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.
Well he's working hard from when he gets up in the morning
Til the night when he comes home and goes to bed
And he breaks his back to find a life he's proud to be living
Lord knows he kills himself to get ahead
And he fights for what he needs
And he fights for what he believes
And he fights and yes he bleeds
He's not just a number, number
He needs love to feel at ease
He needs love for what his body needs
He needs love no promises no guarantees
He's here right now, you're here right now
Only flesh and blood, only flesh and blood
Well he wonders while passing through time with such sorrow
And such fear and anger running through our lives
Will it all be worth it when you're looking back tomorrow
Soon you'll be older but you'll see through the same eyes
He needs love to feel at ease
He needs love for what his body needs
He needs love no promises, no guarantees
He'll soon be gone he's a mortal man
He's only flesh and blood, only flesh and blood
Look at him as he sees the sun
It's always so life-giving
Look at him as he tries to makes some sense
Of the world in which we're living
He's a person, he's got feelings, he's not made of iron
and his soul's alive in everything he does
They say his love is never meant to hurt, but it always happens
He says he guess that's just the price you pay for love
And so he tries to build a wall
And he tries to stay above it all
And when the time comes to say goodbye
He tries to be logical, logical
He needs love to feel alive
He needs love (he looks into her eyes)
He needs love (and softly shines)
When he hears her voice, he can't help himself
He's only flesh and blood, only flesh and blood
Only flesh and blood
Only flesh and blood
Needs love, love, love
Til the night when he comes home and goes to bed
And he breaks his back to find a life he's proud to be living
Lord knows he kills himself to get ahead
And he fights for what he needs
And he fights for what he believes
And he fights and yes he bleeds
He's not just a number, number
He needs love to feel at ease
He needs love for what his body needs
He needs love no promises no guarantees
He's here right now, you're here right now
Only flesh and blood, only flesh and blood
Well he wonders while passing through time with such sorrow
And such fear and anger running through our lives
Will it all be worth it when you're looking back tomorrow
Soon you'll be older but you'll see through the same eyes
He needs love to feel at ease
He needs love for what his body needs
He needs love no promises, no guarantees
He'll soon be gone he's a mortal man
He's only flesh and blood, only flesh and blood
Look at him as he sees the sun
It's always so life-giving
Look at him as he tries to makes some sense
Of the world in which we're living
He's a person, he's got feelings, he's not made of iron
and his soul's alive in everything he does
They say his love is never meant to hurt, but it always happens
He says he guess that's just the price you pay for love
And so he tries to build a wall
And he tries to stay above it all
And when the time comes to say goodbye
He tries to be logical, logical
He needs love to feel alive
He needs love (he looks into her eyes)
He needs love (and softly shines)
When he hears her voice, he can't help himself
He's only flesh and blood, only flesh and blood
Only flesh and blood
Only flesh and blood
Needs love, love, love
Lyrics submitted by SkyPyro
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