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.
(Yeah)
I never said nothing
I never said nothing
I never said nothing
I never said nothing
I don't know where you heard it
Don't know who's spreadin' it 'round
All I know is I'm clean as a whistle, baby
I didn't utter a sound
I never said nothing
I never said nothing
I never said nothing
I never said nothing
I don't know what they told you
Don't even care what about
All I know is I'm clean as a whistle, baby
I didn't let the cat out
So don't look at me sideways
Don't even look me straight on
And don't look at my hands in my pockets, baby
I ain't done anything wrong
I never said nothing
No, baby, I never said nothing
I never said nothing
I never said nothing
I never said nothing
No, not to anyone
I never said nothing
I never said nothing
I never said
I never said nothing
I never said nothing
I never said nothing
I never said nothing
I don't know where you heard it
Don't know who's spreadin' it 'round
All I know is I'm clean as a whistle, baby
I didn't utter a sound
I never said nothing
I never said nothing
I never said nothing
I never said nothing
I don't know what they told you
Don't even care what about
All I know is I'm clean as a whistle, baby
I didn't let the cat out
So don't look at me sideways
Don't even look me straight on
And don't look at my hands in my pockets, baby
I ain't done anything wrong
I never said nothing
No, baby, I never said nothing
I never said nothing
I never said nothing
I never said nothing
No, not to anyone
I never said nothing
I never said nothing
I never said
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This reminds me of relationships I've had where we needed to keep it a secret. Like dating coworkers or a friend's ex.
But it eventually gets out and everybody knows, and he's accusing you of telling everyone. When in fact, you never said a damn thing.
I've always thought of this song as a girl denying being promiscuous. I can see pepper's view as well. To me, Liz is responding to someone telling her they heard she did something with a guy. I also always thought the "I ain't done anything wrong" line said "I'd hate to let it turn you on."
wow! no ones said anything.((haha...) this is about keeping secrets. i think....being innocent when people are accusing you of soemthing
I couldn't say it any better than pepper did!
It also gives off the feeling of "it's offensive to think that someone would think I'd blab about it when they should know damn well I don't blab about stuff."
the part about "don't look at my sideways" is so great, I get this image of someone acting really skeptical and stupid towards her when she's trying to let him know she hasn't done anything.
i agree with aemitt, the thing she 'never said nothing' to was her and this mans relasionship becoming exclusive
maybe i dont know
but what i do know is that early liz phair is a fucking lyrical genius
This may sound weird, but I always thought this song was about rape, or date rape. "I didn't utter a sound." I don't know, it always came off to me that someone took advantage of her, but like a lot of women, there's pressure to keep it quiet, but for some reason or another, people have been talking about it.
"All I know is I'm clean as a whistle" sounds like a denial of a rumor or slander that she has a sexually transmissible / transmitted disease. "I never said nothing"--about a sexual liaison. Presumably someone told him something like, 'Why are you messing with that whore, you'll catch a disease from her.' (Cf. "Surrender" by Cheap Trick.)