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.
Feeling all alone
Cause every blue sky
Is covered with dark clouds
All your friends have gone
And the whole world is crashing in
But even when it's dark
I'm right by your side
Just reach out and touch me
My love will never part
Not in a million years
Doesn't matter the time, doesn't matter the place
I will be there both night & day
Doesn't matter the time, doesn't matter the place
I will be there both night & day
Both night & day, night & day
My love is there both night & day
Did someone break your heart
Right now you feel that
That's the way love goes
But love will never part
Not in a billion years
That's more than a million
I promise I will be
All that you need
And all that you long for
My heart will finally see
Life in a brand new way
I have what you're asking for
Peace of mind comes in knowing
You found what you're looking for
Everything you wanted
Everything you needed
Oh call me
Cause I will be there both night & day
Doesn't matter the time, doesn't matter the place
I will be there both night & day
Both night & day, night & day
Love is there both night & day
Oh call me
Cause I will be there both night & day
Doesn't matter the time, doesn't matter the place
I will be there both night & day
Both night & day, night & day
Love is there both night & day
Cause every blue sky
Is covered with dark clouds
All your friends have gone
And the whole world is crashing in
But even when it's dark
I'm right by your side
Just reach out and touch me
My love will never part
Not in a million years
Doesn't matter the time, doesn't matter the place
I will be there both night & day
Doesn't matter the time, doesn't matter the place
I will be there both night & day
Both night & day, night & day
My love is there both night & day
Did someone break your heart
Right now you feel that
That's the way love goes
But love will never part
Not in a billion years
That's more than a million
I promise I will be
All that you need
And all that you long for
My heart will finally see
Life in a brand new way
I have what you're asking for
Peace of mind comes in knowing
You found what you're looking for
Everything you wanted
Everything you needed
Oh call me
Cause I will be there both night & day
Doesn't matter the time, doesn't matter the place
I will be there both night & day
Both night & day, night & day
Love is there both night & day
Oh call me
Cause I will be there both night & day
Doesn't matter the time, doesn't matter the place
I will be there both night & day
Both night & day, night & day
Love is there both night & day
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