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.
INTRO:
ain't nobody else to blame,
i know you feel the same
well i dont know what to do
well i dont know what to do... with you.
heeey now hey now
VERSE 1:
been a long time in the making
i'm so sick and tired of everyday blues
rolling down the same track
messin with the same old cats when the pain is loosea
I sick bein statoinary, I'm the man who's always on the move
And I aint never gona stop, till im knocking'em heads on top is what Im going to do
And I been there before, eyes like pennys that drop on the floor
And I wont do it no more, this time around I know for sure
CHORUS:
ain't nobody else to blame,
i know you feel the same
well i dont know what to do
well i dont know what to do with you.
I seen her hundreds times before
I just can't run no more
cos I dont know what to do
yes I dont know what to do... with you.
VERSE 2:
And I'm so glad that we made it
I'm happy to see you by my si-ide
There's been Trials and Tribulations
God only knows how hard we've tried
I've seen a mountain fall to the water
I just take this in every stride
So for one day in the future
The family can hold their heads up high
And I've been there before
So messed up, bust down the door
looking for answers on the top shelf
Nobody helps a man who wont help himself
And I'll give you one clue musics the tool that got me through
When I don't know what to do
Yes I don't know what to do... with you
CHORUS
Higher... Higher we go.
Till we're in the clouds and we're there to see whats below
I'm so tired, gotta lay me down slow
Baby we're good to go
ain't nobody else to blame,
i know you feel the same
well i dont know what to do
well i dont know what to do... with you.
heeey now hey now
VERSE 1:
been a long time in the making
i'm so sick and tired of everyday blues
rolling down the same track
messin with the same old cats when the pain is loosea
I sick bein statoinary, I'm the man who's always on the move
And I aint never gona stop, till im knocking'em heads on top is what Im going to do
And I been there before, eyes like pennys that drop on the floor
And I wont do it no more, this time around I know for sure
CHORUS:
ain't nobody else to blame,
i know you feel the same
well i dont know what to do
well i dont know what to do with you.
I seen her hundreds times before
I just can't run no more
cos I dont know what to do
yes I dont know what to do... with you.
VERSE 2:
And I'm so glad that we made it
I'm happy to see you by my si-ide
There's been Trials and Tribulations
God only knows how hard we've tried
I've seen a mountain fall to the water
I just take this in every stride
So for one day in the future
The family can hold their heads up high
And I've been there before
So messed up, bust down the door
looking for answers on the top shelf
Nobody helps a man who wont help himself
And I'll give you one clue musics the tool that got me through
When I don't know what to do
Yes I don't know what to do... with you
CHORUS
Higher... Higher we go.
Till we're in the clouds and we're there to see whats below
I'm so tired, gotta lay me down slow
Baby we're good to go
Lyrics submitted by Jessica Buckner
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