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.
If I’ve had better days then they’re hard to remember,
I was stuck in a bender before we met, there wasn’t anything.
But I’ve been on a high since the moment I saw you,
And there’s nothing I won’t do for you now because you’re everything.
And as we’re walking back through the north east streets and we pass the neon signs,
I see the stars explode and I start to float when you put your hand in mine.
And I won’t let go,
This sky can tumble down.
Earthquake can cut the ground,
It won’t shake us, hold on tight.
Blue eyes and moon glow,
This world can disappear.
It’s just you and me my dear,
No distractions, no red lights.
I know I have my days when I get real dramatic.
I get lost in the static and when you talk I don’t hear anything.
And I know that there’ll be times when we’re missing the West Coast
And remembering old ghosts we left behind before Division Street.
And as we’re walking back through the north east streets and we pass the neon signs,
I see the stars explode and I start to float when you put your hand in mine.
And I won’t let go,
This sky can tumble down.
Earthquake can cut the ground,
It won’t shake us, hold on tight.
Blue eyes and moon glow,
This world can disappear.
It’s just you and me my dear,
No distractions, no red lights.
And when the morning sun is missing, my heart beats pacific [x6]
I was stuck in a bender before we met, there wasn’t anything.
But I’ve been on a high since the moment I saw you,
And there’s nothing I won’t do for you now because you’re everything.
And as we’re walking back through the north east streets and we pass the neon signs,
I see the stars explode and I start to float when you put your hand in mine.
And I won’t let go,
This sky can tumble down.
Earthquake can cut the ground,
It won’t shake us, hold on tight.
Blue eyes and moon glow,
This world can disappear.
It’s just you and me my dear,
No distractions, no red lights.
I know I have my days when I get real dramatic.
I get lost in the static and when you talk I don’t hear anything.
And I know that there’ll be times when we’re missing the West Coast
And remembering old ghosts we left behind before Division Street.
And as we’re walking back through the north east streets and we pass the neon signs,
I see the stars explode and I start to float when you put your hand in mine.
And I won’t let go,
This sky can tumble down.
Earthquake can cut the ground,
It won’t shake us, hold on tight.
Blue eyes and moon glow,
This world can disappear.
It’s just you and me my dear,
No distractions, no red lights.
And when the morning sun is missing, my heart beats pacific [x6]
Lyrics submitted by Brizian
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