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.
We were the first out of the gates
And so you learned from our mistakes
You know it's me you'll have to thank, but you say
You're dead to me
You sing of ships like the son of a sailor man
Paying your dues is easy when you own land
You never say it to my face man to man cause
You're dead to me
I'm over it you never quit talking shit
And lately, I'm getting tired
Of taking the high road when you're so low
You've got to let this go
Over it, you never quit talking shit
And lately, you're such a liar
Sometimes I wish that you'd just explode
You've got to let this go
You've got to let this go
You've gotta learn to mind your own manners
You rat that slanders
So watch your words and I'll watch mine too
You're dead to me
It's such a joke when your words all blow out like smoke
I'll let this go when you hang it up by the ropes
See how it goes, there still may be some hope
You're dead to me
I'm over it you never quit talking shit
And lately, I'm getting tired
Of taking the high road when you're so low
You've got to let this go
Over it you never quit talking shit
And lately, you're such a liar
Sometimes I wish that you'd just explode
You've got to let this go
You've got to let this go
Call it an ender
We've said what we wanted to say
Well drop the anchor
Until our words wash away
Call it an ender
Cause you'll always be a, a friend to me
I'm over it we've gotta quit talking shit
Cause lately, I'm getting tired
Of taking the high road and feeling so low
You've got to let this go
Over it we've gotta quit talking shit
Cause lately, I'm uninspired
What will it take for us both to grow
You've got to let this go
And I've got to let this go
Let this go
And so you learned from our mistakes
You know it's me you'll have to thank, but you say
You're dead to me
You sing of ships like the son of a sailor man
Paying your dues is easy when you own land
You never say it to my face man to man cause
You're dead to me
I'm over it you never quit talking shit
And lately, I'm getting tired
Of taking the high road when you're so low
You've got to let this go
Over it, you never quit talking shit
And lately, you're such a liar
Sometimes I wish that you'd just explode
You've got to let this go
You've got to let this go
You've gotta learn to mind your own manners
You rat that slanders
So watch your words and I'll watch mine too
You're dead to me
It's such a joke when your words all blow out like smoke
I'll let this go when you hang it up by the ropes
See how it goes, there still may be some hope
You're dead to me
I'm over it you never quit talking shit
And lately, I'm getting tired
Of taking the high road when you're so low
You've got to let this go
Over it you never quit talking shit
And lately, you're such a liar
Sometimes I wish that you'd just explode
You've got to let this go
You've got to let this go
Call it an ender
We've said what we wanted to say
Well drop the anchor
Until our words wash away
Call it an ender
Cause you'll always be a, a friend to me
I'm over it we've gotta quit talking shit
Cause lately, I'm getting tired
Of taking the high road and feeling so low
You've got to let this go
Over it we've gotta quit talking shit
Cause lately, I'm uninspired
What will it take for us both to grow
You've got to let this go
And I've got to let this go
Let this go
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Fortnight
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Magical
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