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.
Be careful little girl,
Before you rock his world,
You know he likes to watch you when you sleep.
Be careful little one,
Make sure you have a gun,
Make sure his promises are all to keep.
We're spitfire,
We run right through your mind.
Spitfire.
We leave you far behind.
Spitfire.
Your face against the wall.
Spitfire.
You know, he's gonna watch you fall.
Be careful little miss,
Be careful who you kiss.
Make sure that he's the one you want to see.
Be careful little dove,
Be careful who you love,
Make sure you're choosing him instead of me.
We're spitfire,
We run right through your mind.
Spitfire.
We leave you far behind.
Spitfire.
Your face against the wall.
Spitfire.
You know, he's gonna watch you fall.
Spitfire. x4
Be careful little bird,
It's true what you have heard,
Sometimes he even cries outside your door.
Be careful little star,
You're riding in his car,
I'm certain you have felt this way before.
We're spitfire,
We run right through your mind.
Spitfire.
We leave you far behind.
Spitfire.
Your face against the wall.
Spitfire.
You know
We're spitfire,
We run right through your mind.
Spitfire.
We leave you far behind.
Spitfire.
Your face against the wall.
Spitfire.
You know, he's gonna watch you fall.
Before you rock his world,
You know he likes to watch you when you sleep.
Be careful little one,
Make sure you have a gun,
Make sure his promises are all to keep.
We're spitfire,
We run right through your mind.
Spitfire.
We leave you far behind.
Spitfire.
Your face against the wall.
Spitfire.
You know, he's gonna watch you fall.
Be careful little miss,
Be careful who you kiss.
Make sure that he's the one you want to see.
Be careful little dove,
Be careful who you love,
Make sure you're choosing him instead of me.
We're spitfire,
We run right through your mind.
Spitfire.
We leave you far behind.
Spitfire.
Your face against the wall.
Spitfire.
You know, he's gonna watch you fall.
Spitfire. x4
Be careful little bird,
It's true what you have heard,
Sometimes he even cries outside your door.
Be careful little star,
You're riding in his car,
I'm certain you have felt this way before.
We're spitfire,
We run right through your mind.
Spitfire.
We leave you far behind.
Spitfire.
Your face against the wall.
Spitfire.
You know
We're spitfire,
We run right through your mind.
Spitfire.
We leave you far behind.
Spitfire.
Your face against the wall.
Spitfire.
You know, he's gonna watch you fall.
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Spitfire Lyrics as written by Peder Kjeldsby Bertine Zetlitz
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