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.
[Intro]
Yo, check it out, it's fucked up, and I don't see either one of us budging
[Verse]
I'm withholding my anger
Though I'd like to be the strangler
Of this punkass little pussy's puny neck
It's my right to insist
That he acknowledge my existence
But he just displays complete lack of respect
That's what he says to himself
As he uses magazin his es to trash me
As he sits with both feet up at his desk
Smokes a bag of his weed
And starts imagining things
And he just can't see that he's manically depressed
And in his jealousy and envy
It just whirls him in a frenzy
As he turns on MTV and sees my face
He don't exist in this world
So he just twists and he twirls
Spirals and spins till he hurls himself in a rage
And it's destroying him slowly
Cuz he does not even know me
Even though he sees me everywhere he goes
So he just tortures himself
He has no fortune and wealth
So he extorts someone else to get his dough
And now he's acting like a bully
So he tries to push and pull me
But he knows that he can't pull me so he's mad
He has no choice but to scream
And raise his voice up at me
Cuz it annoys him to see that I ain't scared
[Chorus]
You aint no motherfucking (bully)
And I aint bowing to no motherfucking (bully)
I won't allow it, aint gon’ cower to no (bully)
I'll be damned if I don't stand up to a (bully)
Fight like a man and throw my hands up to a (bully...)
And I know it must be fucking with you emotionall(y...)
[Verse]
Now I'm not trying to make no more enemies
No more unfortunately
There's so many other motherfuckers that just are
They just keep pounding at me
Now that I'm down with 50
Suddenly now I got beef with this faggot Ja (hahahaha!)
But his ass is such a puppet
Irv could shove his whole hand up it
And just make him say what he wants him to say
But Sug has Irv's on a string
And Irv's so nervous that he
Says anything to this man to keep him at bay
So now Ja thinks that he's so tough
And Murder Inc.'s the big bad wolf
And they gon’ huff and puff and blow our label down
But our building's made out of bricks
So you ain't taking out shit
An dawg you just did a song with Bobby Brown
So now you try to pull the race card
And it backfires in your face hard
Cuz you know we don't play that black and white shit
Plus the stylist you fucked
When you was ecstasied up
Was just a man who's dressed up as a white bitch
[Chorus]
You must be taking to much (E...)
[Verse]
Now what bothers me the most
About hip-hop is we so close
To picking up where we left off with Big and Pac
We just lost Jam Master J
Big L got blasted away
Plus we lost Bugs, Snake Tongue, and Freaky Ta
It's like a never-ending cycle
That just seems to come full circle
Everybody's gotta be so fucking hard
I'm not excluding myself
Cuz I been stupid as well
I been known to lose it when someone says something smart
But as we grow as men
We learn to let shit go, but then again
There's only so much bullshit we can really stand
We all got reps to uphold
When someone steps on our toes
It's no exception, it goes for every man
But if Irv really gave a fuck
About Ja like he claims he does
He'd wake him up and make his boy get off them drugs
But he just keeps feeding him pills
So if that E doesn't kill him
Someone from G-Unit will and I ain't buzzed
Dawg, I'm talking to you straight
If the situation escalates
Any worse, we're gonna lose another soldier to this game
And if I get killed for this rap
I got a million in cash
That says I will get you back in Hailie's name
[Chorus]
Irvine, get your boy up off that (E...)
[Spoken]
Get at me, dawg
Holla
Yo, check it out, it's fucked up, and I don't see either one of us budging
[Verse]
I'm withholding my anger
Though I'd like to be the strangler
Of this punkass little pussy's puny neck
It's my right to insist
That he acknowledge my existence
But he just displays complete lack of respect
That's what he says to himself
As he uses magazin his es to trash me
As he sits with both feet up at his desk
Smokes a bag of his weed
And starts imagining things
And he just can't see that he's manically depressed
And in his jealousy and envy
It just whirls him in a frenzy
As he turns on MTV and sees my face
He don't exist in this world
So he just twists and he twirls
Spirals and spins till he hurls himself in a rage
And it's destroying him slowly
Cuz he does not even know me
Even though he sees me everywhere he goes
So he just tortures himself
He has no fortune and wealth
So he extorts someone else to get his dough
And now he's acting like a bully
So he tries to push and pull me
But he knows that he can't pull me so he's mad
He has no choice but to scream
And raise his voice up at me
Cuz it annoys him to see that I ain't scared
[Chorus]
You aint no motherfucking (bully)
And I aint bowing to no motherfucking (bully)
I won't allow it, aint gon’ cower to no (bully)
I'll be damned if I don't stand up to a (bully)
Fight like a man and throw my hands up to a (bully...)
And I know it must be fucking with you emotionall(y...)
[Verse]
Now I'm not trying to make no more enemies
No more unfortunately
There's so many other motherfuckers that just are
They just keep pounding at me
Now that I'm down with 50
Suddenly now I got beef with this faggot Ja (hahahaha!)
But his ass is such a puppet
Irv could shove his whole hand up it
And just make him say what he wants him to say
But Sug has Irv's on a string
And Irv's so nervous that he
Says anything to this man to keep him at bay
So now Ja thinks that he's so tough
And Murder Inc.'s the big bad wolf
And they gon’ huff and puff and blow our label down
But our building's made out of bricks
So you ain't taking out shit
An dawg you just did a song with Bobby Brown
So now you try to pull the race card
And it backfires in your face hard
Cuz you know we don't play that black and white shit
Plus the stylist you fucked
When you was ecstasied up
Was just a man who's dressed up as a white bitch
[Chorus]
You must be taking to much (E...)
[Verse]
Now what bothers me the most
About hip-hop is we so close
To picking up where we left off with Big and Pac
We just lost Jam Master J
Big L got blasted away
Plus we lost Bugs, Snake Tongue, and Freaky Ta
It's like a never-ending cycle
That just seems to come full circle
Everybody's gotta be so fucking hard
I'm not excluding myself
Cuz I been stupid as well
I been known to lose it when someone says something smart
But as we grow as men
We learn to let shit go, but then again
There's only so much bullshit we can really stand
We all got reps to uphold
When someone steps on our toes
It's no exception, it goes for every man
But if Irv really gave a fuck
About Ja like he claims he does
He'd wake him up and make his boy get off them drugs
But he just keeps feeding him pills
So if that E doesn't kill him
Someone from G-Unit will and I ain't buzzed
Dawg, I'm talking to you straight
If the situation escalates
Any worse, we're gonna lose another soldier to this game
And if I get killed for this rap
I got a million in cash
That says I will get you back in Hailie's name
[Chorus]
Irvine, get your boy up off that (E...)
[Spoken]
Get at me, dawg
Holla
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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This is the best rap dis song ever. Most rap dis songs are a bunch of random insults not backed up by anything and are all out attacks. This song is logical, cool, calm and collective. He gets his point across in a very firm way, yet seems intelligent and willing to work things out diplomatically at the same time. Also the flow is not typical. Some might call it cumbersome, but I find it very smooth and different in a good way.
I like it and your post.Eminem reveals his inner strength and his skills in this song.He gets his point across not only in a firm way,but also intelligent and skillful.Who else can do it in the Rap world? Even Jay-z doesn't get it.The flow is flawless and i alway sing along.Plus i don't like some of Eminem's songs which are full of bunches of random insults not backed up by anything but anger or filth.
fuck ja....em is right. someone better get him off that ex but if he aint killed by that, we know he will be by G-Unit. I dont think people will give a damn either.
'THis song IS tha shit. Everytime i get pissed as someone, i listen to this song b4 a fight and i feel invincable. LOL. besides that it has a good beat and it goes along with tha lyrics.
All you guys don't listen hard enough, this is a song that Em trys to make peace in this song listen Harder
True, this song is an attempt to make peace but it's also a dis. He's telling Ja to let it go, but also getting him back for shit he's said. He's like 'Ok you hit me, I'm hitting you back, it's over'. Also, the correct lyrics are:
[Intro] Yo, check it out, it's fucked up, and I don't see either one of us budging
[Verse] I'm withholding my anger Though I'd like to be the strangler Of this punkass little pussy's puny neck It's my right to insist That he acknowledge my existence But he just displays complete lack of respect That's what he says to himself As he uses magazin his es to trash me As he sits with both feet up at his desk Smokes a bag of his weed And starts imagining things And he just can't see that he's manically depressed And in his jealousy and envy It just whirls him in a frenzy As he turns on MTV and sees my face He don't exist in this world So he just twists and he twirls Spirals and spins till he hurls himself in a rage And it's destroying him slowly Cuz he does not even know me Even though he sees me everywhere he goes So he just tortures himself He has no fortune and wealth So he extorts someone else to get his dough And now he's acting like a bully So he tries to push and pull me But he knows that he can't pull me so he's mad He has no choice but to scream And raise his voice up at me Cuz it annoys him to see that I ain't scared
[Chorus] You aint no motherfucking (bully) And I aint bowing to no motherfucking (bully) I won't allow it, aint gon’ cower to no (bully) I'll be damned if I don't stand up to a (bully) Fight like a man and throw my hands up to a (bully...)
And I know it must be fucking with you emotionall(y...)
[Verse] Now I'm not trying to make no more enemies No more unfortunately There's so many other motherfuckers that just are They just keep pounding at me Now that I'm down with 50 Suddenly now I got beef with this faggot Ja (hahahaha!) But his ass is such a puppet Irv could shove his whole hand up it And just make him say what he wants him to say But Sug has Irv's on a string And Irv's so nervous that he Says anything to this man to keep him at bay So now Ja thinks that he's so tough And Murder Inc.'s the big bad wolf And they gon’ huff and puff and blow our label down But our building's made out of bricks So you ain't taking out shit An dawg you just did a song with Bobby Brown So now you try to pull the race card And it backfires in your face hard Cuz you know we don't play that black and white shit Plus the stylist you fucked When you was ecstasied up Was just a man who's dressed up as a white bitch
[Chorus]
You must be taking to much (E...)
[Verse] Now what bothers me the most About hip-hop is we so close To picking up where we left off with Big and Pac We just lost Jam Master J Big L got blasted away Plus we lost Bugs, Snake Tongue, and Freaky Ta It's like a never-ending cycle That just seems to come full circle Everybody's gotta be so fucking hard I'm not excluding myself Cuz I been stupid as well I been known to lose it when someone says something smart But as we grow as men We learn to let shit go, but then again There's only so much bullshit we can really stand We all got reps to uphold When someone steps on our toes It's no exception, it goes for every man But if Irv really gave a fuck About Ja like he claims he does He'd wake him up and make his boy get off them drugs But he just keeps feeding him pills So if that E doesn't kill him Someone from G-Unit will and I ain't buzzed Dawg, I'm talking to you straight If the situation escalates Any worse, we're gonna lose another soldier to this game And if I get killed for this rap I got a million in cash That says I will get you back in Hailie's name
[Chorus]
Irvine, get your boy up off that (E...)
[Spoken] Get at me, dawg Holla
eminem is a great diss writer. He didnt even really come at him here. he just pretty much embarassed him.G-Unit aint gonna kill anyone though their all fake. great song though
i hate when ppl say g-unit is fake. i dis agree. well at least on 50-cents part. he is like ice cube he got paid so y should he care to sell drugs and live that life anymore... there is no point, 50-cent was straight up gangster. anyone who takes 9 shots u no he had problems with ppl, u just dont go out and try to kill a fake. u no?
"Suddenly now I got beef with this faggot Ja (hahahaha!)"
lol i love the wee laugh he does there =]
Damn!!!
To the ONE person who never left my side, especially on this special day..
You have gone above and
We came, we conquered, we left them in their own dust/sand (per se), dumbfounded. (And also all #32)
🤜🏻🤛🏻✨🎆✨