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.
Science and reason will tell us so
The blood in our veins are just chemicals
Better believe I keep my demons to myself
Better believe it's getting harder
But I'm never gonna stop until it's broken
Never gonna stop until it's broken
How long 'til we learn
Dancing is dangerous
How long 'til we find
The devil inside of us
How high is too low
We're not that young
So we're never gonna stop never gonna stop never gonna stop
Until we break it
Dancing on glass
Dancing on glass
We all have our secrets our secrets know
Our violence mistaken for silence, oh
Better believe I keep my reasons to myself
Better believe it's never been easier
And never gonna stop until it's broken
Never gonna stop until it's broken
How long 'til we learn
Dancing is dangerous
How long 'til we find
The devil inside of us
How high is too low
We're not that young
So we're never gonna stop never gonna stop never gonna stop
Until we break it
(Dancing on glass)
How long 'til we learn
Dancing is dangerous
How long 'til we find
The devil inside of us
How high is too low
We're not that young
So we're never gonna stop never gonna stop never gonna stop
Until we break it
How long 'til we learn
Dancing is dangerous
How long 'til we find
The devil inside of us
How high is too low
We're not that young
So we're never gonna stop never gonna stop never gonna stop
Until we break it
(Dancing on glass)
The blood in our veins are just chemicals
Better believe I keep my demons to myself
Better believe it's getting harder
But I'm never gonna stop until it's broken
Never gonna stop until it's broken
How long 'til we learn
Dancing is dangerous
How long 'til we find
The devil inside of us
How high is too low
We're not that young
So we're never gonna stop never gonna stop never gonna stop
Until we break it
Dancing on glass
Dancing on glass
We all have our secrets our secrets know
Our violence mistaken for silence, oh
Better believe I keep my reasons to myself
Better believe it's never been easier
And never gonna stop until it's broken
Never gonna stop until it's broken
How long 'til we learn
Dancing is dangerous
How long 'til we find
The devil inside of us
How high is too low
We're not that young
So we're never gonna stop never gonna stop never gonna stop
Until we break it
(Dancing on glass)
How long 'til we learn
Dancing is dangerous
How long 'til we find
The devil inside of us
How high is too low
We're not that young
So we're never gonna stop never gonna stop never gonna stop
Until we break it
How long 'til we learn
Dancing is dangerous
How long 'til we find
The devil inside of us
How high is too low
We're not that young
So we're never gonna stop never gonna stop never gonna stop
Until we break it
(Dancing on glass)
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