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.
When we were new I was like a child;
Like a child, I became disillusioned.
We used to roll around like bear cubs.
Now, all we wrestle is with indifference
'Til we both give in - did we both give in?
I thought love was supposed to spill from our hearts.
I can't feel it.
No fireworks, no twinkling stars,
No lump in my throat, no butterflies
Fluttering around - I can't feel it.
I can't feel anything at all.
We spend the weekends on the couch.
Sure, we'd go out, but we're trying to save money.
We said we'd never grow complacent;
Oh, but it came on so easily.
I thought love was going to tear us apart.
I can't feel it.
No powder keg, no electric charge,
No goosebumped skin, no hairs standing
Up on my arm - I can't feel it.
I can't feel anything at all.
We went back to the bar where we first met
And recreated the events from the booth to the bed.
And I couldn't feel anything at all.
Like a child, I became disillusioned.
We used to roll around like bear cubs.
Now, all we wrestle is with indifference
'Til we both give in - did we both give in?
I thought love was supposed to spill from our hearts.
I can't feel it.
No fireworks, no twinkling stars,
No lump in my throat, no butterflies
Fluttering around - I can't feel it.
I can't feel anything at all.
We spend the weekends on the couch.
Sure, we'd go out, but we're trying to save money.
We said we'd never grow complacent;
Oh, but it came on so easily.
I thought love was going to tear us apart.
I can't feel it.
No powder keg, no electric charge,
No goosebumped skin, no hairs standing
Up on my arm - I can't feel it.
I can't feel anything at all.
We went back to the bar where we first met
And recreated the events from the booth to the bed.
And I couldn't feel anything at all.
Lyrics submitted by aebidiah, edited by Mellow_Harsher
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Holy freakin crap, how does this not have comments?
This song is the absolute story of my life.
Except, I never, ever had any of those feelings for anyone. No butterflies, no goosebumps, nothing. Ever.
I'm starting to believe there's no such thing as love.
Or maybe I'm just a cold, apathetic person.
"I can't feel anything at all."
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