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.
(Vassal Benford, Debelah Morgan, Giloh Morgan)
Verse 1
I can't believe you left me in the rain
Come back to me, I need you in my life
These tears of mine have washed away my smile
I need you by my side,baby hold me tonight
Bridge
You promised me forever
Forever you and me
Say that you love me
Say you'll never leave
Chorus
Tell me it's not over now
I can't believe it's true
Tell me it's not over now
I'm still in love with you
Tell me it's not over now
Please don't say goodbye
Tell me it's not over now
'Cause without you I'd just die
Verse 2
Just one kiss, one touch is all I need
Hold me in your arms and say that you'll be mine
It hurts so bad, oh it hurts so sad
Don't leave me alone, don't say goodbye tonight
Bridge
Oh promise me forever
Forever you and me
Say that you love me
Say you'll never leave oh...
Chorus
Tell me it's not over now
(say you love me oh)
I can't believe it's true
Tell me it's not over now
(tell me it's not over)
I'm still in love with you
Hook
Please, won't you tell me
Why you've changed your mind
Just open up your heart tonight
I'm gonna love you
For the rest of my life
Well the way that I'm feeling
It will not be changing
'Cause my heart is bleeding
And I can't stop needing you now...
Chorus
Tell me it's not over now
(Oh tell me)
I can't believe it's true
Tell me it's not over now
(Tell me it's not over)
I'm still in love with you
(In love)
Tell me it's not over now
(Baby how could you leave me standing in the rain)
Please don't say goodbye
(Come back to me, come back to me)
Tell me it's not over now
(Come back to me, oh tell me)
'Cause without you I'd just die
Tell me baby, tell me baby
It's not over, please don't say goodbye
Without you I'd just die
Tell me baby, tell me baby...
Verse 1
I can't believe you left me in the rain
Come back to me, I need you in my life
These tears of mine have washed away my smile
I need you by my side,baby hold me tonight
Bridge
You promised me forever
Forever you and me
Say that you love me
Say you'll never leave
Chorus
Tell me it's not over now
I can't believe it's true
Tell me it's not over now
I'm still in love with you
Tell me it's not over now
Please don't say goodbye
Tell me it's not over now
'Cause without you I'd just die
Verse 2
Just one kiss, one touch is all I need
Hold me in your arms and say that you'll be mine
It hurts so bad, oh it hurts so sad
Don't leave me alone, don't say goodbye tonight
Bridge
Oh promise me forever
Forever you and me
Say that you love me
Say you'll never leave oh...
Chorus
Tell me it's not over now
(say you love me oh)
I can't believe it's true
Tell me it's not over now
(tell me it's not over)
I'm still in love with you
Hook
Please, won't you tell me
Why you've changed your mind
Just open up your heart tonight
I'm gonna love you
For the rest of my life
Well the way that I'm feeling
It will not be changing
'Cause my heart is bleeding
And I can't stop needing you now...
Chorus
Tell me it's not over now
(Oh tell me)
I can't believe it's true
Tell me it's not over now
(Tell me it's not over)
I'm still in love with you
(In love)
Tell me it's not over now
(Baby how could you leave me standing in the rain)
Please don't say goodbye
(Come back to me, come back to me)
Tell me it's not over now
(Come back to me, oh tell me)
'Cause without you I'd just die
Tell me baby, tell me baby
It's not over, please don't say goodbye
Without you I'd just die
Tell me baby, tell me baby...
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It's Not Over Now Lyrics as written by Dale Watson
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