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.
You've never met before
But still she greets you like a long lost rock and roll
She's definitely one of those
Where you go wherever she goes
Oh my body and my mind
Both start talking at the exact same time
Try'na think of ways to make her mine
But difficult to find
It's not what I need
No, your love's not what I need
So don't give it to me
And she said, "Oh, well I knew this will sound cold
But I really have to go
Oh, it's not that I'm not free
There's nowhere I need to be
It's just your love's not what I need
So don't give it to me"
It's not what I need
No, your love's not what I need
So don't give it to me
And she said, "baby, I can never leave you"
How can I believe you when you can't believe your luck
No point sticking to the plan when it's going slow
It's more a hunger than a thirst
You'll break it out the second time
Before you know about the first
Looks well-equipped to leave you in the lurch
But you'll let her do her worst
And it's not hard to tell
It's obvious the other angels faces fell
When she told them that she had to go
Swap her wings and overcoat for something colorful
Bad news
It's not what I need
No, your love's not what I need
So don't give it to me
No, your love's not what I need
So don't give it to me
No, your love's not what I need
So don't give it to me
No, your love's not what I need
So don't give it to me
Your love's not what I need
But still she greets you like a long lost rock and roll
She's definitely one of those
Where you go wherever she goes
Oh my body and my mind
Both start talking at the exact same time
Try'na think of ways to make her mine
But difficult to find
It's not what I need
No, your love's not what I need
So don't give it to me
And she said, "Oh, well I knew this will sound cold
But I really have to go
Oh, it's not that I'm not free
There's nowhere I need to be
It's just your love's not what I need
So don't give it to me"
It's not what I need
No, your love's not what I need
So don't give it to me
And she said, "baby, I can never leave you"
How can I believe you when you can't believe your luck
No point sticking to the plan when it's going slow
It's more a hunger than a thirst
You'll break it out the second time
Before you know about the first
Looks well-equipped to leave you in the lurch
But you'll let her do her worst
And it's not hard to tell
It's obvious the other angels faces fell
When she told them that she had to go
Swap her wings and overcoat for something colorful
Bad news
It's not what I need
No, your love's not what I need
So don't give it to me
No, your love's not what I need
So don't give it to me
No, your love's not what I need
So don't give it to me
No, your love's not what I need
So don't give it to me
Your love's not what I need
Lyrics submitted by gemmalouise89, edited by ng123, KinkyDox
Evil Twin Lyrics as written by Alex Turner
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Fortnight
Taylor Swift
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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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Hayalperest
Hayalperest
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.
No Surprises
Radiohead
Radiohead
Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
Magical
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
How would you describe the feeling of being in love? For Ed Sheeran, the word is “Magical.” in HIS three-minute album opener, he makes an attempt to capture the beauty and delicacy of true love with words. He describes the magic of it all over a bright Pop song produced by Aaron Dessner.
I stumbled across this song by accident and I'm so glad! They seem to have taken the Oasis route with this song and put one of the best songs in the album as a B Side.
You've never met before But still she greets you like a long lost rock and roll She's definitely one of those Where you go wherever she goes The woman is friendly and charismatic and he knows that he's going to be obsessed and fall in love.
Oh my body and my mind Both start talking at the exact same time Try'na think of ways to make her mine But they're difficult to find His "mind" is probably saying that this is a stupid thing to do whilst his "body" is saying that he really wants her.
It's not what I need No, your love's not what I need So don't give it to me I think this is from her point of view, she's telling him not to fall in love with her because that's not what she wants. Greeting him "like a long lost Rock N Roll" implies that she's interested in his name or talent but doesn't want his love.
And she said: 'Oh, well I knew this will sound cold But I really have to go Oh it's not that I'm not free There's nowhere I need to be It's just your love's not what I need So don't give it to me' This seems to back up the chorus, she doesn't want him really. I think they've just slept together and she leaves because she's not interested anymore and she doesn't want him to love her or to spend time with him
She said: I baby I can never leave you How can I believe you when you can't believe your luck No point sticking to the plan when it's going slow I think "baby I can never leave you" should be in quotation marks, she's quoting him telling her he can never leave. She then replies that she doesn't believe him because he's so amazed at being near her, he "can't believe [his] luck". The "plan" he should be sticking to is the plan of how to "make her [his]". He wants to be in a relationship with her but she's telling him this "plan" isn't going to work
It's more a hunger than a thirst You'll break it out the second time Before you know about the first Looks well-equipped to leave you in the lurch But you'll let her do her worst I reckon this verse is just sexual, the Arctics hardly shy away from sexual themes
And it's not hard to tell It's obvious the other angels faces fell When she told them that she had to go Traded her wings and overcoat for something colorful The "other angels' faces" confuses me. From "other" I'd assume these are other women, she's decided she doesn't want to be an "angel", perhaps she's going to be a devil? She's not going to be well-behaved and good anymore. May I also point out that as a Brit, Alex isn't going to write "colorful" it's going to have a U in there.