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.
From the start of the day
To the end of the race
We thought we had this all figured out
Without a moment to waste
But we choke, we choke on our words
We waste all of our days
Throw off another year
Living our lives is our greatest fear
From being useless to being used
We lie awake wondering why another year is wasted
Another chance to live passed by us
This on the tip of our tongues
The silence of our lives
But this flame keeps burning
We'll never lay down and die
This isn't hopeless
We'll keep on fighting until the bitter end
This isn't hopeless
We'll carry on
Forget about the boundaries
We'll leave the past behind
With every step we take
We'll finally redefine
We'll carry on
We are the bright lights
Let's not stop shining
This life will always be worth living
From the start of the day
To the end of the race
We thought we had this all figured out
Without a moment to waste
We'll have our way
To the end of the race
We thought we had this all figured out
Without a moment to waste
But we choke, we choke on our words
We waste all of our days
Throw off another year
Living our lives is our greatest fear
From being useless to being used
We lie awake wondering why another year is wasted
Another chance to live passed by us
This on the tip of our tongues
The silence of our lives
But this flame keeps burning
We'll never lay down and die
This isn't hopeless
We'll keep on fighting until the bitter end
This isn't hopeless
We'll carry on
Forget about the boundaries
We'll leave the past behind
With every step we take
We'll finally redefine
We'll carry on
We are the bright lights
Let's not stop shining
This life will always be worth living
From the start of the day
To the end of the race
We thought we had this all figured out
Without a moment to waste
We'll have our way
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Bright Lights Keep Shining Lyrics as written by Jeremy Hiebert Andrew Neufeld
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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