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.
So you're jumping ship -
You're getting tough?
You're bailing out -
Finally had enough!
I'm not bitter, not gonna cry
You were the ointment -
I was just the fly
I can make you Stay if I want.
You won't get away unless I want.
Don't you think about walking out on me
You won't stand a chance
Do as you're told - don't disappoint me
I'll have to kick your ass!
Don't try to beat me or try to break free
I know that I'm the only thing that you'll ever gonna need
In this dirty world -
And that's a dirty girl!
You wanted sugar
You wanted spice
But I'm a bitch -
There's nothing nice!
You said I started to irritate ya -
You were the flesh and I was just the splinter
I can make you Stay if I want.
I can change your ways if I want.
You're just a pussy cat!
Don't you think about walking out on me
You won't stand a chance
Do as you're told - don't disappoint me
I'll have to kick your ass!
Don't try to beat me or try to break free
I know that I'm the only thing that you'll ever gonna need
In this dirty world -
And that's a dirty girl!
It's my dirty world -
And I'm a dirty girl!
You're just too clean
I need to set you free
But then I'll never let you go -
And I'll never let you out of my sight!
It's my dirty world -
And I'm a messed-up girl!
You're getting tough?
You're bailing out -
Finally had enough!
I'm not bitter, not gonna cry
You were the ointment -
I was just the fly
I can make you Stay if I want.
You won't get away unless I want.
Don't you think about walking out on me
You won't stand a chance
Do as you're told - don't disappoint me
I'll have to kick your ass!
Don't try to beat me or try to break free
I know that I'm the only thing that you'll ever gonna need
In this dirty world -
And that's a dirty girl!
You wanted sugar
You wanted spice
But I'm a bitch -
There's nothing nice!
You said I started to irritate ya -
You were the flesh and I was just the splinter
I can make you Stay if I want.
I can change your ways if I want.
You're just a pussy cat!
Don't you think about walking out on me
You won't stand a chance
Do as you're told - don't disappoint me
I'll have to kick your ass!
Don't try to beat me or try to break free
I know that I'm the only thing that you'll ever gonna need
In this dirty world -
And that's a dirty girl!
It's my dirty world -
And I'm a dirty girl!
You're just too clean
I need to set you free
But then I'll never let you go -
And I'll never let you out of my sight!
It's my dirty world -
And I'm a messed-up girl!
Lyrics submitted by TosMcGee
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