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.
She walks down to the store at eight,
The devil walks with her and he thinks she's great,
When she looks at me, I don't know what I saw,
I think he's tryin' to make me his son in law
[Chorus]
When she,
Walks by, walks by, walks by, she walks on by
Egos fly when she walks by,
She caught my eye on October 9th,
22 days before Halloween,
How did I know she'd be my evil queen,
[Chorus]
My mother warned me against girls like you,
She said stay away from them son, you know they're not true,
All they're gonna do is put you under a spell, she told me,
When you're fallin' down, you're going straight to hell
[Chorus]
The devil walks with her and he thinks she's great,
When she looks at me, I don't know what I saw,
I think he's tryin' to make me his son in law
[Chorus]
When she,
Walks by, walks by, walks by, she walks on by
Egos fly when she walks by,
She caught my eye on October 9th,
22 days before Halloween,
How did I know she'd be my evil queen,
[Chorus]
My mother warned me against girls like you,
She said stay away from them son, you know they're not true,
All they're gonna do is put you under a spell, she told me,
When you're fallin' down, you're going straight to hell
[Chorus]
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Fortnight
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There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
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Yo La Tengo
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Great version of a great song,
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Ed Sheeran
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this song is about girls who aren't worth it, and i totally understand cuz i had a boy like this once. evil!!! its not worth it, man!
yeah, but it's still a good song. GO GOOD CHARLOTTE! w00t.
Reminds me of my friend Lauren.. Ooo. Lol Wee, Yes! I lurff this song. It rocks my socktoids.
heh, love this song, reminds me of all the punkgoth bois in my school who are asses but I can't help but think are hot :p
great song and it reminds me of some of the guys i'ev liked i am so ashamed of myself.But I couldn't help it!I was just a confussed little girl!But this song is the best i love it!
yeah great song
great song... reminds me of all the shit guys put me through but i cant help but love them lol. I LOVE BENJI
THE LYRICS ARE WRONG!!!
"EGOS fly when she walks by she caught my eye on October 9TH"
ok sorry kids I had to point that out mainly because this song is like the anthem to my life cause of thise guy I met one october 9th and I loved this song in the first place...so trust me i know my lyrics...I will never forget this song :(
i love this song. plain and simple good song. gotta love it...just gotta
the intro just rocks...i especially heart the guitar part...good song...but everytime i hear the part where he says how did i know she would be my evil queen...i think hes saying how did i know she would be my emo queen