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.
Begin my downfall
Cause I met another person
And this time she says that she likes me
And I like her eyes
So in advance for when I fail I wanna say I’m sorry
Pictures
Without pictures of you
My wallet has never looked so empty before
I want to rub between your thighs
And blow kisses right between your eyes
And take you places that you’ve never been to
You’re way too good for me
Cause I’m cursed with years of failure
And I know I’m bound to bring you down
I guess it’s plain to see
I’m cursed with shredded genes
And shoes too big for my feet
You’ll forget the boy you left behind
And forget you ever made him cry
You won’t care you lost your biggest fan
Cause I met another person
And this time she says that she likes me
And I like her eyes
So in advance for when I fail I wanna say I’m sorry
Pictures
Without pictures of you
My wallet has never looked so empty before
I want to rub between your thighs
And blow kisses right between your eyes
And take you places that you’ve never been to
You’re way too good for me
Cause I’m cursed with years of failure
And I know I’m bound to bring you down
I guess it’s plain to see
I’m cursed with shredded genes
And shoes too big for my feet
You’ll forget the boy you left behind
And forget you ever made him cry
You won’t care you lost your biggest fan
Lyrics submitted by meredithsucks
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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You’ll forget the boy you left behind And forget you ever made him cry You won’t care you lost your biggest fan
ohh thats just sick
what a badass song i have one word to describe it. "Rebound."
this song is sooo catchy. however, i never knew what the lyrics to the chorus were until now, and i was kind of surprised to see that he is saying "i want to rub between your thighs." i don't really feel like singing along to that. ah well. this band is rockin' live.
Bayside is great, and their fucking 20 times greater live. I dont know what it is but anthonys voice is just killer and it makes me want to cream my pants whenever i hear any of their songs.
I also think Bayside is great I've only seen them twice tthough.....Well I think they're awesome!!! This song is just so cool I fell like a dance coming on everytime I hear it
Oddly enough, I enjoy this band. This girl who i was trying to date introduced me to them...and told me her favorite song and that I should listen to it. It was this song, and Foot Impressions. evil girl.
Dont run are good but so are bayside, this songs brilliant no one writes lyrics as good as these guys.
i have listend to bayside for years, and this song, is still one of my favorites lyricaly. It's amazing.
fuck bayside. listen to don't run; the old bayside guitarist's new band. purevolume.com/dontrun