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.
You are a man without truth
A man of greed, a man of hate
A man of envy and doubt
You're a man without a soul
All the money in the world
Will never fill that hole
You're a man bought and sold
You're a man without a soul
You bring nothing good to this world
Beyond a web of cheating and stealing
You hide behind your wall of lies
But it's coming down, yeah, it's coming down
You're a man without shame
Without dignity and grace
No way to save face
You're a man without a soul
How do you think this story ends
It's not a matter of how
It's just a matter of when
'Cause it's coming down, yeah it's coming down
There's a darkness all around you
To cover all you're hiding
There's no light in your eyes
You're a man without a soul
Now the exits will be closing
A sad life will be exposed
No dealer and no deals
'Cause you're a man without a soul
How do you think this story ends
It's not a matter of how
It's just a matter of when
'Cause it's coming down, yeah it's coming down
Yeah, it's coming down
Yeah, it's coming down
Yeah, it's coming down
Yeah, it's coming down
Yeah, it's coming down
Yeah, it's coming down
Yeah, it's coming down
A man of greed, a man of hate
A man of envy and doubt
You're a man without a soul
All the money in the world
Will never fill that hole
You're a man bought and sold
You're a man without a soul
You bring nothing good to this world
Beyond a web of cheating and stealing
You hide behind your wall of lies
But it's coming down, yeah, it's coming down
You're a man without shame
Without dignity and grace
No way to save face
You're a man without a soul
How do you think this story ends
It's not a matter of how
It's just a matter of when
'Cause it's coming down, yeah it's coming down
There's a darkness all around you
To cover all you're hiding
There's no light in your eyes
You're a man without a soul
Now the exits will be closing
A sad life will be exposed
No dealer and no deals
'Cause you're a man without a soul
How do you think this story ends
It's not a matter of how
It's just a matter of when
'Cause it's coming down, yeah it's coming down
Yeah, it's coming down
Yeah, it's coming down
Yeah, it's coming down
Yeah, it's coming down
Yeah, it's coming down
Yeah, it's coming down
Yeah, it's coming down
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Man Without a Soul Lyrics as written by Tom Overby Lucinda Gayl Williams
Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing
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