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.
The wolves don't lose sleep over the cries of the sheep,
They just laugh in their pack as they watch while we bleed
Self-destruction is imminent,
We all show our teeth,
Watch the world fall apart, caught on CCTV
Don't be so blind,
The writing's on the wall
Has been for some time
I've seen the signs, and the worst is yet to come
What ever happened to another point of view?
When things were looking up and we were headed for change,
Let this sink in,
Wishful thinking
The cracks begin to show and progress starts to slow,
We lost sight of ourselves,
Our egos started to grow,
Let this sink in,
Wishful thinking
If you just opened the curtains you'd see the light,
The fucking lies that they sell and all the shit that we buy,
There's nothing left we can do but stand and fight,
The system they put in place to have your soul in a vice
How did it come to this?
It feels like we're all stuck on a burning bridge;
How did it come to this?
The things that mattered most are dead in a ditch;
Where did it all go wrong?
'Cause things have been this way for far too long;
Where did it all go wrong?
What ever happened to another point of view?
When things were looking up and we were headed for change,
Let this sink in,
Wishful thinking
The cracks begin to show and progress starts to slow,
We lost sight of ourselves,
Our egos started to grow,
Let this sink in,
Wishful thinking
What ever happened to another point of view?
When things were looking up and we were headed for change,
Let this sink in,
Wishful thinking
The cracks begin to show and progress starts to slow,
We lost sight of ourselves,
Our egos started to grow,
Let this sink in,
Wishful thinking
They just laugh in their pack as they watch while we bleed
Self-destruction is imminent,
We all show our teeth,
Watch the world fall apart, caught on CCTV
Don't be so blind,
The writing's on the wall
Has been for some time
I've seen the signs, and the worst is yet to come
What ever happened to another point of view?
When things were looking up and we were headed for change,
Let this sink in,
Wishful thinking
The cracks begin to show and progress starts to slow,
We lost sight of ourselves,
Our egos started to grow,
Let this sink in,
Wishful thinking
If you just opened the curtains you'd see the light,
The fucking lies that they sell and all the shit that we buy,
There's nothing left we can do but stand and fight,
The system they put in place to have your soul in a vice
How did it come to this?
It feels like we're all stuck on a burning bridge;
How did it come to this?
The things that mattered most are dead in a ditch;
Where did it all go wrong?
'Cause things have been this way for far too long;
Where did it all go wrong?
What ever happened to another point of view?
When things were looking up and we were headed for change,
Let this sink in,
Wishful thinking
The cracks begin to show and progress starts to slow,
We lost sight of ourselves,
Our egos started to grow,
Let this sink in,
Wishful thinking
What ever happened to another point of view?
When things were looking up and we were headed for change,
Let this sink in,
Wishful thinking
The cracks begin to show and progress starts to slow,
We lost sight of ourselves,
Our egos started to grow,
Let this sink in,
Wishful thinking
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Fortnight
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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