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.
Don't think that I've forgotten
cll the ways you did me wrong
But my friends are tired of hearing
'Bout how you are Satan's spawn
So I've done a lot of thinking
cnd I wanna wish you well
Just to prove how much I've grown
Since I told you to go to hell
I want you to be happy
Just not quite as happy as you
Could have been if you had stayed with me
cnd I hope that you're successful
Like, maybe not your dream job
But a really solid second choice
With a smaller salary
cnd I know one day you'll meet a girl
I bet she'll be dumb
cnd average-looking
So when I compare myself to her
I won't feel so sad
cbout what we might have had
That would make me happy
On Instagram I've hidden
How much I have been a mess
I post pictures with mimosas
Captioned "I'm so #blessed"
I confess that I've been lying
It's time that I come clean
Cuz I've really turned a corner
Let me tell you what I mean
I want you to be happy
Just not quite a happy as I
Plan on being with somebody else
cnd oh, he'll be successful
But doing what he loves
Cuz unlike you he knows that there is
So much more to life than wealth
cnd when you find out I met a guy
I bet you'll get drunk
cnd then try to call me
But I'll tell you I don't have the time
To hear your regrets
Because I couldn't care less
That would make me happy
cnd screw it
Why do I have to pretend that
I want the best for you?
Cuz if I'm being honest
That is so far from the truth
Cuz you deserve to be unhappy
cnd if there's any justice
Karma's coming soon to
Bite you in the ass
Cuz we had something awesome
cnd if you couldn't see it
Well then you should pause this song
To go and have your dumb eyes checked
cnd when you finally realize
That you had it good
When we were together
It will be too late to make it right
I won't want to make up
Because I won the break - up
That would make me happy
Yes that would make me happy
cll the ways you did me wrong
But my friends are tired of hearing
'Bout how you are Satan's spawn
So I've done a lot of thinking
cnd I wanna wish you well
Just to prove how much I've grown
Since I told you to go to hell
I want you to be happy
Just not quite as happy as you
Could have been if you had stayed with me
cnd I hope that you're successful
Like, maybe not your dream job
But a really solid second choice
With a smaller salary
cnd I know one day you'll meet a girl
I bet she'll be dumb
cnd average-looking
So when I compare myself to her
I won't feel so sad
cbout what we might have had
That would make me happy
On Instagram I've hidden
How much I have been a mess
I post pictures with mimosas
Captioned "I'm so #blessed"
I confess that I've been lying
It's time that I come clean
Cuz I've really turned a corner
Let me tell you what I mean
I want you to be happy
Just not quite a happy as I
Plan on being with somebody else
cnd oh, he'll be successful
But doing what he loves
Cuz unlike you he knows that there is
So much more to life than wealth
cnd when you find out I met a guy
I bet you'll get drunk
cnd then try to call me
But I'll tell you I don't have the time
To hear your regrets
Because I couldn't care less
That would make me happy
cnd screw it
Why do I have to pretend that
I want the best for you?
Cuz if I'm being honest
That is so far from the truth
Cuz you deserve to be unhappy
cnd if there's any justice
Karma's coming soon to
Bite you in the ass
Cuz we had something awesome
cnd if you couldn't see it
Well then you should pause this song
To go and have your dumb eyes checked
cnd when you finally realize
That you had it good
When we were together
It will be too late to make it right
I won't want to make up
Because I won the break - up
That would make me happy
Yes that would make me happy
Lyrics submitted by sylcollective
Happy Lyrics as written by Elizabeth Johnson Crowley
Lyrics © Songtrust Ave
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