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.
Half-dead on the sofa
Curling up in cotton
Looking for some soft soap on a TV
Little mary jane
Wash away my brain
Make us feel like hippies from the 60s
Lying here complaining
That nothing's ever changing
Can't get off my butt to save my life
But there's nothing we can do
With Jesus on their side
The day that Bush and Cheney got back in
You're the only thing I know
You're the place I want to be
Lock me up inside your soul
And throw away the key
You're my air on the moon
I'm the lighter, you're the spoon
If I ever let you go it'll be too soon
Half-alive on the sofa
Like a hungry little gopher
Swallowing all the things I know ain't true
Up there on the screen
TV's little Jesus
I'd like to pull my eyes out with a tweezers
We can't get up and riot
Cos we're all so damn tired
Think I'll lie back down and read the bible
With Jesus on their arms
Bring back Vietnam
The day that Bush and Cheney got back in
You're the only thing I know
You're the place I want to be
Lock me up inside your soul
And throw away the key
You're my air on the moon
I'm the lighter, you're the spoon
If I ever let you go it'll be too soon
Curling up in cotton
Looking for some soft soap on a TV
Little mary jane
Wash away my brain
Make us feel like hippies from the 60s
Lying here complaining
That nothing's ever changing
Can't get off my butt to save my life
But there's nothing we can do
With Jesus on their side
The day that Bush and Cheney got back in
You're the only thing I know
You're the place I want to be
Lock me up inside your soul
And throw away the key
You're my air on the moon
I'm the lighter, you're the spoon
If I ever let you go it'll be too soon
Half-alive on the sofa
Like a hungry little gopher
Swallowing all the things I know ain't true
Up there on the screen
TV's little Jesus
I'd like to pull my eyes out with a tweezers
We can't get up and riot
Cos we're all so damn tired
Think I'll lie back down and read the bible
With Jesus on their arms
Bring back Vietnam
The day that Bush and Cheney got back in
You're the only thing I know
You're the place I want to be
Lock me up inside your soul
And throw away the key
You're my air on the moon
I'm the lighter, you're the spoon
If I ever let you go it'll be too soon
Lyrics submitted by Phonophobe
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Fortnight
Taylor Swift
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Hayalperest
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This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Holiday
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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.
Dreamwalker
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I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
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Ed Sheeran sings about missing his former partner and learning important life lessons in the process on “Punchline.” This track tells a story of battling to get rid of emotions for a former lover, whom he now realized might not have loved him the same way. He’s now caught between accepting that fact and learning life lessons from it and going back to beg her for another chance.
I love these lines:
You're my air on the moon I'm the lighter, you're the spoon If I ever let you go it'll be too soon
can't live without her, a dangerous addiction, with a hint of uncertainty. Just how I feel about my girl...