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.
Bombers in the sky
No one's asking why
We have to duck and cover
When the bullets start to fly
When the bullets start to fly
We have to duck and hide
Just a game of cat and mouse
Cruise missiles in production
That are locked and set
Annihilate the cancer
Of the US deficit
Spend a little more
Fix it with a war
Just a came of cat and mouse
Work a 60 hour week
Still can't pay the rent
Tax away my wages
To bomb another tent
Bomb another tent
How much money's spent
Just a game of cat and mouse
Treason to contest
Where the money goes
Building shelter, buying clothes
Where does the money go
Where does the money go
Just a game of cat and mouse
Hawks and doves
Blood all over
A gangster debt
Tanks on CNN
Propaganda TV set
Propaganda TV set
Propaganda TV set
Just a game of cat and mouse
Borders we've established
To keep each other out
Serve the purpose all too well
To even talk about
Lock each other up
Lock each other out
A child lays bleeding
From a random shot each day
We can't stand the pain
So we quickly look away
The time has come today
Do not look away
Just a game of cat and mouse
Lock each other up
Lock each other out
Blow it all to hell
In wars we cannot win
Wars we cannot win
Wars we cannot win
Just a game of cat and mouse
No one's asking why
We have to duck and cover
When the bullets start to fly
When the bullets start to fly
We have to duck and hide
Just a game of cat and mouse
Cruise missiles in production
That are locked and set
Annihilate the cancer
Of the US deficit
Spend a little more
Fix it with a war
Just a came of cat and mouse
Work a 60 hour week
Still can't pay the rent
Tax away my wages
To bomb another tent
Bomb another tent
How much money's spent
Just a game of cat and mouse
Treason to contest
Where the money goes
Building shelter, buying clothes
Where does the money go
Where does the money go
Just a game of cat and mouse
Hawks and doves
Blood all over
A gangster debt
Tanks on CNN
Propaganda TV set
Propaganda TV set
Propaganda TV set
Just a game of cat and mouse
Borders we've established
To keep each other out
Serve the purpose all too well
To even talk about
Lock each other up
Lock each other out
A child lays bleeding
From a random shot each day
We can't stand the pain
So we quickly look away
The time has come today
Do not look away
Just a game of cat and mouse
Lock each other up
Lock each other out
Blow it all to hell
In wars we cannot win
Wars we cannot win
Wars we cannot win
Just a game of cat and mouse
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Hayalperest
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This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
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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/
Blue
Ed Sheeran
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“Blue” is a song about a love that is persisting in the discomfort of the person experiencing the emotion. Ed Sheeran reflects on love lost, and although he wishes his former partner find happiness, he cannot but admit his feelings are still very much there. He expresses the realization that he might never find another on this stringed instrumental by Aaron Dessner.