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.
Plastic blue invitations in my room
I've been waiting here for you
Reservations made for two
Sunlight fading
Black tongues speak faster than the car can crash
You supply the rumours, and I'll provide the wrath
Romance is breaking every heart in two
Casting shadows in the pale shade of blue
Plastic blue conversations in my room
Saving every tear for you
Trusting every word untrue
Twilight fading
Fate changes faster than the death of light
You supply the envy and I'll provide the spite
Reflections cutting every face in two
Casting shadows in the pale shade of blue
I've been waiting here for you
Reservations made for two
Sunlight fading
Black tongues speak faster than the car can crash
You supply the rumours, and I'll provide the wrath
Romance is breaking every heart in two
Casting shadows in the pale shade of blue
Plastic blue conversations in my room
Saving every tear for you
Trusting every word untrue
Twilight fading
Fate changes faster than the death of light
You supply the envy and I'll provide the spite
Reflections cutting every face in two
Casting shadows in the pale shade of blue
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Fortnight
Taylor Swift
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
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.
Gentle Hour
Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo
This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,
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Blink-182
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Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to find some positivity in the situation. This track was written by Ed Sheeran from the perspective of his friend. From the track, we see this person fall deeper into the negative thoughts and slide further down the path of mental torment with every lyric.
omc, i luf this song! it's my fav by tbm (lol, bm) disclaimer just before i start, i don't claim to be correct in any way, shape, or form. it's just how this song struck me :)
first, i think that this song is comparing two interpretations of the color blue with two sides of romance. the first is plastic blue~plastic for me means fake. chibi sings it in this high voice that is like naiveté because it's so innocent (and in the vid she has on a white dress[innocence, purity] and bunny ears) i think that plastic blue is like romance can seem on the surface-innocent, shallow, etc. then the other blue is sung in this really demonic-possessed sounding voice (and in the vid it's these creepy little dolls with masks on) and it's talking about how romance underneath the surface is dark and full of spite and malice. i think that the interpretations of the color blue and the drastic voice tones are what make this song so incredibly awesome and unique. it really does a good job of showing two sides of something. i think it's also really really awesome that they could take a color like blue and make it so sinister. i mean, this isn't even like midnight blue or something-it's light blue, as in sunny skies and baby showers. freaked me out, too. lol i showed my sis this vid and she was like O.O
oh speaking of drastic changes that was my third thing i wanted to say. hehe. i think this song touches on bipolarity, or something similar at least, because the changes in tone of song are so sudden and drastic. if not bipolarity, maybe it's portraying love as a coin with two sides, and we need to recognize both sides in order to really understand romance.
also i think that every time she says 'sunlight fading' or 'twilight fading' she's coming to realize that the truth isn't all pretty.
oks, thanks for reading my long, rambling comments!