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've spent my last nights strung up and pulled tight,
Holding out sleeping proud.
An answer comes without a please.
Do what you want.
I wonder why I'm so caught off guard when we kiss.
I'd rather live my life in regret then do this.
What happened to the love we both knew, we both chased?
Hanging on a cigarette, you need me, you'll burn me
You'll burn me.
Hushed with a finger,
don't say you'll never when you might
Oh, just another time
This poison comes instruction free.
Do what you want, But I'm drinking.
I wonder why I'm so caught off guard when we kiss.
I'd rather live my life in regret then do this.
What happened to the love we both knew, we both chased?
Hanging on a cigarette, you need me, you'll burn me
You'll burn me.
Right, right better next time
Stay on my side tonight, ohhh ohh ohh...
I wonder why I'm so caught off guard when we kiss.
I'd rather live my life in regret then do this.
What happened to the love we both knew, we both chased?
Hanging on a cigarette, you need me, you'll burn me
You'll burn me.
Holding out sleeping proud.
An answer comes without a please.
Do what you want.
I wonder why I'm so caught off guard when we kiss.
I'd rather live my life in regret then do this.
What happened to the love we both knew, we both chased?
Hanging on a cigarette, you need me, you'll burn me
You'll burn me.
Hushed with a finger,
don't say you'll never when you might
Oh, just another time
This poison comes instruction free.
Do what you want, But I'm drinking.
I wonder why I'm so caught off guard when we kiss.
I'd rather live my life in regret then do this.
What happened to the love we both knew, we both chased?
Hanging on a cigarette, you need me, you'll burn me
You'll burn me.
Right, right better next time
Stay on my side tonight, ohhh ohh ohh...
I wonder why I'm so caught off guard when we kiss.
I'd rather live my life in regret then do this.
What happened to the love we both knew, we both chased?
Hanging on a cigarette, you need me, you'll burn me
You'll burn me.
Lyrics submitted by fadingthelines
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Great version of a great song,
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Wu-Tang Clan
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Just A Little Lovin'
Dusty Springfield
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"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
Well lets see, hmmm....
I made an account jus for this song.
This girl... he loves... (duh.) he drinks, he is confused. He thinks "I know she loves me, but why?" he wonders why does she love him? Something bad has happened between them, how could she love him? (Arguments, disagreements, petty things over time? im not sure. )
He thinks "I know I love you" but "how do i do this?" "how?" I think he is begging for a sign from her. "Please tell me what I should do?"
lie lie better next time (Why are you moving on with other men, flirting with them if you love me? I think he is disappointed that she is trying to move on, but he knows deep down inside how could i blame her? I think he thinks "I want you to look for love even if its only to fill the void i left in you" He may be holding himself back... but he doesn't want to anymore.)
I think this song is about a relationship that has been through hell ,and back , yet he loves her, and she loves him. He says do what you want, I will drink. But he does not mean that!! HE DOES NOT MEAN THAT!! How could any man mean do what you want? He clearly loves her, he needs her. She needs him. Maybe she is just reserved and doesn't show it.
Regret? He doesn't want to live in regret, he is lying. He needs her. (Well would be happier with her... aka needs her.)
"For now I will drink" for now he will drink, until the time becomes right for 2 people to unite. (Or never unite...) but if they did Unite... it would be like they have been together always, even when apart, it does not matter... for love lasts even when the other has passed. (Cliche i know)
Love. Some people know what it is... some people think they know...
I am not an English major please excuse the eroors , and I am no philosopher , but please lend me your ear... this song means alot to me. If it is love, you will crawl, walk , run , and fight , you will hold a torch or gun, and when it goes off it will sound off like five thousand sirens zipping through a skyline... you will stand for her or him. Her dad will hate you, his mom will hate your or something like that... no one will want to see you together... yet you two would like nothing more.
Please get your E.S.P helmet on, use the intuition god gave you (or what have you.) Im not saying be delusional but feel the world around you.
Fists up for love.