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.
Oh yeah, yeah
Mmm
Mmm, mm-hmm
Oh, oh
Damn
Must've been C-R-A-Z-Y
We got all out of sync and went bye bye bye
Not too long ago, you was mine mine mine
Seems like yesterday (yesterday)
Ninety on the freeway, pushin' my ride
Heard you got him game (?) and I'm losin' my mind
Ask myself the question, why why why
Why'd I let you get away from me?
Well you must've been, thinkin' I'm a jerk
Cryin' out to God, tryin' to make this work
Girl you must've been, stayin' with a fool
Loving somebody that could be so cruel
Well you must've been, packin' your bags
Silly of me, I couldn't see the red flag
Girl I'm sure that (sure that) you must have been
Sick and tired of me
Must've been tired of the jewels I bought
You must've been bored with the cars you got
I must've gave you everything you want
But you only wanted love (wanted love)
I must've been too damn blind to see
I thought you wanted much too much of me
Now I'm rollin' down this one way street
And you're all I'm thinkin' of, baby, mmm
Well you must've been, thinkin' I'm a jerk
Cryin' to God, tryin' to make this thing work
Girl you must've been, stayin' with a fool
Loving somebody that could treat you so cruel
Well you must've been, packin' your bags
Silly of me, I couldn't see the red flag
Girl I'm sure that (sure that) you must have been
Sick and tired of me
You must have been
The very one I was supposed to spend
My money, my life, my lover, my wife
Girl I know you were right
You must have been
The very one I was supposed to spend
Spend the rest of my life
Now it cuts like a knife, I know
Well you must've been, thinkin' I'm a jerk
Cryin' to God, tryin' to make this thing work
Girl you must've been, stayin' with a fool
Loving somebody who would treat you so cruel
Well you must've been, packin' all your bags
Silly of me, couldn't see the red flag
Girl I'm sure that (sure that) you must have been
You must have, you must have, you must have
(Well you must've been)
Now I know I don't have, mm, an invitation
(Girl you must've been)
And everybody in this church is gonna be mad at me
(Well you must've been)
I can't let you say "I do," that's why I'm down on my knee
(Girl I'm sure that you must have been)
The preacher said, speak now, speak now or forever hold my peace
Well you must've been (I know, I know, I know, I know, I know)
Girl you must've been (I know, I know, I know, I know, I know)
Mmm
Mmm, mm-hmm
Oh, oh
Damn
Must've been C-R-A-Z-Y
We got all out of sync and went bye bye bye
Not too long ago, you was mine mine mine
Seems like yesterday (yesterday)
Ninety on the freeway, pushin' my ride
Heard you got him game (?) and I'm losin' my mind
Ask myself the question, why why why
Why'd I let you get away from me?
Well you must've been, thinkin' I'm a jerk
Cryin' out to God, tryin' to make this work
Girl you must've been, stayin' with a fool
Loving somebody that could be so cruel
Well you must've been, packin' your bags
Silly of me, I couldn't see the red flag
Girl I'm sure that (sure that) you must have been
Sick and tired of me
Must've been tired of the jewels I bought
You must've been bored with the cars you got
I must've gave you everything you want
But you only wanted love (wanted love)
I must've been too damn blind to see
I thought you wanted much too much of me
Now I'm rollin' down this one way street
And you're all I'm thinkin' of, baby, mmm
Well you must've been, thinkin' I'm a jerk
Cryin' to God, tryin' to make this thing work
Girl you must've been, stayin' with a fool
Loving somebody that could treat you so cruel
Well you must've been, packin' your bags
Silly of me, I couldn't see the red flag
Girl I'm sure that (sure that) you must have been
Sick and tired of me
You must have been
The very one I was supposed to spend
My money, my life, my lover, my wife
Girl I know you were right
You must have been
The very one I was supposed to spend
Spend the rest of my life
Now it cuts like a knife, I know
Well you must've been, thinkin' I'm a jerk
Cryin' to God, tryin' to make this thing work
Girl you must've been, stayin' with a fool
Loving somebody who would treat you so cruel
Well you must've been, packin' all your bags
Silly of me, couldn't see the red flag
Girl I'm sure that (sure that) you must have been
You must have, you must have, you must have
(Well you must've been)
Now I know I don't have, mm, an invitation
(Girl you must've been)
And everybody in this church is gonna be mad at me
(Well you must've been)
I can't let you say "I do," that's why I'm down on my knee
(Girl I'm sure that you must have been)
The preacher said, speak now, speak now or forever hold my peace
Well you must've been (I know, I know, I know, I know, I know)
Girl you must've been (I know, I know, I know, I know, I know)
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