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.
Once upon a time, before the lakes and rivers were polluted
Before the animals were poached to extinction
And before man had destroyed the earth's atmosphere
There was a great ship
This vessel was to venture into new waters
To find new resources to make life easier and more enjoyable
It was a simple mission for the crew, who were excited to be a part of this union
They pledged their allegiance to the captain and vowed to be there no matter what
In sickness, health, and possible death
As time passed by, there was no new land to be found
As the days grew shorter
And the nights grew longer and colder
The crew became more and more skeptical about the captain's vision
Originally passionate and committed to being true and faithful, they now began to revolt
You crossed the line
I was honest and never promised anything
Just a brotherhood to stand for something
And everyone should take the lead
Follow your dreams
If you don't try you fail
And we started
And the captain went over
He asked them why
Their lives had changed
There's no gold to be found
No treasure in the ground
We won't die for this
We won't die for you
You've lost your mind
I was honest and never promised anything
Just a brotherhood to stand for something
And even if they disagree
Follow your dreams
If you don't try, you fail
His dream is now
A shipwreck in the sand
They gave up
Then made all their demands
The storm consumed
57 souls
Died in vain
His love they stole
This union, a battle fought and lost
This union was not about the cause
This union was never about love
This union, this union
This union, a battle fought and lost
This union was not about the cause
This union was never about love
This union, this union
This union, a battle fought and lost
This union was not about the cause
This union was never about love
Before the animals were poached to extinction
And before man had destroyed the earth's atmosphere
There was a great ship
This vessel was to venture into new waters
To find new resources to make life easier and more enjoyable
It was a simple mission for the crew, who were excited to be a part of this union
They pledged their allegiance to the captain and vowed to be there no matter what
In sickness, health, and possible death
As time passed by, there was no new land to be found
As the days grew shorter
And the nights grew longer and colder
The crew became more and more skeptical about the captain's vision
Originally passionate and committed to being true and faithful, they now began to revolt
You crossed the line
I was honest and never promised anything
Just a brotherhood to stand for something
And everyone should take the lead
Follow your dreams
If you don't try you fail
And we started
And the captain went over
He asked them why
Their lives had changed
There's no gold to be found
No treasure in the ground
We won't die for this
We won't die for you
You've lost your mind
I was honest and never promised anything
Just a brotherhood to stand for something
And even if they disagree
Follow your dreams
If you don't try, you fail
His dream is now
A shipwreck in the sand
They gave up
Then made all their demands
The storm consumed
57 souls
Died in vain
His love they stole
This union, a battle fought and lost
This union was not about the cause
This union was never about love
This union, this union
This union, a battle fought and lost
This union was not about the cause
This union was never about love
This union, this union
This union, a battle fought and lost
This union was not about the cause
This union was never about love
Lyrics submitted by electricheart
A Shipwreck In the Sand Lyrics as written by Neil Boshart Joshua Bradford
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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I understand that each song on this album is apart of a bigger story but I'm pretty sure this particular song is about a failed marriage in which one of the partners simply didn't try to save it and gave up.
"...excited to be a part of this union." - I tend to consider union to be more aptly applied to a marriage than a crew.
"They...vowed to be there no matter what, in sickness, health, and...death." - This is straight out of a marriage ceremony.
"As time passed by, there was no new land to be found. As the days grew shorter, and the nights grew longer and colder, the crew became more and more skeptical about the captain's vision." - This sounds like a marriage that is drifting apart.
"Originally passionate and committed, true and faithful, they now began to revolt." - "Passionate", "Committed", "Faithful", this person has fallen out of love and is revolting by stepping out on the marriage.
"He asked them why Their minds had changed There's no gold to be found No treasure in the ground We won't die for this We won't die for you" - metaphor
"if you don't try, you fail" - giving up on the marriage
"This union, a battle fought and lost This union was not about the cause This union was never about love This union, this union" - bla bla bla, you get what I'm saying