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.
Hello Mr. Fetus, one arm, one leg, one eye
One parent wants you, one parent in denial
Just one careless saturday night
In a rusty car behind the multiplex
Mr. Penis now works 9 to 5
On minimum wage
Just so your blue babybook can add
Another stained, stained, curled page
Mr. Fetus, how do you feel?
You walking, talking, drooling welfare check
Let mother fill your ears with the words "Heaven Sent"
While playing hangman with the word "A-C-C-I-D-E-N-T"
So who loves you more?
With ping pong playmates for parents
Provoking dents in your side
That cannot be hammered out
Months spent flying over the net
Praying that one day someone misses
Because the game is boring
Because the game is "fuck you"
One parent wants you, one parent in denial
Just one careless saturday night
In a rusty car behind the multiplex
Mr. Penis now works 9 to 5
On minimum wage
Just so your blue babybook can add
Another stained, stained, curled page
Mr. Fetus, how do you feel?
You walking, talking, drooling welfare check
Let mother fill your ears with the words "Heaven Sent"
While playing hangman with the word "A-C-C-I-D-E-N-T"
So who loves you more?
With ping pong playmates for parents
Provoking dents in your side
That cannot be hammered out
Months spent flying over the net
Praying that one day someone misses
Because the game is boring
Because the game is "fuck you"
Lyrics submitted by azraelfarishta
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