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.
you're the one, the one for me
but you're not here why can't you be
and i've been waiting, waiting so long
for you
hey i've missed you
how have you, been
its been so long, since i've seen you
it passes through my mind
i remember, the days when
we were, together, mid september
watching the stars fly by
i can only remember so far back in time
you're the one, the one for me
but you're not here why can't you be
and i've been waiting, waiting so long
for you
you're the one, the one for me
but you're not here why can't you be
and i've been waiting, waiting so long
for you
you, you left me, alone here
crying, couldn't say no
why'd you leave
a tear slid down my cheek
hey i've missed you
how have you, been
its been so long, since i've seen you
it passes through my mind
you're the one, the one for me
but you're not here why can't you be
and i've been waiting, waiting so long
for you
I've been waiting for you
i never wanted you, to go
oh, i just wanted you, to know
hey, i've missed you
how have you, been
it's been so long, since i've seen you
it passes through my mind
you're the one, the one for me
but you're not here why can't you be
and i've been waiting, waiting so long
for you
you're the one, the one for me
but you're not here why can't you be
and i've been waiting, waiting so long
for you
hey i've missed you
how have you, been
its been so long, since i've seen you
but you're not here why can't you be
and i've been waiting, waiting so long
for you
hey i've missed you
how have you, been
its been so long, since i've seen you
it passes through my mind
i remember, the days when
we were, together, mid september
watching the stars fly by
i can only remember so far back in time
you're the one, the one for me
but you're not here why can't you be
and i've been waiting, waiting so long
for you
you're the one, the one for me
but you're not here why can't you be
and i've been waiting, waiting so long
for you
you, you left me, alone here
crying, couldn't say no
why'd you leave
a tear slid down my cheek
hey i've missed you
how have you, been
its been so long, since i've seen you
it passes through my mind
you're the one, the one for me
but you're not here why can't you be
and i've been waiting, waiting so long
for you
I've been waiting for you
i never wanted you, to go
oh, i just wanted you, to know
hey, i've missed you
how have you, been
it's been so long, since i've seen you
it passes through my mind
you're the one, the one for me
but you're not here why can't you be
and i've been waiting, waiting so long
for you
you're the one, the one for me
but you're not here why can't you be
and i've been waiting, waiting so long
for you
hey i've missed you
how have you, been
its been so long, since i've seen you
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