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.
[Verse 1]
When we first spoke, it was easy to put words on the page
And I tried to make you out to be the one that got away
And when I search for meaning
You gave meaning to what I had to say
Doesn't matter anyway
[Chorus]
I still wish you the best
I wish you well
I never said a bad word
There never was one to tell
I hope you're doing the same
I hope you know it's true
This might be the last time I write about you
[Verse 2]
A lot has happened since we last spoke
Few things have changed
I held on way too long after we went separate ways
I got sad and I lost weight, put on weight, God I've aged
Does it show? Yes it shows
[Chorus]
I still wish you the best
I wish you well
I never said a bad word
There never was one to tell
I hope you're doing the same
I hope you know it's true
This might be the last time I write about you
I still wish you the best
[Bridge]
Every word I wrote is what I wanted you to know
But why waste words on someone you have already let go?
[Chorus]
I still wish you the best
I wish you well
I never said a bad word
There never was one to tell
I hope you're doing the same
I hope you know it's true
This might be the last time I write about you
[Outro]
I still wish you the best
(I still wish you the best)
I still wish you the best
(I still wish you the best)
I still wish you the best
(I still wish you the best)
I still wish you the best
When we first spoke, it was easy to put words on the page
And I tried to make you out to be the one that got away
And when I search for meaning
You gave meaning to what I had to say
Doesn't matter anyway
[Chorus]
I still wish you the best
I wish you well
I never said a bad word
There never was one to tell
I hope you're doing the same
I hope you know it's true
This might be the last time I write about you
[Verse 2]
A lot has happened since we last spoke
Few things have changed
I held on way too long after we went separate ways
I got sad and I lost weight, put on weight, God I've aged
Does it show? Yes it shows
[Chorus]
I still wish you the best
I wish you well
I never said a bad word
There never was one to tell
I hope you're doing the same
I hope you know it's true
This might be the last time I write about you
I still wish you the best
[Bridge]
Every word I wrote is what I wanted you to know
But why waste words on someone you have already let go?
[Chorus]
I still wish you the best
I wish you well
I never said a bad word
There never was one to tell
I hope you're doing the same
I hope you know it's true
This might be the last time I write about you
[Outro]
I still wish you the best
(I still wish you the best)
I still wish you the best
(I still wish you the best)
I still wish you the best
(I still wish you the best)
I still wish you the best
Lyrics submitted by Abbie96
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