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.
Yeah
Looking 'round the room
I can tell that you
Are the most beautiful girl in the room
(In the whole wide room)
And when you're on the street
Depending on the street
I bet you are definitely in the top three
Good looking girls on the street, yeah
Depending on the street, ooh
And when I saw you at my mate's place
I thought, "What is she doing
At my mate's place?"
How did Dave get a hottie like that to a party like this?
Good one Dave
(You're a legend Dave)
I ask Dave if he's gonna make a move on you
He's not sure
I said "Dave do you mind if I do?"
He says he doesn't mind
But I can tell he kinda minds
But I'm gonna do it anyway
I see you standing all alone by the stereo
I dim the lights down to very low here we go
You're so beautiful (beautiful)
You could be a waitress
You're so beautiful (beautiful)
You could be an air hostess in the 60s
You're so beautiful
Well, you could be a part time model
And then I seal the deal
I do my moves
I do my dance moves
(Both of my dance moves)
It's twelve-oh-two
Just me and you
And seven other dudes
Around you on the dance-floor
I draw you near
Let's get out of here
Let's get in a cab
I'll buy you a kebab
Now I can't believe
That I'm sharing a kebab with the most beautiful girl I have ever seen
With a kebab, ooh
Why don't we leave?
Let's go to my house and we can feel each other up on the couch
Oh no, I don't mind taking it slow, no
Because you're so beautiful
Like a, tree
Or a high class prostitute
You're so beautiful
You could be a part time model
But you'd probably still have to keep your normal job
A part time model
Spending part of your time modelling
And part of your time next to me
And the rest of your time doing your normal job, ooh
My place is usually tidier than this
Looking 'round the room
I can tell that you
Are the most beautiful girl in the room
(In the whole wide room)
And when you're on the street
Depending on the street
I bet you are definitely in the top three
Good looking girls on the street, yeah
Depending on the street, ooh
And when I saw you at my mate's place
I thought, "What is she doing
At my mate's place?"
How did Dave get a hottie like that to a party like this?
Good one Dave
(You're a legend Dave)
I ask Dave if he's gonna make a move on you
He's not sure
I said "Dave do you mind if I do?"
He says he doesn't mind
But I can tell he kinda minds
But I'm gonna do it anyway
I see you standing all alone by the stereo
I dim the lights down to very low here we go
You're so beautiful (beautiful)
You could be a waitress
You're so beautiful (beautiful)
You could be an air hostess in the 60s
You're so beautiful
Well, you could be a part time model
And then I seal the deal
I do my moves
I do my dance moves
(Both of my dance moves)
It's twelve-oh-two
Just me and you
And seven other dudes
Around you on the dance-floor
I draw you near
Let's get out of here
Let's get in a cab
I'll buy you a kebab
Now I can't believe
That I'm sharing a kebab with the most beautiful girl I have ever seen
With a kebab, ooh
Why don't we leave?
Let's go to my house and we can feel each other up on the couch
Oh no, I don't mind taking it slow, no
Because you're so beautiful
Like a, tree
Or a high class prostitute
You're so beautiful
You could be a part time model
But you'd probably still have to keep your normal job
A part time model
Spending part of your time modelling
And part of your time next to me
And the rest of your time doing your normal job, ooh
My place is usually tidier than this
Lyrics submitted by deadsy2307, edited by ThTetrapod
Most Beautiful Girl (In the Room) Lyrics as written by Jemaine Clement Bret Mckenzie
Lyrics © Hipgnosis Songs Group
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lol yeah its "mate's place", and us kiwis call them kebabs, not kabobs.
I love this song so much...one of my favorite FOTC songs. As questionable as the lyrics may be, I think I would actually be kind of flattered if my boyfriend sang this to me, just because it's so silly.
this is by far my favorite FOTC song.
though they're a parody sort of band, this is better songwriting (lyrics, melody, harmony) than most of the "real" bands out there. in my opinion, that is.
GREAT song! But, it's "Mate's place" not man's place. They're Kiwis.
its not "lets travel through" its " its 12:02
Seriously some quality stuff. The show's wicked funny, and "Cause you're so beautiful... Like a tree. Or a high class prostitute"? That's amazing!
I love how the lyrics are soooo lame and awesomly funny! :D
this song is beautiful like a tree or a high class prostitute XD
this is one of FOTC funniest songs. ever.
yea mate thats some of the most awsomely wrong lyrics in soo many places. Have you actually seen the show? he asked knowingly.
"Lets travel through, just me and you. As other dudes around you on the dance floor" is very wrong, "its 12.02 just me and you, and seven other dudes around you on the dancefloor"
kabob. is the incorect engligh translation of the word kebab, so u can either change it or not, dunt matta either way really... i just think it looks retarded spelt kabob. but please correct the 12.02 part and 7 other dudes standing round you
no-one spells it kabob. im english btw
"gees!! thank you!! a high class prostitute... that's so sweet!! of course i'll date you!!"