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.
Ring around the rosies
Pocket full of posies
Ashes, ashes, we all fall down
Nursery rhymes are said, verses in my head
Into my childhood they're spoonfed
Hidden violence revealed, darkness that seems real
Look at the pages that cause all this evil
One, two, buckle my shoe
Three, four, shut the door
Five, six, pick up sticks
Seven, eight, lay them straight
London bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down
London bridge is falling down, my fair lady
Chorus
Nick nack paddy wack, give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home
Mary had a little lamb who's fleece was white as snow
Mary had a little lamb who's fleece was white as snow
(Baa baa black sheep have you any wool)
Mary had a little lamb who's fleece was white as snow
(Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full)
Mary had a little lamb who's fleece was white as snow
(Baa baa black sheep have you any wool)
Mary had a little lamb
(Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full)
Ring around the rosies
Pocket full of posies
Ashes, ashes, we all fall down
Chorus
Nick nack paddy wack, give a dog a bone
Pocket full of posies
Ashes, ashes, we all fall down
Nursery rhymes are said, verses in my head
Into my childhood they're spoonfed
Hidden violence revealed, darkness that seems real
Look at the pages that cause all this evil
One, two, buckle my shoe
Three, four, shut the door
Five, six, pick up sticks
Seven, eight, lay them straight
London bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down
London bridge is falling down, my fair lady
Chorus
Nick nack paddy wack, give a dog a bone
This old man came rolling home
Mary had a little lamb who's fleece was white as snow
Mary had a little lamb who's fleece was white as snow
(Baa baa black sheep have you any wool)
Mary had a little lamb who's fleece was white as snow
(Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full)
Mary had a little lamb who's fleece was white as snow
(Baa baa black sheep have you any wool)
Mary had a little lamb
(Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full)
Ring around the rosies
Pocket full of posies
Ashes, ashes, we all fall down
Chorus
Nick nack paddy wack, give a dog a bone
Lyrics submitted by KiLLOggS
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Nursery Rhymes that kids sing and think they are really nice songs... but their about fucked up nasty shit and have hidden meaningss.
Jonathan Davis wrote this song because of all the nursery rhymes the little kids sing on the playground, they really have deeper, darker meanings, like for example, "London Bridge" is really about the Black Plague. Kids are singing them and they're all happy and they just don't know what they really mean.
ring around the rosie was about the plauge, not london bridge is falling down...london bridge was about london bridge actually starting to collapse which is why the original was moved brick by brick to nevada or arizona by some rich fucker...other than that little correction, I have to agree with king_nothing...and the drug one makes no sense at all there pal
Nursery rhymes and brutality have much in common sometimes. Look at fairy tales. They are not made for children and always feature violence and profanity. Due to these facts this song is close to brilliant. The intro is smashing.
@LordElfstone agree nursery rhymes and fairy tales were originally much darker than what we are told now ... the originals are making a big come back with older generations though.
this song took the innocence of childhood nursery rhymes and made them into a twisted track. To me this song points out, how complicated, twisted and shamefully sad childhood has become. The bagpipes are an interesting choice on this song, but work very well. good song.
@stoogie13 I like the different way you have interpreted this song ... I must admit I hadn't thought about that before, but I can definitely see the point
this song is so great, the bagpipes.. are so awesome
yeah...korn is one of the few bands that can really rock out with bagpipes
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this song kiks, my fav song in the whole damn world!
i agree with everyone else bout the rhymes havin darker indepth meanin, and, omg, wtf, shadowman what the fuck you goin on bout coke for, u must hav sum far out mind :S