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.
Always think about the days gone by
When my childhood eyes saw only hills and sky
But I'm not the simple-minded boy I used to be
No, I learned to picture life in its reality
I found after all the searching, life was only what I made it
After all the searching for new games to play
I found after all the searching, life was only what I made it
After all the searching for a new game to play
I live my life away
Saw a dragon shake cathedral walls
While a steeple bell rang out in anguished calls
And I turned my eyes to see a bird fly overhead
And I dreamt its wings of freedom could be mine instead
And I found after all the dreaming, life was only what I made it
After all the dreaming for new games to play
After all the dreaming, life was only what I made it
After all the dreaming of new games to play
I drink my life away
Even after all the searching, life was only what I made it
After all the searching for a new game to play
After all the searching, life was only how you take it
After all the searching for a new game to play
I live my life away
Live it all
Live it all
Live that life away
Oh, no, no
When my childhood eyes saw only hills and sky
But I'm not the simple-minded boy I used to be
No, I learned to picture life in its reality
I found after all the searching, life was only what I made it
After all the searching for new games to play
I found after all the searching, life was only what I made it
After all the searching for a new game to play
I live my life away
Saw a dragon shake cathedral walls
While a steeple bell rang out in anguished calls
And I turned my eyes to see a bird fly overhead
And I dreamt its wings of freedom could be mine instead
And I found after all the dreaming, life was only what I made it
After all the dreaming for new games to play
After all the dreaming, life was only what I made it
After all the dreaming of new games to play
I drink my life away
Even after all the searching, life was only what I made it
After all the searching for a new game to play
After all the searching, life was only how you take it
After all the searching for a new game to play
I live my life away
Live it all
Live it all
Live that life away
Oh, no, no
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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