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.
Hey baby, what you gonna do
When the lights go up on you?
What's your name, can I drive you home?
Sweet woman, are you all alone?
You're the one for me
I'm gonna keep you busy as a bee, could bee, could be
Rat bat blue
Now, get up woman, don't be slow
It's getting late and I wanna go
No cause for acting big
Got to love, got to live
Stick around with me
I'm gonna show you things you never thought you'd see,
You see
Rat bat blue
You're so fine
Get out!
You didn't understand
I'm a hard loving man
No way you can satisfy
The way you look, the way you lie
And when you shut the door
Make sure I don't see you 'round here no more
Rat bat blue
Alright
When the lights go up on you?
What's your name, can I drive you home?
Sweet woman, are you all alone?
You're the one for me
I'm gonna keep you busy as a bee, could bee, could be
Rat bat blue
Now, get up woman, don't be slow
It's getting late and I wanna go
No cause for acting big
Got to love, got to live
Stick around with me
I'm gonna show you things you never thought you'd see,
You see
Rat bat blue
You're so fine
Get out!
You didn't understand
I'm a hard loving man
No way you can satisfy
The way you look, the way you lie
And when you shut the door
Make sure I don't see you 'round here no more
Rat bat blue
Alright
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Fortnight
Taylor Swift
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Bee Gees
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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.
When We Were Young
Blink-182
Blink-182
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Punchline
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.
im speechless... you're telling me that no one has commented on this rocking song by the legendary band!??!? this song exemplifies perfectly about what was so great about deep purple just listen to the organ and the other stuff going off toward the end of the song its just fucking pure authentic rock I tell you!!!!
Classic DP. Amaazing riff and a very catchy chorus, even though in 1974 DP had some problems.. they managed to score an unforgetable numbers.. this is being one next to the amazing "Woman from Tokyo". The lyrics is really starightforward and simple. Helloween did a nice cover of this one.
One of the late John Lord's most virtuoso keyboard jams highlights this, the best song on the up-and-down "Who Do We Think We Are" LP. On the vinyl, this song kicked off side 2, which was better than side one because it sounded more like "Machine Head" and less like "Fireball." Lyrically it's not the strongest cut, just another love-'em-and-leave-'em rock song which were a dime a dozen back then. But this song would have fit nicely on DP's masterpiece "Machine Head," with it's tremendous energy, solid riffing, and as always the virtuoso drumming from the under-appreciated Ian Paice. If people aren't familiar with John Lord's keyboard work, this is one of a few songs (also "Lazy" or "Burn") to play them, as Lord really kicks out the jams in "Rat Bat Blue."
The only question remains - what the hell is "Rat Bat Blue"? Just a nonsense phrase? A nickname someone gave to the song's central chica? What?