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.
It's Saturday night, and my parents are out of town.
Told all of my friends at school that tonight we're gonna boogie down!
Everybody's been spreadin' the word all over the neighborhood, so come on over
And bring a friend this party has got to be good!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
We're havin' a party (everybody)
Gonna dance and play (what'd I say, now)
We're havin' a party (hey, yeah)
While the folks are away!
Hey, looks like everybody showed up, now, it seems like a hundred and one!
All the prettiest girls in the neighborhood, we showed 'em we got to have fun!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
We're havin' a party (hey, yeah)
Gonna dance and play (come on over)
We're havin' a party (alright)
While the folks are away!
Well, we got the latest records, the music's up as loud as it can go!
Everybody out of their chair now, it's time to hit the floor!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
We're havin' a party (hey, hey, yeah)
Gonna dance and play (everybody)
We're havin' a party (whoo, yeah)
While the folks are away!
Take a look at little brother, he's a dancin' fool!
Watch him do the loco-motion, hey man, he cool!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
We're havin' a party (a party, party, party, party)
Gonna dance and play (dance and play now)
We're havin' a party (whoa yeah)
While the folks are away (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)!
We're havin' a party (a party, party, party, party, party)
Gonna dance and play (dance and play)
We're havin' a party (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
While the folks are away!
Aw here come ma, pullin' up in the drive (here she comes)!
Everybody make a run for it
'cause there ain't enough places to hide (no place to run)!
We got one minute to clean up this place or we'll be skinned alive, but remember
Before you go, next week, same place, same time!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
We're havin' a party (everybody)
Gonna dance and play (what'd I say now)
We're havin' a party (come on over)
While the folks are away! (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
We're havin' a party (ooh, alright)
Gonna dance and play (a party, party, party, party, party)
We're havin' a party (oh, yeah)
While the folks are away (come on over)
We're havin' a party
Gonna dance and play (a party, party, party, party, party)
We're havin' a party (oh, yeah)
Told all of my friends at school that tonight we're gonna boogie down!
Everybody's been spreadin' the word all over the neighborhood, so come on over
And bring a friend this party has got to be good!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
We're havin' a party (everybody)
Gonna dance and play (what'd I say, now)
We're havin' a party (hey, yeah)
While the folks are away!
Hey, looks like everybody showed up, now, it seems like a hundred and one!
All the prettiest girls in the neighborhood, we showed 'em we got to have fun!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
We're havin' a party (hey, yeah)
Gonna dance and play (come on over)
We're havin' a party (alright)
While the folks are away!
Well, we got the latest records, the music's up as loud as it can go!
Everybody out of their chair now, it's time to hit the floor!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
We're havin' a party (hey, hey, yeah)
Gonna dance and play (everybody)
We're havin' a party (whoo, yeah)
While the folks are away!
Take a look at little brother, he's a dancin' fool!
Watch him do the loco-motion, hey man, he cool!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
We're havin' a party (a party, party, party, party)
Gonna dance and play (dance and play now)
We're havin' a party (whoa yeah)
While the folks are away (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)!
We're havin' a party (a party, party, party, party, party)
Gonna dance and play (dance and play)
We're havin' a party (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
While the folks are away!
Aw here come ma, pullin' up in the drive (here she comes)!
Everybody make a run for it
'cause there ain't enough places to hide (no place to run)!
We got one minute to clean up this place or we'll be skinned alive, but remember
Before you go, next week, same place, same time!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
We're havin' a party (everybody)
Gonna dance and play (what'd I say now)
We're havin' a party (come on over)
While the folks are away! (yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
We're havin' a party (ooh, alright)
Gonna dance and play (a party, party, party, party, party)
We're havin' a party (oh, yeah)
While the folks are away (come on over)
We're havin' a party
Gonna dance and play (a party, party, party, party, party)
We're havin' a party (oh, yeah)
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