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.
Ha, ha
Ha, ha, ha
Ooh, baby
Dolls
Fellas
Are you ready?
Let's dance
Ooh, baby
I know you like me (I know you like me)
I know you do (I know you do)
That's why whenever I come around
She's all over you
I know you want it (I know you want it)
It's easy to see (it's easy to see)
And in the back of your mind
I know you should be uhh with me
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me?
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was a freak like me?
Don't cha
Don't cha
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was raw like me?
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was fun like me?
Don't cha
Don't cha
Fight the feeling (fight the feeling)
Leave it alone (leave it alone)
'Cause if it ain't love
It just ain't enough to leave my happy home (uh-uh, uh-uh)
Let's keep it friendly (let's keep it friendly)
You have to play fair (you have to play fair)
See I don't care
But I know, she ain't gon' wanna share
Hmm uh (don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me?) uh
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was a freak like me? (like me)
Don't cha, don't you baby
Don't cha
Alright, you saying
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was raw like me? (raw)
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was fun like me? (big thrills)
Don't cha
Don't cha
I know I'm on your mind
I know we'd have a good time
I'm your friend, I'm fun
And I'm fine
I ain't lying
Look at me shh
You ain't blind
I know I'm on your mind
I know we'd have a good time
I'm your friend, I'm fun
And I'm fine
I ain't lying
Look at me shh
You ain't blind (don't go, ha)
I know she loves you (I know she loves you)
So I understand (I understand)
I probably be just as crazy about you
If you were my own man
Maybe next lifetime (maybe next lifetime)
Possibly (possibly)
Until then, old friend, your secret is safe with me (shh, ha)
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me? (oh)
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was a freak like me? (like me)
Don't cha, don't cha, baby
Don't cha, alright, sing
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was raw like me? (raw)
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was fun like me? (big thrills)
Don't cha (ahh)
Don't cha
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me? (oh)
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was a freak like me? (like me)
Don't cha, don't cha, baby
Don't cha, alright, sing
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was raw like me? (raw)
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was fun like me? (big thrills)
Don't cha (ahh)
Don't cha
Don't cha
Don't cha
Don't cha
Don't cha
Don't cha
Don't cha
Don't cha
Don't cha
Ha, ha, ha
Ooh, baby
Dolls
Fellas
Are you ready?
Let's dance
Ooh, baby
I know you like me (I know you like me)
I know you do (I know you do)
That's why whenever I come around
She's all over you
I know you want it (I know you want it)
It's easy to see (it's easy to see)
And in the back of your mind
I know you should be uhh with me
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me?
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was a freak like me?
Don't cha
Don't cha
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was raw like me?
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was fun like me?
Don't cha
Don't cha
Fight the feeling (fight the feeling)
Leave it alone (leave it alone)
'Cause if it ain't love
It just ain't enough to leave my happy home (uh-uh, uh-uh)
Let's keep it friendly (let's keep it friendly)
You have to play fair (you have to play fair)
See I don't care
But I know, she ain't gon' wanna share
Hmm uh (don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me?) uh
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was a freak like me? (like me)
Don't cha, don't you baby
Don't cha
Alright, you saying
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was raw like me? (raw)
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was fun like me? (big thrills)
Don't cha
Don't cha
I know I'm on your mind
I know we'd have a good time
I'm your friend, I'm fun
And I'm fine
I ain't lying
Look at me shh
You ain't blind
I know I'm on your mind
I know we'd have a good time
I'm your friend, I'm fun
And I'm fine
I ain't lying
Look at me shh
You ain't blind (don't go, ha)
I know she loves you (I know she loves you)
So I understand (I understand)
I probably be just as crazy about you
If you were my own man
Maybe next lifetime (maybe next lifetime)
Possibly (possibly)
Until then, old friend, your secret is safe with me (shh, ha)
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me? (oh)
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was a freak like me? (like me)
Don't cha, don't cha, baby
Don't cha, alright, sing
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was raw like me? (raw)
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was fun like me? (big thrills)
Don't cha (ahh)
Don't cha
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was hot like me? (oh)
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was a freak like me? (like me)
Don't cha, don't cha, baby
Don't cha, alright, sing
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was raw like me? (raw)
Don't cha wish your girlfriend was fun like me? (big thrills)
Don't cha (ahh)
Don't cha
Don't cha
Don't cha
Don't cha
Don't cha
Don't cha
Don't cha
Don't cha
Don't cha
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Don't Cha [Kaskade Club Mix] Lyrics as written by Thomas Callaway Anthony Ray
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