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.
Antiques !
Every other sentiments an antique
As obsolete as warships in the baltic
I'm driving on a straight road it never alters
And the radio serenades but doesn't falter
You offer infrared instead of sun
You offer paper spoons and bubble gum
Late sky
Like an all night radio station
Without morning
Like stumbling on pearl harbour
Without warning
You offer infrared instead of sun
You offer bubble gum
You give me faron young four in the morning
You give me faron young four in the morning
Every mother's son's romantic
Every mother's son's frantic !
The sunset makes a fence out of the forest
But here I am with head inside the bonnet
I've lost just what it takes to be honest
You offer infrared instead of sun
You offer bubble gum
You give me faron young four in the morning
You give me faron young four in the morning
Forgive me faron young four in the morning
Forgive me faron young four in the morning
Every other sentiments an antique
As obsolete as warships in the baltic
I'm driving on a straight road it never alters
And the radio serenades but doesn't falter
You offer infrared instead of sun
You offer paper spoons and bubble gum
Late sky
Like an all night radio station
Without morning
Like stumbling on pearl harbour
Without warning
You offer infrared instead of sun
You offer bubble gum
You give me faron young four in the morning
You give me faron young four in the morning
Every mother's son's romantic
Every mother's son's frantic !
The sunset makes a fence out of the forest
But here I am with head inside the bonnet
I've lost just what it takes to be honest
You offer infrared instead of sun
You offer bubble gum
You give me faron young four in the morning
You give me faron young four in the morning
Forgive me faron young four in the morning
Forgive me faron young four in the morning
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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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Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
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Very clever lyric - McAloon's penchant for using the names of famous people cleverly disguises the meaning of this song as a tale of feeling a guilt trip for breaking from a destructive relationship. Look up the lyric of Faron Young's ' It's Four In The Morning " and see the parallels. You give me things of no substance, going nowhere....but I feel bad for leaving....
For me it's obvious this song is about music in general. Paddy McAloon himself said that he was wondering why do people actually like country music. And then he understood that country is about real emotions. It makes perfect sense.
"You offer infrared instead of sun You offer paper spoons and bubble gum" shows that pop music offers fake emotions, is "plastic" Modern mainstream is like a bubble gum - you can find it even on a sole of your shoe, but it says nothing about your life. It's a bit like a metaphor for one-hit wonders, they are as disposable as bubble gum, a short-time pleasure.
"The sunset makes a fence out of the forest But here I am with head inside the bonnet I've lost just what it takes to be honest" Again, how pop music lost "what it takes to be honest"
And, well, he apologises to country singer Faraon Young, representing for him the entire genere.
Oh, and the line "As obsolete as warships in the Baltic" is genius. Great song.
Sorry for my English ;)
I've always interpreted this song as an expression of the love-hate relationship many people have with Americana: There's the trashy/plastic side of American culture - "you offer infra red, instead of sun; you offer paper spoons and bubble gum". Then there's a guilt complex - "Forgive me Faron Young" - a recognition that there are many great aspects of American culture to celebrate - Paddy was obviously a fan of Faron Young. The 7" single sleeve for the song featured a picture of huge truck - another symbol of Americana. The song seems to be poking fun at American culture but also admitting a soft spot for it. (Just like the playful dig at Bruce Springsteen in 'Cars and Girls' - a recurring theme maybe). The song is in effect a continuation of the metaphor used on the album its from - Steve McQueen - a great American hero but also a symbol of macho American aggression. I've always thought there's a lot of mischievous humour in Paddy's lyrics - the picture of him sitting on the motorbike on the album sleeve is playful - the sensitive songwriter juxtaposed with the ultimate macho symbol - is there a wry smile on Paddy's face as he sits astride the bike?
All together now...
WHO IS FARON YOUNG?
Faron Young - it was an American country music singer. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faron_Young
I'm a huge Prefab Sprout fan, but have to say this is the most baffling of lyrics by a band who are not usually so oblique. Is this about a dream maybe?
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I like what maehiraeth, Cliff3225 and Lloyd35 said. I always thought this song was about a guy (Paddy McAloon presumably) driving through the USA, confronting America's immensity and its culture, and having a perfect moment when Faron Young comes on the radio.