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.
Frank zappa (lead guitar, vocals)
Ike willis (rhythm guitar, vocals)
Ray white (rhythm guitar, vocals)
Bobby martin (keyboards, vocals)
Alan zavod (keyboards)
Scott thunes (bass)
Chad wackerman (drums)
Thank you!
Oh carol!
Oh carol!
You was a fool
Carol, you fool
You was a fool
Carol, you fool
Carol, you fool
Don't you know you're crazy
He won't be true
But your mind's a little hazy
He'll break your heart
Don't let it start
But if you think it's better
Go ahead and buy 'm a sweater
Carol, you fool
You think you got it so bad
(thank you!)
Tryin' to steel some money
Just to get some more of what you had
And he's got the dog
And he has no log
No, he won't come back
So put away your black-jack
You wanna try
(you wanna try)
To rob some mexican guy
(to rob a mexican guy)
Beat him on the head
(oh, you beat him on his head)
Maybe make him dead
(you just might make him dead)
Just so you can fly
(oh, you wanna fly)
From pittsburgh out to see him
(you said you really gotta see him)
Carol, you're a foolish fool
(carol, oh-oh, girl!)
You don't really need him
Carol carol
Carol carol
Fool fool
Fool
Carol, you fool
You wanna try
(you say that you wanna try)
(to rob some mexican guy)
To rob some mexican guy
(to rob a mexican guy)
(you wanna beat him on his head)
Beat him on the head
(please, don't beat him on his head, girl)
(but they wanna make him dead
And he wants me to ...)
Maybe make him dead
(you just might make him dead)
Just so you can fly
(you say you gotta gotta fly)
From pittsburgh out to see him
(ooh, you really gotta see him)
Carol, you're a foolish fool
(carol, oh-oh, girl!)
You don't really need him
Carol, you fool
I think you better try again
Carol, you fool
Don't wanna see you cry again
He's gone away
What can you say?
Carol, you fool
You'll meet another engineer
You was a fool
(car, carol, you fool)
Carol, you fool
(carol, you foolish girl)
You was a fool
(oh carol, you ah ah ah...)
Carol, you fool
(carol, you foolish, foolish girl)
You was a fool
(oh carol, you fool)
Carol, you fool
You!
Ike willis (rhythm guitar, vocals)
Ray white (rhythm guitar, vocals)
Bobby martin (keyboards, vocals)
Alan zavod (keyboards)
Scott thunes (bass)
Chad wackerman (drums)
Thank you!
Oh carol!
Oh carol!
You was a fool
Carol, you fool
You was a fool
Carol, you fool
Carol, you fool
Don't you know you're crazy
He won't be true
But your mind's a little hazy
He'll break your heart
Don't let it start
But if you think it's better
Go ahead and buy 'm a sweater
Carol, you fool
You think you got it so bad
(thank you!)
Tryin' to steel some money
Just to get some more of what you had
And he's got the dog
And he has no log
No, he won't come back
So put away your black-jack
You wanna try
(you wanna try)
To rob some mexican guy
(to rob a mexican guy)
Beat him on the head
(oh, you beat him on his head)
Maybe make him dead
(you just might make him dead)
Just so you can fly
(oh, you wanna fly)
From pittsburgh out to see him
(you said you really gotta see him)
Carol, you're a foolish fool
(carol, oh-oh, girl!)
You don't really need him
Carol carol
Carol carol
Fool fool
Fool
Carol, you fool
You wanna try
(you say that you wanna try)
(to rob some mexican guy)
To rob some mexican guy
(to rob a mexican guy)
(you wanna beat him on his head)
Beat him on the head
(please, don't beat him on his head, girl)
(but they wanna make him dead
And he wants me to ...)
Maybe make him dead
(you just might make him dead)
Just so you can fly
(you say you gotta gotta fly)
From pittsburgh out to see him
(ooh, you really gotta see him)
Carol, you're a foolish fool
(carol, oh-oh, girl!)
You don't really need him
Carol, you fool
I think you better try again
Carol, you fool
Don't wanna see you cry again
He's gone away
What can you say?
Carol, you fool
You'll meet another engineer
You was a fool
(car, carol, you fool)
Carol, you fool
(carol, you foolish girl)
You was a fool
(oh carol, you ah ah ah...)
Carol, you fool
(carol, you foolish, foolish girl)
You was a fool
(oh carol, you fool)
Carol, you fool
You!
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