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.
Excuse the mess
I didn't see you from behind
I caught a glimpse
But the reflection's only mine
It's almost like I'm paralyzed
and locked outside myself
What I don't need is to concede
because I won't be someone else
I am not perfect and I don't claim to be
And if that's what you wanted
Well then I'm so sorry
How about a better version of
the way that I am
How about a better version that
makes me understand
How about a better version of
the way that I am
The way I look
The way I speak,
How about a better version of me
Excuse the wall
I put it up from time to time
A silver shade
and the design is all mine
It's just a maze that everyday
I seem to be stuck in
It never seems to fade away
but I pray for the day it ends
I am not perfect and I don't claim to be
And if that's what you wanted
Well then I'm so sorry
How about a better version of
the way that I am
How about a better version that
makes me understand
How about a better version of
the way that I am
The way I look
The way I speak,
How about a better version of me
Show me my vital signs until I'm realigned
How about a better version of
the way that I am
How about a better version that
makes me understand
How about a better version of
the way that I am
The way I look
The way I speak,
How about a better version of me
I didn't see you from behind
I caught a glimpse
But the reflection's only mine
It's almost like I'm paralyzed
and locked outside myself
What I don't need is to concede
because I won't be someone else
I am not perfect and I don't claim to be
And if that's what you wanted
Well then I'm so sorry
How about a better version of
the way that I am
How about a better version that
makes me understand
How about a better version of
the way that I am
The way I look
The way I speak,
How about a better version of me
Excuse the wall
I put it up from time to time
A silver shade
and the design is all mine
It's just a maze that everyday
I seem to be stuck in
It never seems to fade away
but I pray for the day it ends
I am not perfect and I don't claim to be
And if that's what you wanted
Well then I'm so sorry
How about a better version of
the way that I am
How about a better version that
makes me understand
How about a better version of
the way that I am
The way I look
The way I speak,
How about a better version of me
Show me my vital signs until I'm realigned
How about a better version of
the way that I am
How about a better version that
makes me understand
How about a better version of
the way that I am
The way I look
The way I speak,
How about a better version of me
Lyrics submitted by Aerofire1337
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