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.
Mothersound!
What have they done to you?
You're withering away, in the cold
Mothersound!
Once again the worlds molestered you, it took your soul, whole, oh
I have done this for the sound
Have done this for the sake of you
The sake of me
And you
You mark my fucking words
We are the ones supposed to be
We're here to rock the rubble
Thanks to you
We get
Our ace fix from exposing
What you are
And what you've done
You've poisoned the litter
No better time than now
To change what has been written
And what has been taught
To those who would not know
Better
Woahhhh
I have done this for the sound
Have done this for the sake of you
The sake of me
And you
You mark my fucking words
We are the ones supposed to be
We're here to rock the rubble
I have done this for the sound
Have done this for the sake of you
The sake of me
And you
You mark my fucking words
We are the ones supposed to be
We're here to rouse the rabble
What have they done to you?
You're withering away, in the cold
Mothersound!
Once again the worlds molestered you, it took your soul, whole, oh
I have done this for the sound
Have done this for the sake of you
The sake of me
And you
You mark my fucking words
We are the ones supposed to be
We're here to rock the rubble
Thanks to you
We get
Our ace fix from exposing
What you are
And what you've done
You've poisoned the litter
No better time than now
To change what has been written
And what has been taught
To those who would not know
Better
Woahhhh
I have done this for the sound
Have done this for the sake of you
The sake of me
And you
You mark my fucking words
We are the ones supposed to be
We're here to rock the rubble
I have done this for the sound
Have done this for the sake of you
The sake of me
And you
You mark my fucking words
We are the ones supposed to be
We're here to rouse the rabble
Lyrics submitted by zedzedBadnusty
Mothersound Lyrics as written by Matt Good Derek Alan Bloom
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
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I love this song. When sonny sings mothersound at the beginning it's really haunting and kind of creepy. I think the song's about where the music world is going at this time in age. I could be wrong but I no they feel strong about this certain subject.
what the fuck... only one comment? what is wrong with everyone? this is one of my favorite songs... it reminds me alot of The One Armed Boxer vs The Flying Guillotine... (which happened to be my favorite on the last album). i love the way he sings the begining and the chours.. great shit.
this song is about the way music has changed and how it's not really heartfelt anymore. also how he does everything for the music, not the fame like others.... i dunno... thats just my opnion.
oh, and the chours is wrong. it's...
i have done this for the sound. i've done this for the sake of you, the sake of me. and you, you mark my fucking words: "we aren't a mock-supposed to be" we're here to rouse the rabble.
its<br /> AND we're here to rouse the rabble
i guess its about like how alot of bands now are like being all fake and making music just to sell and be famous and how it makes it look like the music is like literally "withering"away cause noone really does it for the love of music.
i guess its about like how alot of bands now are like being all fake and making music just to sell and be famous and how it makes it look like the music is like literally "withering"away cause noone really does it for the love of music anymore
its pretty clear to me. && Hmm the guitar solo in this song made my jaw drop. :]] fuckin' awesome. anyone know who recorded it? or who plays it live? matt or travis? kthnx.
I think this song is about prostitution
and ilovelollipops5
you might be right
i can see how it could also sound like that
maybe mothersound is a shit whats the word..double meaning? for the music industry..dunno
I think this song is about prostitution
and ilovelollipops5
you might be right
i can see how it could also sound like that
maybe mothersound is a shit whats the word..double meaning? for the music industry..dunno
I think this song is about prostitution
and ilovelollipops5
you might be right
i can see how it could also sound like that
maybe mothersound is a shit whats the word..double meaning? for the music industry..dunno
About the music industry. No double meaning here.
Pretty simple.