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.
I'm seeing this girl and she just might be out of her mind
Well, she's got baggage and it's all the emotional kind
She talks about closure and that validation bit
I don't mean to be insensitive but I really hate that shit
And I said, yeah, yeah
Oh man, she's got issues
And I'm gonna pay
Yeah, yeah
She thinks she's the victim, yeah
Now I know she'll feel abandoned
If I don't stay over late
And I know she's afraid to commit
But it's only our second date
And I said, yeah, yeah
Oh man, she's got issues
And I'm gonna pay
Yeah, yeah
She says she's my victim
But she takes it all out on me
I don't know why you're messed up
I don't know why your whole life is a chore
Just do me a favor
And check your baggage at the door
Now she talks about her ex nonstop but I don't mind
But when she calls out his name in bed, that's where I draw the line
You told me a hundred times how your father left and he's gone
But I wish you wouldn't call me daddy
When we're gettin' it on
And I said, yeah, yeah
Oh man, she's got issues
And I'm gonna pay
Yeah, yeah
She says she's playing the victim
And taking it all out on me
Yeah, yeah
My god, she's got issues
And I'm gonna pay, gonna pay
Gonna pay, gonna pay
Gonna pay, gonna pay, woo
If you think I'm controlling
Then why do you follow me around?
If you're not co-dependent
Then why do you let others drag you down?
I don't know why you're messed up
I don't know why your whole life is a chore
Just do me a favor
And check your baggage at the door
Well, she's got baggage and it's all the emotional kind
She talks about closure and that validation bit
I don't mean to be insensitive but I really hate that shit
And I said, yeah, yeah
Oh man, she's got issues
And I'm gonna pay
Yeah, yeah
She thinks she's the victim, yeah
Now I know she'll feel abandoned
If I don't stay over late
And I know she's afraid to commit
But it's only our second date
And I said, yeah, yeah
Oh man, she's got issues
And I'm gonna pay
Yeah, yeah
She says she's my victim
But she takes it all out on me
I don't know why you're messed up
I don't know why your whole life is a chore
Just do me a favor
And check your baggage at the door
Now she talks about her ex nonstop but I don't mind
But when she calls out his name in bed, that's where I draw the line
You told me a hundred times how your father left and he's gone
But I wish you wouldn't call me daddy
When we're gettin' it on
And I said, yeah, yeah
Oh man, she's got issues
And I'm gonna pay
Yeah, yeah
She says she's playing the victim
And taking it all out on me
Yeah, yeah
My god, she's got issues
And I'm gonna pay, gonna pay
Gonna pay, gonna pay
Gonna pay, gonna pay, woo
If you think I'm controlling
Then why do you follow me around?
If you're not co-dependent
Then why do you let others drag you down?
I don't know why you're messed up
I don't know why your whole life is a chore
Just do me a favor
And check your baggage at the door
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Ha! This song makes me feel better after getting out of a relationship where the guy I dated was getting more and more psycho because of all this baggage. It wasn't as extreme as him calling his ex's name in bed....but so much of these lyrics are spot on when it comes to the situation. His whole life was a chore. He let others drag him down constantly and couldn't stop obsessing over his crazy ex. I did end up paying (financially and emotionally) when it all ended since I put up with his shit. Well, I feel relieved now that it's all over. This song is a nice release after listening to it.