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.
What was sent to the soldier's wife,
From the ancient city of Prague?
From Prague came a pair
Of high heeled shoes
With a kiss or two
Came the high heeled shoes
From the ancient city of Prague.
What was sent to the soldier's wife,
From Oslo, over the sound?
From Olse there came
A collar of fur
How appeases her
Little collar of fur
From Oslo, over the sound.
What was sent to the soldier's wife,
From the wealth of Amsterdam?
From Amsterdam
He got her a hat
She looked sweet in that
In the little Dutch hat
From the wealth of Amsterdam.
What was sent to the soldier's wife,
From Brussels in Belgium land?
From Brussels he sent
Laces so rare
To have and to wear
Oh, those laces so rare
From Brussels in Belgium land.
What was sent to the soldier's wife,
From Paris, city of light?
In Paris he got
Her a silken gown
T'was end in town
Oh, silken gown
From Paris, city of light.
What was sent to the soldier's wife,
From the south from Bucharest?
From Bucharest
He sent her his shirt
Embroidered and pert
That Rumanian shirt
From the south from Bucharest.
What was sent to the soldier's wife,
From far-off Russian land
From Russia there came
Just a widow's veil
From death to be wed
In her widow's veil
From far-off Russian land.
From the ancient city of Prague?
From Prague came a pair
Of high heeled shoes
With a kiss or two
Came the high heeled shoes
From the ancient city of Prague.
What was sent to the soldier's wife,
From Oslo, over the sound?
From Olse there came
A collar of fur
How appeases her
Little collar of fur
From Oslo, over the sound.
What was sent to the soldier's wife,
From the wealth of Amsterdam?
From Amsterdam
He got her a hat
She looked sweet in that
In the little Dutch hat
From the wealth of Amsterdam.
What was sent to the soldier's wife,
From Brussels in Belgium land?
From Brussels he sent
Laces so rare
To have and to wear
Oh, those laces so rare
From Brussels in Belgium land.
What was sent to the soldier's wife,
From Paris, city of light?
In Paris he got
Her a silken gown
T'was end in town
Oh, silken gown
From Paris, city of light.
What was sent to the soldier's wife,
From the south from Bucharest?
From Bucharest
He sent her his shirt
Embroidered and pert
That Rumanian shirt
From the south from Bucharest.
What was sent to the soldier's wife,
From far-off Russian land
From Russia there came
Just a widow's veil
From death to be wed
In her widow's veil
From far-off Russian land.
Lyrics submitted by stentorian
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No Surprises
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this is such as sad song....cant believe no one's commented yet...the meaning of the song hits you in the face, its so obvious...the music video is so good, polly jean is justtrying on all the things she sings about. the video makes me think of the theater when i see it