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.
Forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those who have trespassed against us
Give us this day our daily bread, daily bread, daily bread
In cello et in terra fiat voluntas tua
Gloria spiritui sancto
What language do you speak?
If you speak at all
Are you some kind of freak
Who lives to raise the ones who fall?
Hey, would you tell me why
The cat fights the dog?
Do you go to the mosque
Or the synagogue?
And if our fates have all been wrapped around your finger
And if you wrote the script then why the troublemakers?
How do you do? How does it feel to be so high
And are you happy? Do you ever cry?
Are you sometimes shy? (I sometimes cry)
You've made mistakes, well that's okay
'Cause we all have but if I forgive yours
Will you forgive mine?
Hey, do you feel our pain
And walk in our shoes?
Have you ever felt starved
Or is your belly always full?
How many people die
And hurt in your name?
Hey, does that make you proud
Or does it bring you shame?
And if our fates have all been wrapped around your finger
And if you wrote the script then why the troublemakers?
How do you do? How does it feel to be so high
And are you happy? Do you ever cry? (Are you sometimes shy?)
You've made mistakes, well that's okay
'Cause we all have but if I forgive yours
Will you forgive mine?
Forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those who have trespassed against us (someh zoonoobe Allah)
Give us this day our daily bread (ya Allah)
Daily bread (ya Allah)
Daily bread (ya Allah)
Forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those who have trespassed against us (s'lach lanu)
Give us this day our daily bread (mechilah), daily bread, daily bread
Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, Amen
How do you do? How does it feel to be so high
And are you happy? Do you ever cry? (Are you sometimes shy?)
You've made mistakes, well that's okay
'Cause we all have but if I forgive yours
Will you forgive mine? (Will you forgive mine?)
How do you do? How does it feel to be so high
And are you happy? Do you ever cry? (Are you sometimes shy?)
You've made mistakes, and that's okay
'Cause we all have but if I forgive yours
Will you forgive mine?
As we forgive those who have trespassed against us
Give us this day our daily bread, daily bread, daily bread
In cello et in terra fiat voluntas tua
Gloria spiritui sancto
What language do you speak?
If you speak at all
Are you some kind of freak
Who lives to raise the ones who fall?
Hey, would you tell me why
The cat fights the dog?
Do you go to the mosque
Or the synagogue?
And if our fates have all been wrapped around your finger
And if you wrote the script then why the troublemakers?
How do you do? How does it feel to be so high
And are you happy? Do you ever cry?
Are you sometimes shy? (I sometimes cry)
You've made mistakes, well that's okay
'Cause we all have but if I forgive yours
Will you forgive mine?
Hey, do you feel our pain
And walk in our shoes?
Have you ever felt starved
Or is your belly always full?
How many people die
And hurt in your name?
Hey, does that make you proud
Or does it bring you shame?
And if our fates have all been wrapped around your finger
And if you wrote the script then why the troublemakers?
How do you do? How does it feel to be so high
And are you happy? Do you ever cry? (Are you sometimes shy?)
You've made mistakes, well that's okay
'Cause we all have but if I forgive yours
Will you forgive mine?
Forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those who have trespassed against us (someh zoonoobe Allah)
Give us this day our daily bread (ya Allah)
Daily bread (ya Allah)
Daily bread (ya Allah)
Forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those who have trespassed against us (s'lach lanu)
Give us this day our daily bread (mechilah), daily bread, daily bread
Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, Amen
How do you do? How does it feel to be so high
And are you happy? Do you ever cry? (Are you sometimes shy?)
You've made mistakes, well that's okay
'Cause we all have but if I forgive yours
Will you forgive mine? (Will you forgive mine?)
How do you do? How does it feel to be so high
And are you happy? Do you ever cry? (Are you sometimes shy?)
You've made mistakes, and that's okay
'Cause we all have but if I forgive yours
Will you forgive mine?
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How Do You Do Lyrics as written by Lauren Christy Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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yep, I agree with the three posters above me.
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Forgive us our trespasses As we forgive those who have trespassed against us از گناهان ما بگذر
همانگونه كه ما از گناه ديگران مي گذريم Give us this day our Daily bread, daily bread به ما روزي عطا فرما
In cello et in terra fiat voluntas tua Gloria Spiritui Sancto
What language do you speak به چه زباني صحبت مي كني؟ If you speak at all? اصلا حرف مي زني؟ Are you some kind of freak Who lives to raise the ones who fall? موجود عجيبي هستي كه دست كسايي كه زمينخورنو مي گيري؟
Hey, could you tell me why The cat fights the dog? ببين. ميشه بگي چرا گربه با سگ مي جنگه؟ Do you go to the Mosque Or the Synagogue? مسجد ميري يا كنيسه؟
And if our fates have all been wrapped around your finger اگه سرنوشت همه ي ما به دستاي تو گره خورده And if you wrote the script then why the troublemakers? و اگه نمايش نامرو تو نوشتي ادم بدا رو ديگه واسه ي چي نوشتي؟
How do you do? حالت چطوره؟ How does it feel to be so high اون بالا مالاها هوا خوبه؟ And are you happy? خوشحالي؟ Do you ever cry? تا حالا گريه كردي؟
... I sometimes cry ... من بعضي وقتا گريه مي كنم
You've made mistakes تو اشتبا كردي Well that's OK 'cause we all have اما اشگالي نداره چون همه اشتباه مي كنيم But if I forgive yours اما اگه من تورو ببخشم Will you forgive mine? تو هم منو مي بخشي؟
Hey, do you feel our pain ببين. تو درد ما رو مي فهمي And walk in our shoes? يا خودتو جاي ما ميزاري؟ Have you ever felt starved تاحالا گشنگي كشيدي Or is your belly always full? يا هميشه شكمت سير بوده؟
How many people die And hurt in your name?
چنتا ادم به اسم تو مردن يا ازار ديدن؟ Hey, does that make you proud Or does it bring you shame? اين ها برات افتخارن يا ننگ؟
And if our fates have all been wrapped around your finger And if you wrote the script then why the troublemakers?
How do you do? How does it feel to be so high And are you happy? Do you ever cry?
... I sometimes cry ...
You've made mistakes Well that's OK 'cause we all have But if I forgive yours Will you forgive mine?
Forgive us our trespasses As we forgive those who have trespassed against us از گناهان ما بگذر همانگونه كه ما از گناه ديگران مي گذريم ...Sameh Zoonoobee Allah... [Arabic. English translation: "Forgive my sins, Oh, Lord"] گناهان ما را ببخش Give us this day our daily bread ...Mechila... [Hebrew. English translation: "Forgiveness"] ببخش Daily bread روزي ده ...Ya Allah (S'lach lanu)... [Hebrew. English translation: "Oh, Lord (Forgive us)"] اي خدا Daily bread ...Ya Allah (S'lach lanu)...
Forgive us our trespasses As we forgive those who have trespassed against us ...Sameh Zoonoobee Allah... Give us this day our daily bread ...Mechila... Daily bread ...S'lach lanu... Daily bread Thine is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory پادشاهي و قدرت و عزت از ان توست Amen! امين!
How do you do? How does it feel to be so high And are you happy? Do you ever cry?
... I sometimes cry ...
You've made mistakes Well that's OK 'cause we all have And if I forgive yours Will you forgive mine?
... Will you forgive mine? ...
How do you do? How does it feel to be so high And are you happy? Do you ever cry?
... I sometimes cry ...
You've made mistakes And that's OK 'cause we all have But if I forgive yours Will you forgive mine...?
I feel like this song is about the hypocrisy of religion. She speaks about how the christian god has done horrible things and yet he punishes humans for doing things that he doesn't like. He is supposedly all powerful and yet still lets people suffer and starve. It doesn't necessarily mean she's an atheist, but she seems to be against at least a certain interpretation of god, perhaps the most brutal old testament version.
damn shakira she is a evil hate her