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.
Well, if you want to sing out, sing out
and if you want to be free, be free
Cause there's a million things to be, you know that there are
And if you want to live high, live high
And if you want to love low, live low
Cause there's a million ways to go, you know that there are
You can do what you want
The opportunities are
And if you find a new way, you can do it today
You can make it all true
And you can make it undo
you see aahh
it's easy aahh
You only need to know
Well if you want to say yes, Say yes
And if you want to say no, Say no
Cause there's a million ways to go, you know that there are
And if you want to be me, Be me
And if you want to be you, Be you
Cause there's a million things to do, you know that there are
You can do what you want
the opportunities are
And if you find a new way, you can do it today
You can make it all true
And you can make it undo
You see aahh
It's easy aahh
You only need to know
well if you want to sing out, Sing out
and if you want to be free, Be free
Cause there's a million things to be, you know that there are, you know that threre are, you know that there are
and if you want to be free, be free
Cause there's a million things to be, you know that there are
And if you want to live high, live high
And if you want to love low, live low
Cause there's a million ways to go, you know that there are
You can do what you want
The opportunities are
And if you find a new way, you can do it today
You can make it all true
And you can make it undo
you see aahh
it's easy aahh
You only need to know
Well if you want to say yes, Say yes
And if you want to say no, Say no
Cause there's a million ways to go, you know that there are
And if you want to be me, Be me
And if you want to be you, Be you
Cause there's a million things to do, you know that there are
You can do what you want
the opportunities are
And if you find a new way, you can do it today
You can make it all true
And you can make it undo
You see aahh
It's easy aahh
You only need to know
well if you want to sing out, Sing out
and if you want to be free, Be free
Cause there's a million things to be, you know that there are, you know that threre are, you know that there are
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