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've never been a thief, but I won't say I'll never steal
I've never been a star, but that doesn't mean I don't appeal
I always read the bible, but too seldom do I kneel
Well, I disregard the writing, and I play just what I feel
So what do I care?
Why should I care?
All I really want is something more than you can order from a telephone
If they call, I'm not at home
So write it off as another loss
And let the world leave me alone
Let the world leave me alone
I've been a truthful man, but I won't say I've never lied
I've always had a plan, but somehow it never was applied
Never got my share of lovin'; I've always been denied
I ain't greedy, but I aim to take what rightfully is mine
All I really want is something that I do not have to share
Hide it under lock and key so they'll never see
Or they'll never know
And let someone else be responsible
And let the world leave me alone
People try to tell me I'm a dreamer
Wastin' everybody else's time
Movin' all around, I'm just a schemer
Gettin' into everybody's way
Let the world leave me alone
Let the world leave me alone
Let the world leave me alone
World leave me alone
I've never been a star, but that doesn't mean I don't appeal
I always read the bible, but too seldom do I kneel
Well, I disregard the writing, and I play just what I feel
So what do I care?
Why should I care?
All I really want is something more than you can order from a telephone
If they call, I'm not at home
So write it off as another loss
And let the world leave me alone
Let the world leave me alone
I've been a truthful man, but I won't say I've never lied
I've always had a plan, but somehow it never was applied
Never got my share of lovin'; I've always been denied
I ain't greedy, but I aim to take what rightfully is mine
All I really want is something that I do not have to share
Hide it under lock and key so they'll never see
Or they'll never know
And let someone else be responsible
And let the world leave me alone
People try to tell me I'm a dreamer
Wastin' everybody else's time
Movin' all around, I'm just a schemer
Gettin' into everybody's way
Let the world leave me alone
Let the world leave me alone
Let the world leave me alone
World leave me alone
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World Leave Me Alone Lyrics as written by David Robert Pack
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