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.
Each time I pray
I search for words that say all that I'm going through
Here's what to say each time you pray
I give it all to you
How can I know what's real?
Oh, trust in yourself, believe in what you feel
I don't understand what's the master plan
Will it ever come together?
Yes, love will find a way
So open up your heart, hear the greater part
And it will, yes it will, oh, yes it will
Love will find a way
Listen, it's all a part of youth, searching for the truth
Seeing the way roads will lead you
Now I realize though problems may arise
There's someone I can come to
Time waits for no man, don't give up
It's time I take a stand, oh
(Take a stand)
I don't understand what's the master plan
Will it ever come together?
Yes, love will find a way
Open up your heart
(Your heart)
Hear the greater part
And it will, yes it will
Love will find a way
In the middle of the night
Love will always lead you to the light
You can win
(Oh yes, you can)
Just hold on
Don't give up the fight
(Don't give up the fight)
Love will make things right
You can win, you can win
You can win, you can win, you can win
Now I understand
(I know that)
Love will find a way
Open up your heart
(Your heart)
Hear the greater part
And it will come together
Love will find a way
Now I understand this is the master plan
Yes it is, yes it is
Love will find a way
I do believe, I do, I do, I do, I do
Now you know love will find a way
(Love will find a way)
I know it will
Just believe it, I do believe it
Yeah I'm sure love will find a way
I search for words that say all that I'm going through
Here's what to say each time you pray
I give it all to you
How can I know what's real?
Oh, trust in yourself, believe in what you feel
I don't understand what's the master plan
Will it ever come together?
Yes, love will find a way
So open up your heart, hear the greater part
And it will, yes it will, oh, yes it will
Love will find a way
Listen, it's all a part of youth, searching for the truth
Seeing the way roads will lead you
Now I realize though problems may arise
There's someone I can come to
Time waits for no man, don't give up
It's time I take a stand, oh
(Take a stand)
I don't understand what's the master plan
Will it ever come together?
Yes, love will find a way
Open up your heart
(Your heart)
Hear the greater part
And it will, yes it will
Love will find a way
In the middle of the night
Love will always lead you to the light
You can win
(Oh yes, you can)
Just hold on
Don't give up the fight
(Don't give up the fight)
Love will make things right
You can win, you can win
You can win, you can win, you can win
Now I understand
(I know that)
Love will find a way
Open up your heart
(Your heart)
Hear the greater part
And it will come together
Love will find a way
Now I understand this is the master plan
Yes it is, yes it is
Love will find a way
I do believe, I do, I do, I do, I do
Now you know love will find a way
(Love will find a way)
I know it will
Just believe it, I do believe it
Yeah I'm sure love will find a way
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Love Will Find a Way Lyrics as written by Howard Coney Jonathan Robinson
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