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.
Every time I place my hand on her,
I can feel him moving,
I can hear his heart beating,
all the color comes back to his face,
please keep breathing, keep your heart beating,
I keep on praying he's happy, and every day's the same,
I keep praying he's happy
Hold on tightly brother,
I'm doing everything I can do to keep you here with me,
to keep your heart beating,
I'll keep your heart beating
Let this be the day,
you finally realize you are all to blame,
this is your fault
let him live
Ten years have past and there's nothing to show,
I've done my best to respect you,
keep my head on the floor,
she'll never love you the way she could,
you'll never feel her warmth,
you'll never have our trust,
you'll never have it
Words can't change a thing,
there's no denying it,
we can't just pretend that nothing happened,
is this what you wanted?
Is this what you expected?
Hold on tightly brother,
I'm doing everything that I can do to keep you here with me,
to keep your heart beating,
why can't I be dreaming?
I've got to be asleep,
just tell me that I'm sleeping,
I pray I'm not awake
I can feel him moving,
I can hear his heart beating,
all the color comes back to his face,
please keep breathing, keep your heart beating,
I keep on praying he's happy, and every day's the same,
I keep praying he's happy
Hold on tightly brother,
I'm doing everything I can do to keep you here with me,
to keep your heart beating,
I'll keep your heart beating
Let this be the day,
you finally realize you are all to blame,
this is your fault
let him live
Ten years have past and there's nothing to show,
I've done my best to respect you,
keep my head on the floor,
she'll never love you the way she could,
you'll never feel her warmth,
you'll never have our trust,
you'll never have it
Words can't change a thing,
there's no denying it,
we can't just pretend that nothing happened,
is this what you wanted?
Is this what you expected?
Hold on tightly brother,
I'm doing everything that I can do to keep you here with me,
to keep your heart beating,
why can't I be dreaming?
I've got to be asleep,
just tell me that I'm sleeping,
I pray I'm not awake
Lyrics submitted by sakeofmotionxxx
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"I'm doing everything I can do to keep you here with me," Should be "I'm doing everything, everything that I can do, to keep you here with me"