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.
Rumblin', ruh, rumblin
Rumblin', ruh, rumblin
Rumblin', ruh, rumblin
Rumblin', ruh, rumblin
Rumblin', ruh, rumblin
Bass in my chest and I can barely breathe
I'm out of time, I just might catch fire
I feel the heat creeping up to me
It's in my bones
I just might sweat it out
I'm not alone
Until we drop the lights
I'm not alone, your not alone
Until we drop the lights
We're not alone
I just might sweat it out, out, out
It won't be pretty when the lights come back, back, back
Turn 'em on, turn 'em on for me
It won't be pretty when the lights come back, back, back
Turn 'em on, turn 'em on for me
Turn 'em back off!
Rumblin', rumblin'
Rumblin', rumblin'
Rumblin', rumblin'
Rumblin', rumblin'
I'm up right now, and I'm not shutting down
I crossed the line, follow or fall behind
This shit is mine, everywhere, every time
Why don't we sweat it out
I'm not alone
Until we drop the lights
I'm not alone, your not alone
Until we drop the lights
We're not alone
I just might sweat it out, out, out
It won't be pretty when the lights come back, back, back
Turn 'em on, turn 'em on for me
It won't be pretty when the lights come back, back, back
Turn 'em on, turn 'em on for me
Rumblin', rumblin'
Rumblin', rumblin'
Rumblin', rumblin'
I'm not alone
Until we drop the lights
I'm not alone, your not alone
Until we drop the lights
We're not alone
I just might sweat it out, out, out
It won't be pretty when the lights come back, back, back
Turn 'em on, turn 'em on for me
It won't be pretty when the lights come back, back, back
Turn 'em on, turn 'em on for me
Rumblin', ruh, rumblin
Rumblin', ruh, rumblin
Rumblin', ruh, rumblin
Rumblin', ruh, rumblin
Bass in my chest and I can barely breathe
I'm out of time, I just might catch fire
I feel the heat creeping up to me
It's in my bones
I just might sweat it out
I'm not alone
Until we drop the lights
I'm not alone, your not alone
Until we drop the lights
We're not alone
I just might sweat it out, out, out
It won't be pretty when the lights come back, back, back
Turn 'em on, turn 'em on for me
It won't be pretty when the lights come back, back, back
Turn 'em on, turn 'em on for me
Turn 'em back off!
Rumblin', rumblin'
Rumblin', rumblin'
Rumblin', rumblin'
Rumblin', rumblin'
I'm up right now, and I'm not shutting down
I crossed the line, follow or fall behind
This shit is mine, everywhere, every time
Why don't we sweat it out
I'm not alone
Until we drop the lights
I'm not alone, your not alone
Until we drop the lights
We're not alone
I just might sweat it out, out, out
It won't be pretty when the lights come back, back, back
Turn 'em on, turn 'em on for me
It won't be pretty when the lights come back, back, back
Turn 'em on, turn 'em on for me
Rumblin', rumblin'
Rumblin', rumblin'
Rumblin', rumblin'
I'm not alone
Until we drop the lights
I'm not alone, your not alone
Until we drop the lights
We're not alone
I just might sweat it out, out, out
It won't be pretty when the lights come back, back, back
Turn 'em on, turn 'em on for me
It won't be pretty when the lights come back, back, back
Turn 'em on, turn 'em on for me
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uhhh it goes like this:
Bass in my chest and I can barely breathe I'm out of time I just might catch fire I feel the heat creepin' up to me It's in my bones I just might sweat it out.
I'm not alone Until we drop the lights (I'm not alone, you're not alone) Until we drop the lights We're not alone I just might sweat it out, out, out
It won't be pretty when the lights come back, back, back on It won't be pretty when the lights come back, back, back on Turn 'em on, turn 'em on for me.
(Turn 'em back off!)
I'm up right now, and I'm not shutting down I crossed the line, follow or fall behind This shit is mine everywhere and everytime Why don't we sweat it out.
I'm not alone Until we drop the lights (I'm not alone, you're no alone) Until we drop the lights We're not alone I just might sweat it out, out, out
It won't be pretty when the lights go back, back, back on It won't be pretty when the lights go back, back, back on Turn 'em on, turn 'em on for me
(Turn 'em back off!)
I'm not alone Until we drop the lights (I'm not alone, you're not alone) Until we drop the lights We're not alone I just might sweat it out, out, out
^correct lyrics from the lyric booklet from inside the cd
Yay! thanks DanceGavinDance19 for the complete and correct lyrics. I knew the screaming was missing from the song. Love this song.
it about how this guy saying that we are trapped in drakness and suffer due to our sins. sweat it off mean that we feel ashame of our mistake and we want to get rid of it. Dont turn the light on because it wont be pretty mean we are ashame of our mistake and we don't what anyone to see us like this. plus when he said we are not alone till the light is off, it mean sin will come again to get us once the light is off.
I love how the superficial part is basically like a rave or a party, but there's another deeper meaning that you catch in their songs.
I like how the person tried to correct their lyrics for this song but DanceGavinDance19 is correct. Not to be mean but just saying.