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.
So here we are
to ghosts on a rendesvous.
I try to back up,
tomorrow came to soon.
at the face of June,
when we reconnect,
we break apart
and we get at it again.
Your left hand got heavy,
busy juggling rings.
Wipe that face clean,
you're so pretty to me.
I saw you bleed the ink
into skin so deep,
now those letters are forever
in me.
I got a twist in my stomach,
got a wrench in my guts.
You know you'd run away
from a word like "love",
but enoughs enough
'cause my pride gets crushed.
Put that wackness away
pass the good stuff.
Now we're back on the mattress,
crissed-crossed legs,
don't speak,
I know you're going away.
We can lie like this until the beat stops,
I mean we got ten minutes
'till five o'clock.
I waited, waited
hours for this.
I made myself so sick,
so very, very sick.
I never thought this day would end
I never thought tonight could ever be
this close to me.
I waited, waited
hours for this.
I made myself so sick,
so very, very sick.
I never thought this day would end
I never thought tonight could ever be
this close to me.
Everything's a contest
you don't want to lose.
Call it what you want,
it's a game boost.
Stupid party tricks playing
down-right fools.
And players one and two:
that's me and you.
I pull the chord out the system,
hit reset.
I swear I lost count
of the things I miss.
So we would laugh, connect,
what's the score?
I got you up and down;
connect four.
Gotta stop by the store,
get lost in the isles,
Lose track of time.
I know it's been awhile
since these eyes have met yours.
Laying in the bay,
I forgot you smoke,
never blow it in my face.
Am I getting in the way
of the master plan?
Did my words get lost
on your way to class?
I apologize,
it's not too late for that though,
is it?
Or am I getting the axe,
you know?
I waited, waited
hours for this.
I made myself so sick,
so very, very sick.
I never thought this day would end
I never thought tonight could ever be
this close to me.
I waited, waited
hours for this.
I made myself so sick,
so very, very sick.
I never thought this day would end
I never thought tonight could ever be
this close to me.
She don't wanna leave the house,
won't go downtown.
Everytime she shines
there's nobody around,
And she like it like that.
How's she living?
Just her in a book,
in an epic pimpin'.
Dialogue drastic,
runs in traffic.
She don't give a fuck,
uh, it's so classic.
Girl you reak havoc,
my hearts amend.
I know, I know
you changed a lot since then.
Well I see it in your walk
and the way you talk.
Immaturity lasted
but we still have fun,
or am i looking down
the barrel of a gun?
Shot myself again,
I swear I never learn son.
I get so sick
at the thought of this,
I mean I lost you once
don't want to lose you again.
Tonight you're so close,
so close to me.
I never thought tonight
could ever be so...
I waited, waited
hours for this.
I made myself so sick,
so very, very sick.
I never thought this day would end
I never thought tonight could ever be
this close to me.
I waited, waited
hours for this.
I made myself so sick,
so very, very sick.
I never thought this day would end
I never thought tonight could ever be
this close to me.
to ghosts on a rendesvous.
I try to back up,
tomorrow came to soon.
at the face of June,
when we reconnect,
we break apart
and we get at it again.
Your left hand got heavy,
busy juggling rings.
Wipe that face clean,
you're so pretty to me.
I saw you bleed the ink
into skin so deep,
now those letters are forever
in me.
I got a twist in my stomach,
got a wrench in my guts.
You know you'd run away
from a word like "love",
but enoughs enough
'cause my pride gets crushed.
Put that wackness away
pass the good stuff.
Now we're back on the mattress,
crissed-crossed legs,
don't speak,
I know you're going away.
We can lie like this until the beat stops,
I mean we got ten minutes
'till five o'clock.
I waited, waited
hours for this.
I made myself so sick,
so very, very sick.
I never thought this day would end
I never thought tonight could ever be
this close to me.
I waited, waited
hours for this.
I made myself so sick,
so very, very sick.
I never thought this day would end
I never thought tonight could ever be
this close to me.
Everything's a contest
you don't want to lose.
Call it what you want,
it's a game boost.
Stupid party tricks playing
down-right fools.
And players one and two:
that's me and you.
I pull the chord out the system,
hit reset.
I swear I lost count
of the things I miss.
So we would laugh, connect,
what's the score?
I got you up and down;
connect four.
Gotta stop by the store,
get lost in the isles,
Lose track of time.
I know it's been awhile
since these eyes have met yours.
Laying in the bay,
I forgot you smoke,
never blow it in my face.
Am I getting in the way
of the master plan?
Did my words get lost
on your way to class?
I apologize,
it's not too late for that though,
is it?
Or am I getting the axe,
you know?
I waited, waited
hours for this.
I made myself so sick,
so very, very sick.
I never thought this day would end
I never thought tonight could ever be
this close to me.
I waited, waited
hours for this.
I made myself so sick,
so very, very sick.
I never thought this day would end
I never thought tonight could ever be
this close to me.
She don't wanna leave the house,
won't go downtown.
Everytime she shines
there's nobody around,
And she like it like that.
How's she living?
Just her in a book,
in an epic pimpin'.
Dialogue drastic,
runs in traffic.
She don't give a fuck,
uh, it's so classic.
Girl you reak havoc,
my hearts amend.
I know, I know
you changed a lot since then.
Well I see it in your walk
and the way you talk.
Immaturity lasted
but we still have fun,
or am i looking down
the barrel of a gun?
Shot myself again,
I swear I never learn son.
I get so sick
at the thought of this,
I mean I lost you once
don't want to lose you again.
Tonight you're so close,
so close to me.
I never thought tonight
could ever be so...
I waited, waited
hours for this.
I made myself so sick,
so very, very sick.
I never thought this day would end
I never thought tonight could ever be
this close to me.
I waited, waited
hours for this.
I made myself so sick,
so very, very sick.
I never thought this day would end
I never thought tonight could ever be
this close to me.
Lyrics submitted by visine4izene
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