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.
Operator, get my baby on the line
Just the other night
We had a horrible fight
I admit that I
I was out of control
But I still love my man
With my body and soul
When the road gets rough
You say things you should not say
I never meant to treat my baby that way
I apologize (believe me, I do)
Oh, believe me I do
I apologize (honest and true)
Oh, honest and true
Because I know I was wrong (I was wrong)
So I sing you this song (I sing you this song)
And I'm tryin' to get through
To make it up to you, yeah
Operator, it was like a bad dream
Lord, you should have heard
The way he shouted and the way that I screamed
I regret it 'cause I was unfair
I took it all out on him
Just because he was there
When the road gets rough
You say things you should not say
I never meant to treat my daddy that way
I apologize (believe me, I do)
Oh, believe me I do
I apologize (honest and true)
Oh, honest and true
Because I know I was wrong (I was wrong)
So I sing you this song (I sing you this song)
And I'm gonna get through you
And make it up to you
I apologize, for I was unkind
And I wish that I could go back in time
Erase our goodbyes and rewrite my life
But come rain or come shine
I'm gonna do it right this time
I apologize (believe me, I do)
I, I, I, oh baby, I do (honest and true)
Because I know I was wrong (I was wrong)
So I sing you my, my, my song, yeah (I sing you this song)
I apologize (believe me, I do)
I apologize (honest and true)
Because I know I was wrong (I was wrong)
So I sing you this song (I sing you this song)
And I wanna get, I gotta get
I need to get through to you, yeah, yeah (believe me, I do)
Oh, listen, oh, baby (honest and true)
I'm talkin' to you right now
Oh, I'm talkin' to you (I was wrong)
Oh, I was wrong, baby (I sing you this song)
Listen to me right now
Singin' it to you right now, I was wrong
(Believe me I do)
(Honest and true)
(I was wrong, I sing you this song)
(Believe me I do)
(Honest and true)
(I was wrong, I sing you this song)
Just the other night
We had a horrible fight
I admit that I
I was out of control
But I still love my man
With my body and soul
When the road gets rough
You say things you should not say
I never meant to treat my baby that way
I apologize (believe me, I do)
Oh, believe me I do
I apologize (honest and true)
Oh, honest and true
Because I know I was wrong (I was wrong)
So I sing you this song (I sing you this song)
And I'm tryin' to get through
To make it up to you, yeah
Operator, it was like a bad dream
Lord, you should have heard
The way he shouted and the way that I screamed
I regret it 'cause I was unfair
I took it all out on him
Just because he was there
When the road gets rough
You say things you should not say
I never meant to treat my daddy that way
I apologize (believe me, I do)
Oh, believe me I do
I apologize (honest and true)
Oh, honest and true
Because I know I was wrong (I was wrong)
So I sing you this song (I sing you this song)
And I'm gonna get through you
And make it up to you
I apologize, for I was unkind
And I wish that I could go back in time
Erase our goodbyes and rewrite my life
But come rain or come shine
I'm gonna do it right this time
I apologize (believe me, I do)
I, I, I, oh baby, I do (honest and true)
Because I know I was wrong (I was wrong)
So I sing you my, my, my song, yeah (I sing you this song)
I apologize (believe me, I do)
I apologize (honest and true)
Because I know I was wrong (I was wrong)
So I sing you this song (I sing you this song)
And I wanna get, I gotta get
I need to get through to you, yeah, yeah (believe me, I do)
Oh, listen, oh, baby (honest and true)
I'm talkin' to you right now
Oh, I'm talkin' to you (I was wrong)
Oh, I was wrong, baby (I sing you this song)
Listen to me right now
Singin' it to you right now, I was wrong
(Believe me I do)
(Honest and true)
(I was wrong, I sing you this song)
(Believe me I do)
(Honest and true)
(I was wrong, I sing you this song)
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I Apologize Lyrics as written by Barry Eastmond Anita Baker
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Operator, get my baby on the line 'Cause jus the other night we had a horrible fight. I admit that I, I was out of control, But I still love my man with my body and soul. When the road gets rough, we say things we should not say. But I never meant to treat my baby that way.
I apologize (believe me I do) Oh believe me I do. I apologize (honest and true) Oh honest and true. Because I know I was wrong And so I sing you this song. And I'm tryna get through to make it up to you yeah.
Operator, it was like a bad dream. Lord you should have heard the way he shouted And the way that I screamed. I regret it 'cause I was unfair. I took it all out on him just because he was there. When the road gets rough, we say things we should not say. I never meant to treat my daddy that way.
I apologize (believe me I do) Oh believe me I do. I apologize (honest and true) Oh honest and true. Because I know I was wrong And so I sing you this song. And I'm tryna get through to make it up to you yeah.
I apologize, for I was unkind and I wish That I could go back in time. Erase the good-byes and rewrite my lines. But, come rain or come shine, I'm gonna do right this time. I apologize.
I apologize, oh baby, I do. Because I know I was wrong So I sing you my, my, my song. I apologize
I apologize Because I know I was wrong So I sing you this song And I wanna get, gotta get, Need to through to you, yeah.
Oh listen, oh baby I'm talking to you right now I'm talking to you Oh yeah, I was wrong, baby Now listen to me right now Singing it to you right now...
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