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.
Watch the birdie and take a camera, candid shot
Watch the birdie, come on and give it all you've got
Watch the birdie, just look around and pick a spot and hold it
Watch the birdie, just strike a funny pose a while
Watch the birdie and you can beat that pose a mile
Watch the birdie, let me see your pretty smile and hold it
Looking for a tall dark handsome man
With eyes of blue and golden tan
Strong white teeth like Joel McCrea
Hey you, get out of the way
Watch the birdie and take a camera Candid shot
Watch the birdie, come on and give it all you've got
Watch the birdie, just look around and pick a spot and hold it
Watch the birdie and take a camera Candid shot
Watch the birdie, come on and give it all you've got
Watch the birdie, just look around and pick a spot and hold it
Watch the birdie, just strike a funny pose a while
Watch the birdie and you can beat that pose a mile
Watch the birdie and let me see your pretty smile and hold it
Looking for a tall dark handsome man
With eyes of blue and a golden tan
Strong white teeth like Joel McCrea
Hey you, get out of the way
Watch the birdie and take a camera Candid shot
Watch the birdie, come on and give it all you've got
Watch the birdie, just look around and pick a spot and hold it
Ooh, watch the birdie
Ooh, watch the birdie
Watch the birdie, come on and give it all you've got
Watch the birdie, just look around and pick a spot and hold it
Watch the birdie, just strike a funny pose a while
Watch the birdie and you can beat that pose a mile
Watch the birdie, let me see your pretty smile and hold it
Looking for a tall dark handsome man
With eyes of blue and golden tan
Strong white teeth like Joel McCrea
Hey you, get out of the way
Watch the birdie and take a camera Candid shot
Watch the birdie, come on and give it all you've got
Watch the birdie, just look around and pick a spot and hold it
Watch the birdie and take a camera Candid shot
Watch the birdie, come on and give it all you've got
Watch the birdie, just look around and pick a spot and hold it
Watch the birdie, just strike a funny pose a while
Watch the birdie and you can beat that pose a mile
Watch the birdie and let me see your pretty smile and hold it
Looking for a tall dark handsome man
With eyes of blue and a golden tan
Strong white teeth like Joel McCrea
Hey you, get out of the way
Watch the birdie and take a camera Candid shot
Watch the birdie, come on and give it all you've got
Watch the birdie, just look around and pick a spot and hold it
Ooh, watch the birdie
Ooh, watch the birdie
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Watch the Birdie Lyrics as written by Gene De Paul Don Raye
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