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’m gonna rest my weary head now
and close my ready eyes
and fight through all the shit that lies inside
and find an image of you and focus in on tight
‘til you become so bright
that light turns into dark
and my whole self turns into sleep
and I dream of only you
As if it were that easy to turn off my mind
would be like stamping cigarettes on my arm
without being burned
I’ve learned to let it take me
as it often takes you
hoping that things will run their course, somehow
Well, if forcing things had ever worked
I would surely know by now
Suppose you’ve never seen the sun rise
You’ve never seen the sea
You’ve never woken up right here
holding on to me
What if I’ve never seen your face
I’ve never seen a thing
I never knew the simple joy
making you smile could bring
And I’ve dreamt of this
I’ve dreamt of nothingness
A picture of white
A field of emptiness
Moving far away from being surprised all the time
Now I can feel wisdom taking shape if I try
It helps being continually awake
Nothing gets past my eyes
Suppose you’ve never seen the sun rise
You’ve never seen the sea
You’ve never woken up right here
holding on to me
What if I’ve never seen your face
I’ve never seen a thing
I never knew the simple joy
making you smile could bring
And I’ve dreamt of this
I’ve dreamt of nothingness
A picture of white
A field of emptiness
and close my ready eyes
and fight through all the shit that lies inside
and find an image of you and focus in on tight
‘til you become so bright
that light turns into dark
and my whole self turns into sleep
and I dream of only you
As if it were that easy to turn off my mind
would be like stamping cigarettes on my arm
without being burned
I’ve learned to let it take me
as it often takes you
hoping that things will run their course, somehow
Well, if forcing things had ever worked
I would surely know by now
Suppose you’ve never seen the sun rise
You’ve never seen the sea
You’ve never woken up right here
holding on to me
What if I’ve never seen your face
I’ve never seen a thing
I never knew the simple joy
making you smile could bring
And I’ve dreamt of this
I’ve dreamt of nothingness
A picture of white
A field of emptiness
Moving far away from being surprised all the time
Now I can feel wisdom taking shape if I try
It helps being continually awake
Nothing gets past my eyes
Suppose you’ve never seen the sun rise
You’ve never seen the sea
You’ve never woken up right here
holding on to me
What if I’ve never seen your face
I’ve never seen a thing
I never knew the simple joy
making you smile could bring
And I’ve dreamt of this
I’ve dreamt of nothingness
A picture of white
A field of emptiness
Lyrics submitted by ChipperSpiff
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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