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.
I have had to listen to the rantings of
Insecure people that have no trouble
Overreacting every time
They see a song or comment they dont like
Figure that their artist isnt talented enough
To sustain some insults from this crazy...
So now in this comparison
We'll see dashboard's faithful reaction
I think its due time
To compare two bands in these rhymes
One band has lyrics that are genuine
Well thought out with analyzations in
The other one likes to complain
Whining is how they stay sane
When something bad happens to them
They cry pout whine put never analyze
One band thinks their lyrics through
Another tries to sell to you
One band can care less if you know who they are
One band wants to be really big stars
One band caters to no one they see
The other loves to be on mtv
One band attracts people of all ages
The other is mainly for the pre-pubiscent stages
Its a comparison
Can you guess?
It's a comparison
Whats next?
This one band will push the envelope till it folds
The other is happy with the status quo
These guys is one have gone through tough yet are strong
For the others life has been easy too long
Can you guess now?
It should be easy
If you can't
Ill continue for thee
One band has the tendency to sell out
The other will not there is no doubt
No i must admit the rest is speculation
But this will make interesting for you dashboard nation
I would bet that one is a conservative
The other would rather die than vote for some idiot named W.
Its a comparison
Can you guess?
It's a comparison
Whats next?
We must answer whats already known.
Can you guess what bands have been under the comb?
Dashboard and Tool I have compared for you?
It should be clear now who is who.
Tool is the one who would never sell out
Tool is the better band here, no doubt!
I must take back that slanderous slam
Is it possible that tool is better than pearl jam?
What the main point of my rambling is?
Look closely what good bands possess!
Insecure people that have no trouble
Overreacting every time
They see a song or comment they dont like
Figure that their artist isnt talented enough
To sustain some insults from this crazy...
So now in this comparison
We'll see dashboard's faithful reaction
I think its due time
To compare two bands in these rhymes
One band has lyrics that are genuine
Well thought out with analyzations in
The other one likes to complain
Whining is how they stay sane
When something bad happens to them
They cry pout whine put never analyze
One band thinks their lyrics through
Another tries to sell to you
One band can care less if you know who they are
One band wants to be really big stars
One band caters to no one they see
The other loves to be on mtv
One band attracts people of all ages
The other is mainly for the pre-pubiscent stages
Its a comparison
Can you guess?
It's a comparison
Whats next?
This one band will push the envelope till it folds
The other is happy with the status quo
These guys is one have gone through tough yet are strong
For the others life has been easy too long
Can you guess now?
It should be easy
If you can't
Ill continue for thee
One band has the tendency to sell out
The other will not there is no doubt
No i must admit the rest is speculation
But this will make interesting for you dashboard nation
I would bet that one is a conservative
The other would rather die than vote for some idiot named W.
Its a comparison
Can you guess?
It's a comparison
Whats next?
We must answer whats already known.
Can you guess what bands have been under the comb?
Dashboard and Tool I have compared for you?
It should be clear now who is who.
Tool is the one who would never sell out
Tool is the better band here, no doubt!
I must take back that slanderous slam
Is it possible that tool is better than pearl jam?
What the main point of my rambling is?
Look closely what good bands possess!
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will do i always like to check out new bands thanks for the suggestion, but tool is a good band though if you really listen to the music and read the lyrics after a while you really appreciate it because the songs are really deep