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.
You got your hand on the door
And you're ready just to walk out
Well, the fight that you had
Filled your mind up with all this doubt
And you're losing your mind
And you're losing your faith
And you can't remember why you fell in love
In the first place
Go back, go back
To the moment of truth
When she walked down the aisle
And you first said 'I do'
And when this life makes you wonder
What have you got to lose
Go back, go back
To the moment of truth
You got your hand on a habit
And you can't seem to let it go
It used to be your escape
Now it's out of control
And now it's you in the mirror
But you don't recognize your face
And you're looking for a reason
Not to throw it all away
Just go back, go back
To the moment of truth
With three words 'it's a girl'
And she looks just like you
And when this life makes you wonder
What have you got to lose
Go back, just go back
To the moment of truth
You got your hand on the Bible
But your heart feels like stone
'Cause you think that you've made
Too many mistakes to come home
And you're losing your will
And you're losing your faith
And now you wonder
If you even believed in the first place
Just go back
To the moment of truth
When you first talked to Jesus
And He reached out for you
He's still reaching
He's still reaching out for you
So when this life makes you wonder
What have you got to lose?
Just go back, just go back
To the moment of truth
Just go back, go back
To the moment of truth
Just go back
And you're ready just to walk out
Well, the fight that you had
Filled your mind up with all this doubt
And you're losing your mind
And you're losing your faith
And you can't remember why you fell in love
In the first place
Go back, go back
To the moment of truth
When she walked down the aisle
And you first said 'I do'
And when this life makes you wonder
What have you got to lose
Go back, go back
To the moment of truth
You got your hand on a habit
And you can't seem to let it go
It used to be your escape
Now it's out of control
And now it's you in the mirror
But you don't recognize your face
And you're looking for a reason
Not to throw it all away
Just go back, go back
To the moment of truth
With three words 'it's a girl'
And she looks just like you
And when this life makes you wonder
What have you got to lose
Go back, just go back
To the moment of truth
You got your hand on the Bible
But your heart feels like stone
'Cause you think that you've made
Too many mistakes to come home
And you're losing your will
And you're losing your faith
And now you wonder
If you even believed in the first place
Just go back
To the moment of truth
When you first talked to Jesus
And He reached out for you
He's still reaching
He's still reaching out for you
So when this life makes you wonder
What have you got to lose?
Just go back, just go back
To the moment of truth
Just go back, go back
To the moment of truth
Just go back
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The Moment of Truth Lyrics as written by Matthew West Cindy Mizelle
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