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.
Renee, make a promise to me
Let your hair grow to your knees
And I will not be far, you'll not be in harm's way, Renee.
The stragglers bring mud to your door
And trouble for all those who mourn, but do not answer it
Stay inside and leave the lights unlit
And night and day I watch you hide away, Renee.
Oh, the full moon can't afford the pull that's coming from the likes of you.
And oh, to tell you.
And I bet it said "if it wasn't for me, the waves won't come."
High in its bed it goes moving with your moving car,
It said, "the hardest part is getting older, the hardest part is getting old."
Renee, you've a way to row
Through a lake of fire and fog of cigarette smoke.
The dirt-eating moon, don't hurt her, be good.
Let your hair grow to your knees
And I will not be far, you'll not be in harm's way, Renee.
The stragglers bring mud to your door
And trouble for all those who mourn, but do not answer it
Stay inside and leave the lights unlit
And night and day I watch you hide away, Renee.
Oh, the full moon can't afford the pull that's coming from the likes of you.
And oh, to tell you.
And I bet it said "if it wasn't for me, the waves won't come."
High in its bed it goes moving with your moving car,
It said, "the hardest part is getting older, the hardest part is getting old."
Renee, you've a way to row
Through a lake of fire and fog of cigarette smoke.
The dirt-eating moon, don't hurt her, be good.
Lyrics submitted by Shaen
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