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.
Time and time you thought through it all
How we loved and loved
and how we fought each other
pushing one another
to be somebody else
And time and time I've wrestled my thoughts
Not certain if the end was right or wrong
And whether we should be together or with somebody else
That last memory
she had water in her eyes
she cried stay with me
and asked how can this be love
if you are leaving me
but darling love's to blame
and i can't see you right now
'cause I just can't fake it
can't be near you right now
'cause i know you're no longer mine
I can't see you
it makes me ache that we had to break
even though i knew we had it so well
we're strangers in different places
thought we live a mile apart
my best friend's gone, my world has been torn
we'll never share a name, never be one
but i will always remember the years we spent in love
I still think of you
I pray that you are safe
I'm still missing you
but it has to be this way
Cause I'm not right for you
and that's why love's to blame
and i can't see you right now
'cause I just can't take it
can't be near you right now
'cause i know you're no longer mine
I can't see you right know
'cause I just can't fake it
can't be near you right now
cause I know you're no longer mine
and I can't see you
No i can't see you
I just can't see you right now
Maybe time will heal our hearts
and maybe after time you'll understand
I said goodbye but I love you
and i can't see you right now
'cause I just can't take it
can't be near you right now
'cause i know you're no longer mine
and I can't see you right know
'cause I just can't fake it
can't be near you right now
cause I know you're no longer mine
I can't see you
no, i can't see you
i just can't see you right now
no i can't see you
i can't see you
i just can't see you right know
and love's to blame
How we loved and loved
and how we fought each other
pushing one another
to be somebody else
And time and time I've wrestled my thoughts
Not certain if the end was right or wrong
And whether we should be together or with somebody else
That last memory
she had water in her eyes
she cried stay with me
and asked how can this be love
if you are leaving me
but darling love's to blame
and i can't see you right now
'cause I just can't fake it
can't be near you right now
'cause i know you're no longer mine
I can't see you
it makes me ache that we had to break
even though i knew we had it so well
we're strangers in different places
thought we live a mile apart
my best friend's gone, my world has been torn
we'll never share a name, never be one
but i will always remember the years we spent in love
I still think of you
I pray that you are safe
I'm still missing you
but it has to be this way
Cause I'm not right for you
and that's why love's to blame
and i can't see you right now
'cause I just can't take it
can't be near you right now
'cause i know you're no longer mine
I can't see you right know
'cause I just can't fake it
can't be near you right now
cause I know you're no longer mine
and I can't see you
No i can't see you
I just can't see you right now
Maybe time will heal our hearts
and maybe after time you'll understand
I said goodbye but I love you
and i can't see you right now
'cause I just can't take it
can't be near you right now
'cause i know you're no longer mine
and I can't see you right know
'cause I just can't fake it
can't be near you right now
cause I know you're no longer mine
I can't see you
no, i can't see you
i just can't see you right now
no i can't see you
i can't see you
i just can't see you right know
and love's to blame
Lyrics submitted by moulinrouge, edited by annabee98
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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Time and Time I thought through it all How we loved and loved And how we fought each other Pushing one another To be somebody else
And time and time I've wrestled my thoughts Not certain if the end was right or wrong And whether we still should be together or with somebody else
A lost memory She had water in her eyes She cried, "Stay with me" Asked, "How can this be love If you are leaving me?" But darling love's to blame
And I can't see you right now 'Cause my heart just can't take it Can't be near you right now 'Cause I know you're no longer mine I can't see you
It makes me ache that we had to break Even though I knew your heart so well We're strangers in different places Though we live a mile apart
My best friends' gone my world has been torn We'll never share a name, never be one But I will always remember the years we've spent in love
I still think of you I pray that you are safe I'm still missing you But it has to be this way 'Cause I'm not right for you And that's why love's to blame
And I can't see you right now 'Cause my heart just can't take it Can't be near you right now 'Cause I know you're no longer mine And I can't see you right know 'Cause my heart just can't fake it Can't be near you right now 'Cause I know you're no longer mine
And I can't see you No, I can't see you I just can't see you right now
But maybe time will heal your heart And maybe after time you'll understand I said goodbye 'cause I love you
And I can't see you right now 'Cause my heart just can't take it Can't be near you right now 'Cause I know you're no longer mine And I can't see you right know 'Cause my heart just can't fake it Can't be near you right now Cause I know you're no longer mine
And I can't see you No, I can't see you I just can't see you right now
No, I can't see you I just can't see you I just can't see you right know
And love's to blame