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.
John takes a seat so he can wind his watch
Not working anymore but it's so good to touch
It's the only solid evidence of what he's done and seen
It helps him to remember his past life was not a dream
It used to tell the time when he was young
But time means nothing now
He has a clear view of the sun
John stopped me on the street today
He didn't have that much to say
I said I had to get to work but he begged me to stay
There was a look in his eyes I'd never seen before
I couldn't walk away I knew I wouldn't see him anymore
He bummed a smoke looked off into space awhile
Then he looked into my eyes and unleashed a fleeting
Smile
Dennis it's so good to see you
You have no idea
Just how bad it's getting on the street
I try to hide away
But they find me every day
And I'm so tired of the heat
Yesterday I heard the news
They sent me a letter
Said it was suicide
But I know better
Not working anymore but it's so good to touch
It's the only solid evidence of what he's done and seen
It helps him to remember his past life was not a dream
It used to tell the time when he was young
But time means nothing now
He has a clear view of the sun
John stopped me on the street today
He didn't have that much to say
I said I had to get to work but he begged me to stay
There was a look in his eyes I'd never seen before
I couldn't walk away I knew I wouldn't see him anymore
He bummed a smoke looked off into space awhile
Then he looked into my eyes and unleashed a fleeting
Smile
Dennis it's so good to see you
You have no idea
Just how bad it's getting on the street
I try to hide away
But they find me every day
And I'm so tired of the heat
Yesterday I heard the news
They sent me a letter
Said it was suicide
But I know better
Lyrics submitted by punk_in_drublic99
John Lyrics as written by Peter Douglas Newbury Dennis Steven Jagard
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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Ten foot pole is awesome. This song always amazes me. I like how it tells a story it's really amazing how powerful the song is
What? That's the only comment?
I always thought this was about his friend who got offed by the government or something. "They said it was suicide, but I know better."
With lyrics as specific as that, it has to mean something! Not just your standard teen angst bullshit, anyway.
@Clitoroid yes..i was thiinking it was someting with government or aliens