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.
Five wheels, chosen for their skill at breakneck speed.
Three break leaving two that strain to barely breathe.
There’s one left, but he can’t notice.
He’s hoping for an Egg.
Five wheels chosen for their need for untold speed.
Three break leaving two more, straining just to breathe.
There’s one now, he can’t notice.
He’s waiting on his Egg.
Five wheels, stolen for their skill at breakneck speed.
Three break leaving two more straining at the leash.
There’s one now, he can’t notice,
until he’s found his Egg.
And it hangs there spinning
and brightly glowing.
And he can’t stop laughing
and his palms keep sweating.
And he can’t stop dreaming
of cradling his Egg.
Five wheels, chosen for their skill at breakneck speed.
Three break leaving two that strain to barely breathe.
But there’s one now, he can’t notice.
He’s almost got his Egg.
Five wheels, stolen for their need for untold speed.
Three break leaving two more straining just to breathe.
There’s one now but he can’t notice.
He’s cradling his Egg.
And it hangs there spinning
and brightly glowing.
And he can’t stop laughing
and his palms keep sweating.
And it’s spinning faster
and flowing brighter.
And he can’t stop dreaming
of cradling his Egg.
Three break leaving two that strain to barely breathe.
There’s one left, but he can’t notice.
He’s hoping for an Egg.
Five wheels chosen for their need for untold speed.
Three break leaving two more, straining just to breathe.
There’s one now, he can’t notice.
He’s waiting on his Egg.
Five wheels, stolen for their skill at breakneck speed.
Three break leaving two more straining at the leash.
There’s one now, he can’t notice,
until he’s found his Egg.
And it hangs there spinning
and brightly glowing.
And he can’t stop laughing
and his palms keep sweating.
And he can’t stop dreaming
of cradling his Egg.
Five wheels, chosen for their skill at breakneck speed.
Three break leaving two that strain to barely breathe.
But there’s one now, he can’t notice.
He’s almost got his Egg.
Five wheels, stolen for their need for untold speed.
Three break leaving two more straining just to breathe.
There’s one now but he can’t notice.
He’s cradling his Egg.
And it hangs there spinning
and brightly glowing.
And he can’t stop laughing
and his palms keep sweating.
And it’s spinning faster
and flowing brighter.
And he can’t stop dreaming
of cradling his Egg.
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