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.
You take my breath away...
But Ill never again taste your lips
As fate keeps me locked away
I must close my eyes to see your face
Emptiness has darkened my eyes
As I hopelessly beg for my life to end
...tell my why...
My iron eyes tell the tale
Heroes always pay in their blood
I can be only this
I see the fear growing in their lost eyes
My purpose is so clear...I am the ax
I am the ax and this is why I must not fear the end
And when I'm gone will you forget me?
Pen wears its steady course across the page
Resigned to its designs to take the hive
Emptiness has darkened my eyes
As I hopelessly beg for my life to end
...tell my why...
I wish I could make you see, I wish I could make you see through the pain
Through the end, I wish I could make you see the greater purpose that
I have to serve...no one else will fight...no one else will fight...so I must
My iron eyes tell the tale
Heroes always pay in their blood
I can be only this
...I am the ax...
Fear has been lost to faith
The darkest night has come before the end
Of which we must prevail
Amidst the pitch of steel we shall arise
I will destroy all those who oppose me
My iron eyes tell the tale
Heroes always pay in their blood
I can be only this
I see the fear growing in there...
But Ill never again taste your lips
As fate keeps me locked away
I must close my eyes to see your face
Emptiness has darkened my eyes
As I hopelessly beg for my life to end
...tell my why...
My iron eyes tell the tale
Heroes always pay in their blood
I can be only this
I see the fear growing in their lost eyes
My purpose is so clear...I am the ax
I am the ax and this is why I must not fear the end
And when I'm gone will you forget me?
Pen wears its steady course across the page
Resigned to its designs to take the hive
Emptiness has darkened my eyes
As I hopelessly beg for my life to end
...tell my why...
I wish I could make you see, I wish I could make you see through the pain
Through the end, I wish I could make you see the greater purpose that
I have to serve...no one else will fight...no one else will fight...so I must
My iron eyes tell the tale
Heroes always pay in their blood
I can be only this
...I am the ax...
Fear has been lost to faith
The darkest night has come before the end
Of which we must prevail
Amidst the pitch of steel we shall arise
I will destroy all those who oppose me
My iron eyes tell the tale
Heroes always pay in their blood
I can be only this
I see the fear growing in there...
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Fortnight
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
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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.
No Surprises
Radiohead
Radiohead
Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
Magical
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
How would you describe the feeling of being in love? For Ed Sheeran, the word is “Magical.” in HIS three-minute album opener, he makes an attempt to capture the beauty and delicacy of true love with words. He describes the magic of it all over a bright Pop song produced by Aaron Dessner.
Amazing
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to find some positivity in the situation. This track was written by Ed Sheeran from the perspective of his friend. From the track, we see this person fall deeper into the negative thoughts and slide further down the path of mental torment with every lyric.
i might be the only one seeing it as this (cuz im goin through it) but i think this song has something top do with a guy who loves a girl who has left him and he is so empty inside he just wants to die "emptiness has darkend my eyes as i hopelessly beg for my life to end"
if it was about beign in war why would he want his life to end?
he wants her to see hes the only guy who will care for her like she needs, he will fight to care for her unilike anyone else will...
"I wish I could make you see, I wish I could make you see through the pain through the end, I wish I could make you see the greater purpose that I have to serve...no one else will fight...no one else will fight...so I must"
and the first verse says it all about how this girl is his everythgin but he cant have her now.
omg y has no1 comented this song? it abselutly rocks! its one ove there best songs (the over 2 being Beautiful in Blue & congratulations i hate you)
fucking sexy song.
i agree. i dont understand why more people dont listen to alesana! i love this song i agree with well_then this song seems to be about a war hero
This Is A Boss Song :)
This song is about a guy who goes into war and he believes he's gonna be the war hero. He says I am the ax talking about im going to destroy the enemy. He's talking to his girlfriend back at home saying no one else will fight so i must. Telling her that im the only one that can save us. But then he shortly finds out that he can't do anything and its harder than it seems. Dennis told me. I used to play drums for them.
df u sound like ur lying..and i dnt like liars -_-
yeah, you're lying... on frail wings of vanity and wax is based on greek myth, and Dennis would have probably told you that... tsk tsk tsk
So then if it's about someone going off to war and leaving their girlfriend/wife behind wouldn't it be about Odysseus? Since most of this album is about greek mythology?
Ok, first off, I -hate- Spiky. Second, I'm glad that 3rd verse was posted, the other lyrics sites I go to are sing365 and lyricsondemand and neither had the 3rd verse up.
Nice song. =) Now that well then said what it was about, I totally agree.
some of the best screams i've ever heard in a song.
they're good, but if those are the best screams you've ever heard...you haven't heard much!
i wouldnt say the best screams ever but this is a tight song. see them live and hear the screams they are sofa king awesome live xo♥Larry