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.
i wish i would dye my hair pink
put on black lipstick
cuz i dont give a shit
i wish i would dye my hair pink
put on black lipstick
no one would give a shit
short shorts short skirts flower tops denim shirts in the big city
nothing hurts; nothing hurts
when i was a little girl
i wanted to be a citizen of the world
being dizzy with my job and my gay friends
laughing and drinking with my one night stands
why are you looking as if I was abnormal
its alright i never tried to be normal
i just wanna walk around free on my own place
and pay my bills with the money i make
when i was 13
my brother moved to nyc
i dreamed so much about bein' there and live the life i didnt have yet
why are you looking as if I was abnormal
its alright i never tried to be normal
i just wanna walk around free on my own place
pay my bills with the money i make
hey city girl
yeah yeah you city girl
high on heels
how does ___ turn?
you live your life
'til waste the lines
of every lesson learnt
__________
__________
because you're a natural disaster
no one's gonna cheat
you swear? yeah, i swear
just get into the groovie
dont live your life, girl
unless it's just like a movie
when i was 16 i finally moved to the big city
my dreams were screaming at my face
heads up girl
you can rule this place
put on black lipstick
cuz i dont give a shit
i wish i would dye my hair pink
put on black lipstick
no one would give a shit
short shorts short skirts flower tops denim shirts in the big city
nothing hurts; nothing hurts
when i was a little girl
i wanted to be a citizen of the world
being dizzy with my job and my gay friends
laughing and drinking with my one night stands
why are you looking as if I was abnormal
its alright i never tried to be normal
i just wanna walk around free on my own place
and pay my bills with the money i make
when i was 13
my brother moved to nyc
i dreamed so much about bein' there and live the life i didnt have yet
why are you looking as if I was abnormal
its alright i never tried to be normal
i just wanna walk around free on my own place
pay my bills with the money i make
hey city girl
yeah yeah you city girl
high on heels
how does ___ turn?
you live your life
'til waste the lines
of every lesson learnt
__________
__________
because you're a natural disaster
no one's gonna cheat
you swear? yeah, i swear
just get into the groovie
dont live your life, girl
unless it's just like a movie
when i was 16 i finally moved to the big city
my dreams were screaming at my face
heads up girl
you can rule this place
Lyrics submitted by ruanv
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