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.
Share with me the blankets that you're after
Because it's cold outside
It's cold outside
Share with me the secrets that you kept in
Because it's cold inside
It's cold inside
And your slow shaking fingertips show that you're scared like me
So let's pretend we're alone
And I know you may be scared
And I know we're unprepared, but I don't care
Tell me, tell me what makes you think that you are invincible?
I can see it in your eyes that you're so sure
Please don't tell me that I'm the only one that's vulnerable
Impossible
I was born to tell you I love you
Isn't that a song already?
I get a B in originality
And it's true I can't go on without you
Your smile makes me see clearer
If you could only see in the mirror what I see
And your slow shaking fingertips show that you're scared like me
So let's pretend we're alone
And I know you may be scared
And I know you're unprepared, but I don't care
Tell me, tell me what makes you think that you are invincible?
I can see it in your eyes that you're so sure
Please don't tell me that I'm only one that's vulnerable
Impossible
Slow down girl, you're not going anywhere
Just wait around and see
Maybe I'm much more
You never know what lies ahead
I promise I can be anyone, I can be anything
Just because you were hurt, doesn't mean you shouldn't bleed
I can be anyone, anything
I promise I can be what you need
I can be what you need
Tell me, tell me what makes you think that you are invincible?
I can see it in your eyes that you're so sure
Please don't tell me that I'm only one that's vulnerable
Impossible
Because it's cold outside
It's cold outside
Share with me the secrets that you kept in
Because it's cold inside
It's cold inside
And your slow shaking fingertips show that you're scared like me
So let's pretend we're alone
And I know you may be scared
And I know we're unprepared, but I don't care
Tell me, tell me what makes you think that you are invincible?
I can see it in your eyes that you're so sure
Please don't tell me that I'm the only one that's vulnerable
Impossible
I was born to tell you I love you
Isn't that a song already?
I get a B in originality
And it's true I can't go on without you
Your smile makes me see clearer
If you could only see in the mirror what I see
And your slow shaking fingertips show that you're scared like me
So let's pretend we're alone
And I know you may be scared
And I know you're unprepared, but I don't care
Tell me, tell me what makes you think that you are invincible?
I can see it in your eyes that you're so sure
Please don't tell me that I'm only one that's vulnerable
Impossible
Slow down girl, you're not going anywhere
Just wait around and see
Maybe I'm much more
You never know what lies ahead
I promise I can be anyone, I can be anything
Just because you were hurt, doesn't mean you shouldn't bleed
I can be anyone, anything
I promise I can be what you need
I can be what you need
Tell me, tell me what makes you think that you are invincible?
I can see it in your eyes that you're so sure
Please don't tell me that I'm only one that's vulnerable
Impossible
Lyrics submitted by yourcocaine
Vulnerable Lyrics as written by John Vesely
Lyrics © Songtrust Ave
Lyrics powered by LyricFind
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
Fortnight
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Cajun Girl
Little Feat
Little Feat
Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell gives Adam Reader some heartfelt insight into Jane’s Addiction's hard rock manifesto "Mountain Song", which was the second single from their revolutionary album Nothing's Shocking. Mountain song was first recorded in 1986 and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dudes starring Jon Cryer. The version on Nothing's Shocking was re-recorded in 1988.
"'Mountain Song' was actually about... I hate to say it but... drugs. Climbing this mountain and getting as high as you can, and then coming down that mountain," reveals Farrell. "What it feels to descend from the mountain top... not easy at all. The ascension is tough but exhilarating. Getting down is... it's a real bummer. Drugs is not for everybody obviously. For me, I wanted to experience the heights, and the lows come along with it."
"There's a part - 'Cash in now honey, cash in Miss Smith.' Miss Smith is my Mother; our last name was Smith. Cashing in when she cashed in her life. So... she decided that, to her... at that time, she was desperate. Life wasn't worth it for her, that was her opinion. Some people think, never take your life, and some people find that their life isn't worth living. She was in love with my Dad, and my Dad was not faithful to her, and it broke her heart. She was very desperate and she did something that I know she regrets."
Magical
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
How would you describe the feeling of being in love? For Ed Sheeran, the word is “Magical.” in HIS three-minute album opener, he makes an attempt to capture the beauty and delicacy of true love with words. He describes the magic of it all over a bright Pop song produced by Aaron Dessner.
Head > Heels
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Head > Heels” is a track that aims to capture what it feels like to experience romance that exceeds expectations. Ed Sheeran dedicates his album outro to a lover who has blessed him with a unique experience that he seeks to describe through the song’s nuanced lyrics.
There are so many people who could relate to this song. It's basically about two people and is the stereotype of most relationships. Where one person is ready to move on and the other person is afraid of feeling vulnerable. great song
meaning is obvious i think. it's about wanting to be with someone. wouldn't any girl love this to be sung to them? i would. the song=amazing. period. it may be their best, but i can't even try to decide that one.
This is one of the cutest songs I have ever heard.ever. i love it.
''I was born to tell you I love you. Isn't that a song already'' haha i loveee it.
i love this song.
what i think it means: a boy is absolutely in love with this girl... more than anything. and she cares and feels for him... but it scared to tell him that she loves him too, due to a past heartbreak. she remains distant and cold, and he says he can change if that's what it takes of have her. he loves her, and she's scared, basically.
this really hits home. REALLY. i was in love with a boy once. completely in love. and he broke my heart. and my boyfriend now cares about me more than anything, he says it all the time. he tells me he loves me, he even said that he could change for me. (i never want him to, though). but i'm terrified to tell him i love him because i don't want him or i to get hurt... but i do care about him more than anything. EXACTLY like the song.
beautiful.
i think this song... is about anorexia. it's kind of odd, but the line "if you could only see in the mirror what i see" kinda of shows that... also, there's the "and your slow shaking fingertips show" cuz people who don't eat tend to shake a lot. i think the guy is telling the girl that he's there for her. she thinks "well, it won't happen to me- i won't get that bad" but... he can see through her plan. and i also think that when it's like "slow down girl- you're not going anywhere" it's saying something about her needing to slow down with her problem. "and it's true i can't go on without you" is talking about how if something happens to her... he can't go on, he won't be able to make it without her.
anyways, i think this song is really sweet...
i ALWAYS thought this song was about sex & virginity.
still do. though the other theories about love are nice.
sexyfaec
This song, and Maybe, are my favorites.
this song makes me cry every time i listen to it. beautiful lyrics. and i agree with yourcocaine..if any guy sang this to me i'd be the happiest girl. everrr.
Very touching. Gives me butterflies and the chills everytime I hear it.