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.
We've learnt to kick a ball
But we're not quite cynical
And we've written on the wall 'John's gay'
He's gay
And Janet's friends with John
And she says that we're all scum
He just gets his homework done
And won't play not today
What will we grow up to be?
(Ask your brother)
What will we grow up to see?
(Can't be bothered)
Will you still be friends with me
Fourteen, fifteen, sixteen?
Martin grew out of his A-team vest
Nicked the pedals off my BMX
And he says that he's had sex with a girl
For effect, I lost my virginity
The year above us had discovered E
And I said, "It weren't for me, £12.50"
What will we grow up to be?
(Ask your brother)
What will we grow up to see?
(Can't be bothered)
Will you still be friends with me
Fourteen, fifteen, sixteen?
We hide in bandstands and talk in the dark
Rain's never cold when you're young
We were devoted to us from the start
I know too much how to feel young
We've learnt to kick a ball
And we're not quite cynical
And we've written on the wall, 'John's gay'
He's gay
What will we grow up to be?
(Ask your brother)
What will we grow up to see?
(Can't be bothered)
Will you still be friends with me
Fourteen, fifteen, sixteen?
What will we grow up to be?
(Ask your brother)
What will we grow up to see?
(Can't be bothered)
Will you still be friends with me
Fourteen, fifteen, sixteen?
Young
But we're not quite cynical
And we've written on the wall 'John's gay'
He's gay
And Janet's friends with John
And she says that we're all scum
He just gets his homework done
And won't play not today
What will we grow up to be?
(Ask your brother)
What will we grow up to see?
(Can't be bothered)
Will you still be friends with me
Fourteen, fifteen, sixteen?
Martin grew out of his A-team vest
Nicked the pedals off my BMX
And he says that he's had sex with a girl
For effect, I lost my virginity
The year above us had discovered E
And I said, "It weren't for me, £12.50"
What will we grow up to be?
(Ask your brother)
What will we grow up to see?
(Can't be bothered)
Will you still be friends with me
Fourteen, fifteen, sixteen?
We hide in bandstands and talk in the dark
Rain's never cold when you're young
We were devoted to us from the start
I know too much how to feel young
We've learnt to kick a ball
And we're not quite cynical
And we've written on the wall, 'John's gay'
He's gay
What will we grow up to be?
(Ask your brother)
What will we grow up to see?
(Can't be bothered)
Will you still be friends with me
Fourteen, fifteen, sixteen?
What will we grow up to be?
(Ask your brother)
What will we grow up to see?
(Can't be bothered)
Will you still be friends with me
Fourteen, fifteen, sixteen?
Young
Lyrics submitted by merchantpierce
John's Gay Lyrics as written by Robert Williams Guy Chambers
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Exploration Group LLC
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