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 saw you lookin' at that girl like that
Yeah I saw her too boy I know right where you're at
But you better be careful
'Cause she ain't the kind you're gonna forget
How much you want to bet
If you fall in love
Nothin' gonna be the same
You walk around callin' out her name
You throw your heart down like a glove
Push come to shove
You only end up lonely and blue
Whenever she's away from you
If you fall in love
You gotta hear me talkin' to ya
'Cause I'm your best friend
And I'd hate to see you goin'
Where I've already been
'Cause I've been in love before
And I won't ever be the same again
You better listen to me, Jim
If you fall in love
Nothin' gonna be the same
You walk around callin' out her name
You throw your heart down like a glove
Push come to shove
You only end up lonely and blue
Whenever she's away from you
If you fall in love
There she is again
She sure looks fine
Boy, I know you're walkin'
On a very thin line
So I guess it's up to me
'Cause your heart's not as strong as mine
Well just this one time
If you fall in love
Nothin' gonna be the same
You walk around callin' out her name
Throw your heart down like a glove
Push come to shove
You only end up lonely and blue
Whenever she's away from you
If you fall in love
If you fall in love
If you fall in love
Yeah I saw her too boy I know right where you're at
But you better be careful
'Cause she ain't the kind you're gonna forget
How much you want to bet
If you fall in love
Nothin' gonna be the same
You walk around callin' out her name
You throw your heart down like a glove
Push come to shove
You only end up lonely and blue
Whenever she's away from you
If you fall in love
You gotta hear me talkin' to ya
'Cause I'm your best friend
And I'd hate to see you goin'
Where I've already been
'Cause I've been in love before
And I won't ever be the same again
You better listen to me, Jim
If you fall in love
Nothin' gonna be the same
You walk around callin' out her name
You throw your heart down like a glove
Push come to shove
You only end up lonely and blue
Whenever she's away from you
If you fall in love
There she is again
She sure looks fine
Boy, I know you're walkin'
On a very thin line
So I guess it's up to me
'Cause your heart's not as strong as mine
Well just this one time
If you fall in love
Nothin' gonna be the same
You walk around callin' out her name
Throw your heart down like a glove
Push come to shove
You only end up lonely and blue
Whenever she's away from you
If you fall in love
If you fall in love
If you fall in love
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If You Fall Lyrics as written by Steve Earle
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