.
And it's another way to say, "I need you."
Will you ever know how I feel?
I'm falling apart! (I'm falling, I'm falling)
I'm falling apart! (I'm falling, I'm falling)
Cause I don't want to wait! (I'm falling, I'm falling)
I'm falling apart!
I'm falling, I'm falling...
But you'll never know how I feel.
Maybe you need a little time to clear your head.
Right now I feel so left behind, but I look the other way.
I'm lost when you're gone and I call at 3 in the morning.
I'm trying not to analyze you now.
I never want to let you go.
I never want to lose you!
Falling apart at the seams is just another way to say, "I love you."
But you'll never know how I feel.
You bring out the heartache in me.
And it's another way to say, "I need you."
Will you ever know how I feel?
I try and keep you to myself, but I'm losing faith.
I can't believe the fact that I can't find the words to say.
I see you look through me, and I know you're better without me.
I'm hoping you will give me time, cause I'd never turn away.
I never want to let you go.
I never want to lose you!
Falling apart at the seams is just another way to say, "I love you."
But you'll never know how I feel.
You bring out the heartache in me.
And it's another way to say, "I need you."
Will you ever know how I feel?
Are you ever going to find?
Ever going to see?
Ever going to let it be?
Ever going to take the time to let me in?
Cause I don't want to wait!
I'll never let you go!
Falling apart at the seams is just another way to say, "I love you."
But you'll never know how I feel.
You bring out the heartache in me.
And it's another way to say, "I need you."
Will you ever know how I feel?
I'm falling apart! (I'm falling, I'm falling)
I'm falling apart! (I'm falling, I'm falling)
Cause I don't want to wait! (I'm falling, I'm falling)
I'm falling apart!
I'm falling, I'm falling...
Lyrics submitted by R0ckPsycho
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