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 bet you don't know how it feels
To be walking past your house at night
I bet you don't know how it feels
To stand outside and watch the lights
And I don't know why
I just can't seem to dry
The rain on my face
All the tears I've cried
I think of the day
When you pushed me away
What can I do when I still love you
What can I do
Where can I hide
From all of these feelings I keep inside
It's dark as can be
And you'll never see
Just what it's like to feel
What it's like to feel unloved
Bet you don't know how it feels
When your life flashes before your eyes
I bet you don't know how it feels
The moment when you realize
That you lost all you had
All that's good - all that's bad
And everyone tells you, you should be glad
Your love for me is gone
I should be moving on
And find someone new, but I still love you
What can I do
Where can I hide
From all of these feelings I keep inside
It's dark as can be
And you'll never see
Just what it's like to feel
What it's like to feel unloved
If I could turn back time
If I could press rewind
Go back to the days when you were mine
What can I do
Where can I hide
From all of these feelings I keep inside
It's dark as can be
And you'll never see
Just what it's like to feel
What it's like to feel unloved
To be walking past your house at night
I bet you don't know how it feels
To stand outside and watch the lights
And I don't know why
I just can't seem to dry
The rain on my face
All the tears I've cried
I think of the day
When you pushed me away
What can I do when I still love you
What can I do
Where can I hide
From all of these feelings I keep inside
It's dark as can be
And you'll never see
Just what it's like to feel
What it's like to feel unloved
Bet you don't know how it feels
When your life flashes before your eyes
I bet you don't know how it feels
The moment when you realize
That you lost all you had
All that's good - all that's bad
And everyone tells you, you should be glad
Your love for me is gone
I should be moving on
And find someone new, but I still love you
What can I do
Where can I hide
From all of these feelings I keep inside
It's dark as can be
And you'll never see
Just what it's like to feel
What it's like to feel unloved
If I could turn back time
If I could press rewind
Go back to the days when you were mine
What can I do
Where can I hide
From all of these feelings I keep inside
It's dark as can be
And you'll never see
Just what it's like to feel
What it's like to feel unloved
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Fortnight
Taylor Swift
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Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Punchline
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran sings about missing his former partner and learning important life lessons in the process on “Punchline.” This track tells a story of battling to get rid of emotions for a former lover, whom he now realized might not have loved him the same way. He’s now caught between accepting that fact and learning life lessons from it and going back to beg her for another chance.
American Town
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
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Page
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
I heard this on one of the music channels the other day and it hit me really hard... The story behind the song is obvious (as it is in the video) and something very close to my heart at the moment.
Beautiful song.
The music is rather cheesy but the lyrics are strong and true:)
Wow! I find it funny that he's listed. This is a great song of his. He is best known for singing with Askil Holm,Alejandro Fuentes,and Kurt Nilsen. They toured like crazy and sang everywhere-they did mostly covers but they were great. :) A few in Norwegian.;)