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.
Remember me
She whispered heaven's so far out of reach
Keep me close
Like a moment you're afraid to leave
So now this is how it feels when you're all alone
This is how it feels when your heart starts racing
You can ask but you'll never know
The way it feels, the way it feels
Lost and terrible
Hollow in ways you'll never know
If it's all in my head, all in my head
It's heavier now than it's ever been
So fake a memory
Keeping me quiet underneath
And if this is the end, this is the end
Destroy everything and make it new again
You're letting your fears stand in your way
The hardest demons that you'll ever face
How does it feel when you're all alone?
How does it feel when your heart starts racing?
You're out of time, you're out of faith
The hardest demons that you'll ever face
Lost and terrible
Hollow in ways you'll never know
If it's all in my head, all in my head
It's heavier now than it's ever been
So fake a memory
Keeping me quiet underneath
And if this is the end, if this is the end
Destroy everything and make it new again
Pull out my eyes
Show me my flaws
So I can see what I've become
Can we pretend I'm in a dream?
Can't take apart what's incomplete
So pull out my eyes
Show me my flaws
So I can see what I've become
Can we pretend I'm in a dream?
Can't take apart what's incomplete
I'm underneath
I'm underneath
So remember me
Heaven's so far out of reach
Keep me close
Like a moment you're afraid to leave
She whispered heaven's so far out of reach
Keep me close
Like a moment you're afraid to leave
So now this is how it feels when you're all alone
This is how it feels when your heart starts racing
You can ask but you'll never know
The way it feels, the way it feels
Lost and terrible
Hollow in ways you'll never know
If it's all in my head, all in my head
It's heavier now than it's ever been
So fake a memory
Keeping me quiet underneath
And if this is the end, this is the end
Destroy everything and make it new again
You're letting your fears stand in your way
The hardest demons that you'll ever face
How does it feel when you're all alone?
How does it feel when your heart starts racing?
You're out of time, you're out of faith
The hardest demons that you'll ever face
Lost and terrible
Hollow in ways you'll never know
If it's all in my head, all in my head
It's heavier now than it's ever been
So fake a memory
Keeping me quiet underneath
And if this is the end, if this is the end
Destroy everything and make it new again
Pull out my eyes
Show me my flaws
So I can see what I've become
Can we pretend I'm in a dream?
Can't take apart what's incomplete
So pull out my eyes
Show me my flaws
So I can see what I've become
Can we pretend I'm in a dream?
Can't take apart what's incomplete
I'm underneath
I'm underneath
So remember me
Heaven's so far out of reach
Keep me close
Like a moment you're afraid to leave
Lyrics submitted by EternalTearsOfSorrow
Keep Me Close Lyrics as written by Elliott Gruenberg Beau Bokan
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Fortnight
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Great version of a great song,
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