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.
(Neptunes, start that)
(Yeah)
(Of course)
I'm, I'm actually waitin' on the bus now
Yeah, he says that we have some kind of special assignment or something
He's supposed to be callin' me in any minute now, yeah
Like, any minute
Hold on, hold on, lemme get the phone
Hello? Jackson here
Yeah, what? You found Manuel Noreaga?
In the Philippines?
He has a mansion?
Okay, we on it, on it, right now, right
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
Superstar (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
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What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
Superstar (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
Ayo, we light a candle
Run laps around the English channel
Neptunes, I got a cocker spaniel
We on the run now, you know it ain't no fun now
And where I go, no, niggas can't even come now
You hate the law, nigga break it, I don't care
And when you get caught, remember that I don't care
N.O.R.E., blow you off the atmosphere
That mean now we on the run, yo if that ain't clear
Weak niggas wanna stick, you but that ain't fair
Yo we down in Vegas, money, skies too courageous
You know I'm on the run, but still rip stages
They call me animal thug, when I'm in cages
I used to move raises, rolled dice with no aces
Now I'm just included in the oasis
Gotta take faces, no time for car races
Check my sky, tell her I got foul pages, what
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
Superstar (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
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What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
Superstar (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
Yo, in Lousiana, then Atlanta, Indiana
Forget a city slicker got country grammar
Ayo we goin places, where my sound scan ain't tough
So when I say I ain't N.O.R.E, yo it ain't that rough
I leave the Jake in my fake, askin' all this stuff
I gotta keep my mouth shut and don't say what, what
But yo its hard to, Netherlands got the heart to
Yo from New Orleans, L.A., V.A. to Queens
The I-95, now we hit the Philippines
But now its different, we gotta stay sober
Yo, communicate, Startech, Motorola
Keep it on the hush hush, don't talk to much
Thugged out entertainment, you know we touch
All our whips got navigation
While your whips is just garbation
Is you knowin' what you facin'?
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
Superstar (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
Superstar (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
This is the life yo, of a superstar
Fly ass mansions, and a million cars
You gotta get the cash yo
And it's live or die
The Neptunes and Noreaga
The limit is the sky, hit em'
Yo, lemme, do it again, do it to win
Last album was a eight, this one is a ten
And when Capone come home, we gon' triple the cent
Yo, I love my family, treat my folks like kin
Rockin' air and better, like a Mexican
Shottin' at my pops, 'cause yo next to him
He told me every thug nigga is a gentlemen
So I took heed, take my time still won't speed
You know a nigga got kids, so my family need
A little more than they used to get
Real, not the duplicate
Takin' no fours, makin' y'all just recoupin' it
Doin' it up, tell me whatcha wanna do wit' it
Capone's plan, passport to foreign lands
Overseas in Japan, politickin' with Chan
Yo, N-E-P-T-U-N-E-S
The way they lace a beat like one of the best, what?
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
Superstar (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
Superstar (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
This is the life yo, of a superstar (yo, N.O.R.E., NORE, sep' fo' now we on the run eatin')
Fly ass mansions, and a million cars
You gotta get the cash yo (yo, N.O.R.E, NORE)
And it's live or die (steppin' out, we on the run eatin')
The Neptunes and Noreaga
The limit is the sky
What, what, what? (N.O.R.E., NORE)
What, what, what?
What, what, what? (N.O.R.E., NORE, steppin' out, we on the run eatin')
Superstar
What, what, what? (N.O.R.E., NORE, steppin' out, we on the run eatin')
What, what, what?
What, what, what? (N.O.R.E., NORE)
(Yeah)
(Of course)
I'm, I'm actually waitin' on the bus now
Yeah, he says that we have some kind of special assignment or something
He's supposed to be callin' me in any minute now, yeah
Like, any minute
Hold on, hold on, lemme get the phone
Hello? Jackson here
Yeah, what? You found Manuel Noreaga?
In the Philippines?
He has a mansion?
Okay, we on it, on it, right now, right
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
Superstar (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
Superstar (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
Ayo, we light a candle
Run laps around the English channel
Neptunes, I got a cocker spaniel
We on the run now, you know it ain't no fun now
And where I go, no, niggas can't even come now
You hate the law, nigga break it, I don't care
And when you get caught, remember that I don't care
N.O.R.E., blow you off the atmosphere
That mean now we on the run, yo if that ain't clear
Weak niggas wanna stick, you but that ain't fair
Yo we down in Vegas, money, skies too courageous
You know I'm on the run, but still rip stages
They call me animal thug, when I'm in cages
I used to move raises, rolled dice with no aces
Now I'm just included in the oasis
Gotta take faces, no time for car races
Check my sky, tell her I got foul pages, what
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
Superstar (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
Superstar (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
Yo, in Lousiana, then Atlanta, Indiana
Forget a city slicker got country grammar
Ayo we goin places, where my sound scan ain't tough
So when I say I ain't N.O.R.E, yo it ain't that rough
I leave the Jake in my fake, askin' all this stuff
I gotta keep my mouth shut and don't say what, what
But yo its hard to, Netherlands got the heart to
Yo from New Orleans, L.A., V.A. to Queens
The I-95, now we hit the Philippines
But now its different, we gotta stay sober
Yo, communicate, Startech, Motorola
Keep it on the hush hush, don't talk to much
Thugged out entertainment, you know we touch
All our whips got navigation
While your whips is just garbation
Is you knowin' what you facin'?
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
Superstar (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
Superstar (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
This is the life yo, of a superstar
Fly ass mansions, and a million cars
You gotta get the cash yo
And it's live or die
The Neptunes and Noreaga
The limit is the sky, hit em'
Yo, lemme, do it again, do it to win
Last album was a eight, this one is a ten
And when Capone come home, we gon' triple the cent
Yo, I love my family, treat my folks like kin
Rockin' air and better, like a Mexican
Shottin' at my pops, 'cause yo next to him
He told me every thug nigga is a gentlemen
So I took heed, take my time still won't speed
You know a nigga got kids, so my family need
A little more than they used to get
Real, not the duplicate
Takin' no fours, makin' y'all just recoupin' it
Doin' it up, tell me whatcha wanna do wit' it
Capone's plan, passport to foreign lands
Overseas in Japan, politickin' with Chan
Yo, N-E-P-T-U-N-E-S
The way they lace a beat like one of the best, what?
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
Superstar (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
What, what, what? (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
Superstar (what, what, what, what, what, wh-what?)
This is the life yo, of a superstar (yo, N.O.R.E., NORE, sep' fo' now we on the run eatin')
Fly ass mansions, and a million cars
You gotta get the cash yo (yo, N.O.R.E, NORE)
And it's live or die (steppin' out, we on the run eatin')
The Neptunes and Noreaga
The limit is the sky
What, what, what? (N.O.R.E., NORE)
What, what, what?
What, what, what? (N.O.R.E., NORE, steppin' out, we on the run eatin')
Superstar
What, what, what? (N.O.R.E., NORE, steppin' out, we on the run eatin')
What, what, what?
What, what, what? (N.O.R.E., NORE)
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