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.
I talk to my baby on a telephone long distance
I never would've guessed i could miss someone so bad, yeah
I really only met her bout a week ago
But, it doesn't seem to matter to my heart i know
That i love her
I'm hoping that i never recover
'cause she's good
(lalalalala)
she's so cool shes so hot
but a scholar she's not
word she pretty pretty but she's dumb as a rock
but honestly see she's all that i got, and what not
she very genuine and very feminine
but when we on the phone i think her brain i s sleepin in
i try and tell her friends but they as dumb as her
birds of a feather i guess, but see that makes it worse
i hit her up to say whattup she say "the sky"
i say what's good she say "mcdonald's applepie"
i try to justify it but she ain't get the lingo
but then i peep she aint sleep i date a bimbo
why oh why
why must she be so damn fly
then turn around and be so dumb
where the fuck this broad come from?
see i don't understand
how it happened man
how did this occur the whole realtionship is blur
i even need to quit smokin my weed
or make surely she got a GED
(only met about a week ago, but a little bit busy on the telephone)
she's so fine, see we talk all the time
but sometimes i think she's missin her mind
(we only met about a week ago, but a little bit busy on the telephone)
she's a dime, and she's faithfully mine
but something wrong with her head cos she ain't the sharpest tool in the shed
(we only met about a week ago, but a little bit busy on the telephone)
she's so fine, see we talk all the time
you know i called her
and i was just like, damn like she sounded so dumb as hell
like she aint got no fuckin brain, you know what i mean?
and im just like, your wasting my minutes and shit
I never would've guessed i could miss someone so bad, yeah
I really only met her bout a week ago
But, it doesn't seem to matter to my heart i know
That i love her
I'm hoping that i never recover
'cause she's good
(lalalalala)
she's so cool shes so hot
but a scholar she's not
word she pretty pretty but she's dumb as a rock
but honestly see she's all that i got, and what not
she very genuine and very feminine
but when we on the phone i think her brain i s sleepin in
i try and tell her friends but they as dumb as her
birds of a feather i guess, but see that makes it worse
i hit her up to say whattup she say "the sky"
i say what's good she say "mcdonald's applepie"
i try to justify it but she ain't get the lingo
but then i peep she aint sleep i date a bimbo
why oh why
why must she be so damn fly
then turn around and be so dumb
where the fuck this broad come from?
see i don't understand
how it happened man
how did this occur the whole realtionship is blur
i even need to quit smokin my weed
or make surely she got a GED
(only met about a week ago, but a little bit busy on the telephone)
she's so fine, see we talk all the time
but sometimes i think she's missin her mind
(we only met about a week ago, but a little bit busy on the telephone)
she's a dime, and she's faithfully mine
but something wrong with her head cos she ain't the sharpest tool in the shed
(we only met about a week ago, but a little bit busy on the telephone)
she's so fine, see we talk all the time
you know i called her
and i was just like, damn like she sounded so dumb as hell
like she aint got no fuckin brain, you know what i mean?
and im just like, your wasting my minutes and shit
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In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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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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This song is hillarious, lmfao.
It's obviously talking about him being physically attracted to a female, but she's dumb as fuck. He simply tolerates her lack of mental action because she looks good. And he pretty much comes to the conclusion that she's wasting his telephone minutes, because she's stupid and never has much of anything to discuss.
I can DEFINATELY understand where he's coming from in this song, I've been in a few situations similar to this one. Haha.