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.
I felt the car crash, it happened so fast
I thought that I would never catch my breath again
The dangling seat belts, the burning fuel smells,
You were saying that the blood would stain your dress
And then…
I thought back to New Years night
The angry words, the awful fight
We suffer for our sins, I’ve suffered for my sins
You were so scared, that’s the thing I most remember
The way your hand felt in mine, I wish I still could
I want you to know, what happened when I lost you
I wish you could feel, this aching that’s replaced you
So here among these gathered few
With hardened hearts and empty pews
I pray that this will too pass and leave
That I could be a man of faith
In this quiet home that we both made
And tell our son and daughter I believe
In God…
Oh Oh the worst is, those things we manage
Don’t let yourself cry in front of the kids
And I’m so exhausted, that I think I’ve lost it
6 months ago I had it all
I thought back to New Years night
The angry words, the awful fight
We suffer for our sins, I’ve suffered for my sins
You were so scared, that’s the thing I most remember
The way your hand felt in mine, I wish I still could
I want you to know, what happened when I lost you
I wish you could feel, this aching that’s replaced you
So here among these gathered few
With hardened hearts and empty pews
I pray that this will too pass and leave
That I could be a man of faith
In this quiet home that we both made
And tell our son and daughter I believe
In God…
Early in the morning, sitting on the couch beside you
And Ike is staring at your face
Ruby softly asks me for blankets and cartoons
Why would that be what plays in my head
Reggie scratched the front door and I told you stay put
And you just kept singing Less Than Jake
But the moment that I returned
You sprang from our back room
Why would that be what plays in my head
If Your hand could take her, just take me too.
I thought that I would never catch my breath again
The dangling seat belts, the burning fuel smells,
You were saying that the blood would stain your dress
And then…
I thought back to New Years night
The angry words, the awful fight
We suffer for our sins, I’ve suffered for my sins
You were so scared, that’s the thing I most remember
The way your hand felt in mine, I wish I still could
I want you to know, what happened when I lost you
I wish you could feel, this aching that’s replaced you
So here among these gathered few
With hardened hearts and empty pews
I pray that this will too pass and leave
That I could be a man of faith
In this quiet home that we both made
And tell our son and daughter I believe
In God…
Oh Oh the worst is, those things we manage
Don’t let yourself cry in front of the kids
And I’m so exhausted, that I think I’ve lost it
6 months ago I had it all
I thought back to New Years night
The angry words, the awful fight
We suffer for our sins, I’ve suffered for my sins
You were so scared, that’s the thing I most remember
The way your hand felt in mine, I wish I still could
I want you to know, what happened when I lost you
I wish you could feel, this aching that’s replaced you
So here among these gathered few
With hardened hearts and empty pews
I pray that this will too pass and leave
That I could be a man of faith
In this quiet home that we both made
And tell our son and daughter I believe
In God…
Early in the morning, sitting on the couch beside you
And Ike is staring at your face
Ruby softly asks me for blankets and cartoons
Why would that be what plays in my head
Reggie scratched the front door and I told you stay put
And you just kept singing Less Than Jake
But the moment that I returned
You sprang from our back room
Why would that be what plays in my head
If Your hand could take her, just take me too.
Lyrics submitted by kokjaco2, edited by daniel89x, ChipperSpiff
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