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'm the fellow who goes into a restaurant
Sits down, and patiently waits
While the waitresses finish their visiting
Before taking my order
I'm the fellow who goes into a department store
Stands quietly while the clerks chitchat
I'm the fellow who drives into a service station
And never blows his horn
But lets the attendant take his time
You might say I'm a good guy
But you know who else that I am?
I'm the fellow who never comes back
Yes, I'm the fellow who never comes back
It amuses me to see businesses spending so much money
Every year to get me back
When I was there in the first place
All they needed to do was give me some service
And extend a little courtesy
In fact, I was the most important person in the world to them
I was a customer
But now I'm the fellow who never comes back
Yes I'm the fellow who never comes back
I'm never going back
I'm never going back
Eyes driving me out of my mind
Yes, I think I'm going out of my head
I'm going out of my mind
Yes, I'm going out of my head
Day and night, night and day
Day and night and night and day and night
Night and day and day and night and day and night
Day and night and night and day and night
Good night, good night, good night
*inaudible*
good night, night
good night, night
*inaudible*
Day and night and night and
Good night, good night, good night
*inaudible*
Day and night
Sits down, and patiently waits
While the waitresses finish their visiting
Before taking my order
I'm the fellow who goes into a department store
Stands quietly while the clerks chitchat
I'm the fellow who drives into a service station
And never blows his horn
But lets the attendant take his time
You might say I'm a good guy
But you know who else that I am?
I'm the fellow who never comes back
Yes, I'm the fellow who never comes back
It amuses me to see businesses spending so much money
Every year to get me back
When I was there in the first place
All they needed to do was give me some service
And extend a little courtesy
In fact, I was the most important person in the world to them
I was a customer
But now I'm the fellow who never comes back
Yes I'm the fellow who never comes back
I'm never going back
I'm never going back
Eyes driving me out of my mind
Yes, I think I'm going out of my head
I'm going out of my mind
Yes, I'm going out of my head
Day and night, night and day
Day and night and night and day and night
Night and day and day and night and day and night
Day and night and night and day and night
Good night, good night, good night
*inaudible*
good night, night
good night, night
*inaudible*
Day and night and night and
Good night, good night, good night
*inaudible*
Day and night
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