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 recognize no method of living that I know.
I see only the basic materials I may use.
If you ask me, I may tell you.
It's been this way for years.
I play my red guitar;
It's the devil in the flesh,
It's the iron in my soul.
I play my red guitar;
It's the devil in the flesh,
It's the iron in my soul.
I understand you're facing problems inside you,
A certain difficulty of being that I know too.
You may ask me, why do I fail
Just when I'm needed.
I play my red guitar;
It's the devil in the flesh,
It's the iron in my soul.
I play my red guitar;
It's the devil in the flesh,
It's the iron in my soul.
I play my red guitar;
It's the devil in the flesh,
It's the iron in my soul.
If you ask me, I may tell you.
It's been this way for years.
I see only the basic materials I may use.
If you ask me, I may tell you.
It's been this way for years.
I play my red guitar;
It's the devil in the flesh,
It's the iron in my soul.
I play my red guitar;
It's the devil in the flesh,
It's the iron in my soul.
I understand you're facing problems inside you,
A certain difficulty of being that I know too.
You may ask me, why do I fail
Just when I'm needed.
I play my red guitar;
It's the devil in the flesh,
It's the iron in my soul.
I play my red guitar;
It's the devil in the flesh,
It's the iron in my soul.
I play my red guitar;
It's the devil in the flesh,
It's the iron in my soul.
If you ask me, I may tell you.
It's been this way for years.
Lyrics submitted by weezerific:cutlery
Red Guitar Lyrics as written by David Sylvian
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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