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.
Have you ever had a feeling you were being watched
Footsteps behind you like a shadow when you walk
Can't tell if your mind is playing tricks or not.
Ey ey, ey ey, no!
What I'm going through is now racking my brain
Thinkin' bout, like do I got any enemies
Where I've been, what I did, what did I say
Ey ey, ey ey, yeah!
Coming to think of it,
I remember one chick
That I was messing with
When I was in Connecticut,
I met her after my show,
I took her back to my room
The next day I had to go
I never thought it would get this deep
Now I got this problem following me
Better be careful, better be careful
Better be careful
Whose heart you break
Never knowin' what you do
?
Next time I will be careful!
I'm gettin' letters every other day addressed to me
Saying 'Dear Jason you and I are meant to be'
? be the death of me
Ey ey, it gets worse now
She reachin' out to all my people, friends, and family
Got me so paranoid I'm stepping up security
It's getting crazy here, it' difficult for me to sleep
Ey ey, ey ey, no!
Now all I'm thinking is
How do I get out of this
I'm feeling kinda sick
Yeah missing some crazy shit
I met her after my show,
I took her back to my room
The next day I had to go
I never thought it would get this deep
Now I got this problem following me
Better be careful, better be careful
Better be careful
Whose heart you break
Never knowin' what you do
?
Next time I will be careful!
Yeah, oh I'll be careful
Oh yeah, whoa
This got so out of control
I learned my ?
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Be careful!
She's holdin' on, won't let go
She wants a piece of my soul
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Be careful!
I met her after my show,
I took her back to my room
The next day I had to go
I never thought it would get this deep
Now I got this problem following me
Better be careful, better be careful
Better be careful
Whose heart you break
Never knowin' what you do
?
Next time I will be careful!
Now I got this problem following me
Better be careful, better be careful
Better be careful
Whose heart you break
Never knowin' what you do
?
Next time I will be careful!
Footsteps behind you like a shadow when you walk
Can't tell if your mind is playing tricks or not.
Ey ey, ey ey, no!
What I'm going through is now racking my brain
Thinkin' bout, like do I got any enemies
Where I've been, what I did, what did I say
Ey ey, ey ey, yeah!
Coming to think of it,
I remember one chick
That I was messing with
When I was in Connecticut,
I met her after my show,
I took her back to my room
The next day I had to go
I never thought it would get this deep
Now I got this problem following me
Better be careful, better be careful
Better be careful
Whose heart you break
Never knowin' what you do
?
Next time I will be careful!
I'm gettin' letters every other day addressed to me
Saying 'Dear Jason you and I are meant to be'
? be the death of me
Ey ey, it gets worse now
She reachin' out to all my people, friends, and family
Got me so paranoid I'm stepping up security
It's getting crazy here, it' difficult for me to sleep
Ey ey, ey ey, no!
Now all I'm thinking is
How do I get out of this
I'm feeling kinda sick
Yeah missing some crazy shit
I met her after my show,
I took her back to my room
The next day I had to go
I never thought it would get this deep
Now I got this problem following me
Better be careful, better be careful
Better be careful
Whose heart you break
Never knowin' what you do
?
Next time I will be careful!
Yeah, oh I'll be careful
Oh yeah, whoa
This got so out of control
I learned my ?
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Be careful!
She's holdin' on, won't let go
She wants a piece of my soul
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Be careful!
I met her after my show,
I took her back to my room
The next day I had to go
I never thought it would get this deep
Now I got this problem following me
Better be careful, better be careful
Better be careful
Whose heart you break
Never knowin' what you do
?
Next time I will be careful!
Now I got this problem following me
Better be careful, better be careful
Better be careful
Whose heart you break
Never knowin' what you do
?
Next time I will be careful!
Lyrics submitted by swaggchick
Be Careful Lyrics as written by Jason Derulo Jonathan Rotem
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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