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.
This rock of ours is just some big mistake
And we will never know just where we go
Or where we have came from
These veins of mine are now some sort of fuse
And when they light up and my mind blows up
My heart is amused so
This heart of mine is just some sort of map
That doesn't care at all or worry about where the hell you're at
But you're right there
Well, I've been meaning to dismiss you
Yeah I have some plans to dismiss you
So stand by, by, by, by, bye-bye
Wave bye, sugar boats!
As soon as you paint every last grain of sand
As you soon as you paint every star
In the sky, sky, sky, sky, sky, sky
Wave bye, sugar boats!
Well, I'm swatting at mosquitoes as they're orbiting me
I'm orbiting the sun and this goes on and on and on, you see
This heart of mine is just some broke machine
And when it gets a-goin', and it often gets goin'
It starts blowin' steam
Here we go again!
This rock of ours is just some big mistake
And we will never know just where we go
Or where we have came from
This watch of mine is like some sort of void
Cause when I look in, and I shouldn't look in
I, I see it swallow my time
Oh no, there it goes!
I ain't getting on no fast plane
Hell, I ain't getting on no stuffy train
Sugar boats on the Atlantic are fine
The sugar boats, they're just fine
I'll stand on the deck so you could see
I'll stand on the deck you could wave bye, bye, bye, bye
Here's the ghost that goes and waves bye, bye, bye, bye
I'm the ghost that goes and waves bye, bye, bye
And we will never know just where we go
Or where we have came from
These veins of mine are now some sort of fuse
And when they light up and my mind blows up
My heart is amused so
This heart of mine is just some sort of map
That doesn't care at all or worry about where the hell you're at
But you're right there
Well, I've been meaning to dismiss you
Yeah I have some plans to dismiss you
So stand by, by, by, by, bye-bye
Wave bye, sugar boats!
As soon as you paint every last grain of sand
As you soon as you paint every star
In the sky, sky, sky, sky, sky, sky
Wave bye, sugar boats!
Well, I'm swatting at mosquitoes as they're orbiting me
I'm orbiting the sun and this goes on and on and on, you see
This heart of mine is just some broke machine
And when it gets a-goin', and it often gets goin'
It starts blowin' steam
Here we go again!
This rock of ours is just some big mistake
And we will never know just where we go
Or where we have came from
This watch of mine is like some sort of void
Cause when I look in, and I shouldn't look in
I, I see it swallow my time
Oh no, there it goes!
I ain't getting on no fast plane
Hell, I ain't getting on no stuffy train
Sugar boats on the Atlantic are fine
The sugar boats, they're just fine
I'll stand on the deck so you could see
I'll stand on the deck you could wave bye, bye, bye, bye
Here's the ghost that goes and waves bye, bye, bye, bye
I'm the ghost that goes and waves bye, bye, bye
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher, edited by ke1kun, Passenger146, McWeird007
Sugar Boats Lyrics as written by Eric Judy Isaac Brock
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sentric Music
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Correct lyrics :
This rock of ours is just some big mistake, And we will never know just where we go, Or where we have came from, These veins of mine are now some sort of fuse, And when they light up, and my mind blows up, My heart is amused, So this heart of mine is just some sort of map, That care about or worry about Where the hell you’re at But you're right there.
Well, I've been meaning to dismiss you, yeah, I had some plans to dismiss you so, Stand by, by, by, by, by, by, Where's my sugar boats? As soon as you paint every last grain of sand as soon as you Soon as you paint every star in the sky, sky sky, sky sky Where's my sugar boats? So I’m swatting at mosquitoes as they’re orbiting me, I'm growing in the sun, And this goes on and on and on you see, This heart of mine is just some broke machine, And when it gets going and it often gets going, and blowing steam, Here we go again.
This rock of ours is just some big mistake, And we will never know just where we go, Or where we have came from, This watch of mine is just some sort of book, Because when I look in and I shouldn't look in, I see it swallow my time, oh no.
Well, I ain't getting on no fast plane, Hell I ain't getting on no stuffy train, My sugar boats on the Atlantic are fine, The sugar boats they're just fine, I'll stand on the decks so you could see, I'll stand on the decks so you could wave, Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, Here's a ghost that goes and waves bye, Bye, bye, bye, bye, Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye.
I'm the ghost that goes and waves bye, Bye, bye, bye, bye. Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye
Better, but not entirely right, either. There are a couple instances where these lyrics are of.
@NotYetThere <br /> <br /> Feel free to correct them/add your version.
@Cyberghost I took your original lyrics and modified them after listening to this song multiple times with headphones...<br /> <br /> This rock of ours is just some big mistake,<br /> And we will never know just where we go,<br /> Or where we have came from,<br /> These veins of mine are now some sort of fuse,<br /> And when they light up, and my mind blows up,<br /> My heart is amused,<br /> So this heart of mine is just some sort of map,<br /> That doesn't care at all or worry about<br /> Where the hell you’re at<br /> But you're right there.<br /> <br /> Well, I've been meaning to dismiss you, yeah,<br /> I had some plans to dismiss you so,<br /> Stand by, by, by, by, by, by,<br /> Where's my sugar boats?<br /> As soon as you paint every last grain of sand as soon as you<br /> Soon as you paint every star in the sky, sky sky, sky sky<br /> Where's my sugar boats?<br /> Well, I’m swatting at mosquitoes as they’re orbiting me,<br /> I'm orbitin' the sun,<br /> And this goes on and on and on you see me,<br /> This heart of mine is just some broke machine, <br /> And when it gets going and it often gets going, and it starts blowing steam,<br /> Here we go again.<br /> <br /> This rock of ours is just some big mistake,<br /> And we will never know just where we go,<br /> Or where we have came from,<br /> This watch of mine is like some sort of void,<br /> Cause when I look in and I shouldn't look in,<br /> I see it swallow my time, oh! there it goes! .<br /> <br /> Well, I ain't getting on no fast plane, <br /> Hell I ain't getting on no stuffy train,<br /> The sugar boats on the Atlantic are fine,<br /> The sugar boats they're just fine,<br /> I'll stand on the decks so you could see,<br /> I'll stand on the decks of you and wave,<br /> Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye,<br /> Here's a ghost that goes and waves bye,<br /> Bye, bye, bye, bye,<br /> Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye.<br /> <br /> I'm the ghost that goes and waves bye,<br /> Bye, bye, bye, bye.<br /> Bye, bye, bye, bye, bye, bye