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.
Service is suspended
Service shall resume
Service running late again
Service running smooth
Space becomes so lonely, with these feeling of mistrust
Because the monster in the cupboard has made us feel we must
Spot the train, train
Spot a hole
Spot the train, spot the monster
And everyone's buying bicycles
Cities looking empty
Cities running scared
Cities got new friends
That they cities really cared
The looks are trifle shifty, and their not about to change
Cos no one likes what they are not, and slowly we're strange
Spot the train, train
Spot a hole
Spot the train, spot the monster
The quickest route to paradise
Is a short commute to paradise
And a sharp salute to paradise
And everyone's buying bicycles
Service shall resume
Service running late again
Service running smooth
Space becomes so lonely, with these feeling of mistrust
Because the monster in the cupboard has made us feel we must
Spot the train, train
Spot a hole
Spot the train, spot the monster
And everyone's buying bicycles
Cities looking empty
Cities running scared
Cities got new friends
That they cities really cared
The looks are trifle shifty, and their not about to change
Cos no one likes what they are not, and slowly we're strange
Spot the train, train
Spot a hole
Spot the train, spot the monster
The quickest route to paradise
Is a short commute to paradise
And a sharp salute to paradise
And everyone's buying bicycles
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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Most definately related to terrorism. "The quickest route to paradise Is a short commute to paradise And a sharp salute to paradise" Muslim extremist terrorism is based around the idea that once they have martyred themselves to kill the 'infidels' they will be sent to paradise where there are 72 virgins....waheyyy! (u probably all knew that...just wanted to make sure.
My interpretation which i feel quite confident about is that it is an attack on the terrorism and saying how it has affected london. "Space becomes so lonely, with these feeling of mistrust Because the monster in the cupboard has made us feel we must" This talks about how we don't speak on the trains because there is so much mistrust due to bombers.
jt
Pretty obvious- but this one's about being fed up with public transport (trains namely), and everyone buying bicycles.
isnt it "spot the train, trainspotter-ooooh!" ?
this song, i think, is about the london bombings... "spot the train, spot the monster" referring to the terrorists basically just refers to what i think are the 7/7 bombings all the way through the song
this song, i think, is about the london bombings... "spot the train, spot the monster" referring to the terrorists basically just refers to what i think are the 7/7 bombings all the way through the song
Bicycle rush!
yeah i thought it was "trainspotter ooooh" too ?
i could listen to this one all day long and not get fed up. so catchy
i think its that everyone nowadays is so pararnoid about everything. things are so unpredictable (first verse) meaning that no one trusts anything anymore: "cause no one likes what they're not" maybe the paranoia stems from the bombing, but i think now its just become second nature for people not to trust anyone anymore because of society in general. the first time it says stop the monster not spot but i dont know why and im pretty sure it does say trainspotter ooooooh, thats the best bit :)
it's about drug use...trainspotting refers to finding the vein and what not...and a trainspotter is one who uses the veins in order to get their fix