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.
Think the world
Can be Black, White, and Jew?
Peacemaker die
I'm Mister 'Righteous One'
You say you have this plan
If we kind of understand
Peacemaker die
I'm Mister 'Nice Guy'
You dare to speak the truth
Well, I'll twist and turn it into lies
Blessed are the warmongers
(Blessed are the warmongers)
Blessed are the warmongers
(Blessed are the warmongers)
They shall be called man made Gods
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
I don't know why?
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
I don't know why?
Peacemaker die
I'm mister goody too
Do you really think the world
Can be Black, White, and Jew?
Peacemaker die
Mister music man
Don't turn your back on me
'Cause I'm the one with the gun
Blessed are the warmongers
(Blessed are the warmongers)
Blessed are the warmongers
(Blessed are the warmongers)
They shall be called sons of God
I don't know why?
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
I don't know why?
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
I don't know why?
Eeh ah
I have a dream this afternoon
That the brotherhood of man
Will become a reality in this day
With this faith
I will go out and
Carve the tunnel of hope
Through the mountain of despair
With this faith
I will go out with you and
Transform dark the yesterdays
Into bright tomorrows
With this faith
We will be able to achieve this new day
When all of the God's children
Black men and White men
Jews and Gentiles
Protestants and Catholics
Will be able to join hands
And sing with the Negroes
In the spiritual head
(Peacemaker die)
Free at last, free at last
(Peacemaker die)
Thank God Almighty
We're free at last
I don't know why?
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
(Peacemaker die)
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
I don't know why? Yeah
Peacemaker die
Just one last time
Can be Black, White, and Jew?
Peacemaker die
I'm Mister 'Righteous One'
You say you have this plan
If we kind of understand
Peacemaker die
I'm Mister 'Nice Guy'
You dare to speak the truth
Well, I'll twist and turn it into lies
Blessed are the warmongers
(Blessed are the warmongers)
Blessed are the warmongers
(Blessed are the warmongers)
They shall be called man made Gods
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
I don't know why?
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
I don't know why?
Peacemaker die
I'm mister goody too
Do you really think the world
Can be Black, White, and Jew?
Peacemaker die
Mister music man
Don't turn your back on me
'Cause I'm the one with the gun
Blessed are the warmongers
(Blessed are the warmongers)
Blessed are the warmongers
(Blessed are the warmongers)
They shall be called sons of God
I don't know why?
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
I don't know why?
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
I don't know why?
Eeh ah
I have a dream this afternoon
That the brotherhood of man
Will become a reality in this day
With this faith
I will go out and
Carve the tunnel of hope
Through the mountain of despair
With this faith
I will go out with you and
Transform dark the yesterdays
Into bright tomorrows
With this faith
We will be able to achieve this new day
When all of the God's children
Black men and White men
Jews and Gentiles
Protestants and Catholics
Will be able to join hands
And sing with the Negroes
In the spiritual head
(Peacemaker die)
Free at last, free at last
(Peacemaker die)
Thank God Almighty
We're free at last
I don't know why?
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
(Peacemaker die)
Peacemaker die
Peacemaker die
I don't know why? Yeah
Peacemaker die
Just one last time
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Fortnight
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Lord Huron
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This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
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Hayalperest
Hayalperest
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.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
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Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell gives Adam Reader some heartfelt insight into Jane’s Addiction's hard rock manifesto "Mountain Song", which was the second single from their revolutionary album Nothing's Shocking. Mountain song was first recorded in 1986 and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dudes starring Jon Cryer. The version on Nothing's Shocking was re-recorded in 1988.
"'Mountain Song' was actually about... I hate to say it but... drugs. Climbing this mountain and getting as high as you can, and then coming down that mountain," reveals Farrell. "What it feels to descend from the mountain top... not easy at all. The ascension is tough but exhilarating. Getting down is... it's a real bummer. Drugs is not for everybody obviously. For me, I wanted to experience the heights, and the lows come along with it."
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Blink-182
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