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.
Well nobody wants to burn in hell
But everybody's got a soul to sell
When I was young my mama gave me some advice
She said boy don't you know everybody's got a price?
I make lots of money, I make more money than you
I drive around in my limo that's what I was born to do
And I might like you better if we fought together
If its not to be noted I got somethin' better for ya
Naked pictures, of your mother
Naked pictures of your mother
Naked pictures, of your mother GO!
I dropped the bomb on Japan
I was a hostage in Iran
I'm the ugly American
Now, I'm a government man
A government man!
I make lots of money, I make more money than you
I drive around in my limo that's what I was born to do
And I might like you better if we fought together
If its not to be noted I got somethin' better for ya
Naked pictures, of your mother
Naked pictures of your mother
Naked pictures, of your mother GO!
But everybody's got a soul to sell
When I was young my mama gave me some advice
She said boy don't you know everybody's got a price?
I make lots of money, I make more money than you
I drive around in my limo that's what I was born to do
And I might like you better if we fought together
If its not to be noted I got somethin' better for ya
Naked pictures, of your mother
Naked pictures of your mother
Naked pictures, of your mother GO!
I dropped the bomb on Japan
I was a hostage in Iran
I'm the ugly American
Now, I'm a government man
A government man!
I make lots of money, I make more money than you
I drive around in my limo that's what I was born to do
And I might like you better if we fought together
If its not to be noted I got somethin' better for ya
Naked pictures, of your mother
Naked pictures of your mother
Naked pictures, of your mother GO!
Lyrics submitted by uncle_fe_fe
Naked Pictures (Of Your Mother) Lyrics as written by Cory Martin Anthony Selph
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Sigh... It's obviously about a person blackmailing a girl to sleep with him.
"Well nobody wants to burn in hell But everybody's got a soul to sell"
That's pointing to the fact that no one WANTS to do anything wrong, but people will do anything for cash.
"When i was young my mama gave me some advice She said boy don't you know everybody's got a price?"
His mother taught him from a young age that everyone is exploitable. This is where his mom's dialoge ends.
"I make lots of money, I make more money than you I drive around in my limo that's what I was born to do And i might like you better if we fought together If its not to be noted i got somethin' better for ya"
Personally, I think is "I'd like you better if we fucked together" because this guy is obviously a rich asshole and "fought" doesn't make sense in this context. He drives around in his limo looking for people to exploit, showing that he doesn't slink around in the dark. He's proud of what he does cause it makes him powerful.
"Naked pictures, of your mother Naked pictures of your mother Naked pictures, of your mother GO!"
He's blackmailing the person by threatening them with naked pictures of their mother. Now, how would a person get hold of naked pictures of someone's mother?! He said in the first verse: "everybody's got a soul to sell", implying he first paid your mother to pose naked for him, now he's using these pictures to get to you.
"I dropped the bomb on Japan I was a hostage in Iran I'm the ugly american Now, I'm a government man A government man!"
So now we see where he gets his contacts and money from. He's a CIA or FBI guy that's abusing his power for his own enjoyment. He's a war hero, so you can't get him arrested and he knows it. So now he's blackmailing you with naked pictures so that he can do whatever he wants with you.
^_^