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.
A man in my shoes runs a light
And all the papers lied tonight
But falling over you
Is the news of the day
Angels fall like rain
And love is all of heaven away
Inside you the time moves
And she don't fade
The ghost in you
She don't fade
Inside you the time moves
And she don't fade
A race is on I'm on your side
And hearing you my engines die
I'm in a mood for you
For running away
Stars come down in you
And love, you can't give it away
Inside you the time moves
And she don't fade
The ghost in you
She don't fade
Inside you the time moves
And she don't fade
Don't you go
It makes no sense
When all your talking supermen
Just take away the time
And get in the way
Ain't it just like rain
And love, is only heaven away
Inside you the time moves
And she don't fade
The ghost in you
She don't fade
Inside you the time moves
And she don't fade
And all the papers lied tonight
But falling over you
Is the news of the day
Angels fall like rain
And love is all of heaven away
Inside you the time moves
And she don't fade
The ghost in you
She don't fade
Inside you the time moves
And she don't fade
A race is on I'm on your side
And hearing you my engines die
I'm in a mood for you
For running away
Stars come down in you
And love, you can't give it away
Inside you the time moves
And she don't fade
The ghost in you
She don't fade
Inside you the time moves
And she don't fade
Don't you go
It makes no sense
When all your talking supermen
Just take away the time
And get in the way
Ain't it just like rain
And love, is only heaven away
Inside you the time moves
And she don't fade
The ghost in you
She don't fade
Inside you the time moves
And she don't fade
Lyrics submitted by Major Valor, edited by Ritzytrailer
The Ghost in You Lyrics as written by Timothy Butler Richard Lofthouse Butler
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Sentric Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
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This is a song that can be interpreted many ways it seems. When I first heard it, I thought it was a love song. Admittedly, I did not know all the lyrics, and still question some of them now.
I love "furrealgirl"'s interpretation too, but it seems from my recent experience, this song means this...
A man in my shoes runs a light = Guy discovered there was another lover competing for her All the papers lied tonight = All the love letters were a lie But falling over you is the news of the day = re-iterating the surprise he felt that someone else loved her
Angels fall like rain = Love from her was "heaven", now it's gone, so angels fall... love is all of heaven away = heaven was love, and so now love seems so far away...
inside you the time moves and she don't fade = we find that he is thinking of the past... time has passed (moved on), but her memory is still there the ghost in you she don't fade = once again, the memories don't fade
the race is on i'm on your side = back then he was competing for her...just like the first line of "runs a light"...competition for her...racing for her... hearing you my engines die = he drops everything whenever he hears from her i'm in a mood for you = he loves her or... (for/or..i think "or") running away = ...or wants to run away from the pain...notice how he says this a little sadly...like he feels sad that a love can hurt so much when it's not returned, so you want to run away....
stars come down in you = since there is no "heaven", even the stars fall, but she still looked heavenly love you can't give it away = but she still won't give him love
don't you go it makes no sense = pleading : don't leave me
when all your "talk of supermen" just take away the time = talking about guys better him just takes away time from me trying to win you back OR when all your "talking supermen" just take away the time = other so called "better" guys competing for her takes away time from him trying to win her back
and get in the way = notice how he says this...like he's been pleading for her to come back, but then says this line like he just now realizes at that moment that he has no hope no matter what he says...
ain't it just like rain = so he cries, tears cuz he realizes there is no hope love is only heaven away = love for her was heaven, now it's not there and so love is far away....
So this is a song of a guy reminiscing of a failed love, and the spirit of what he loved in her will not go away....
I believe he says "or running away" because in the previous line he says "for"...as in "I'm in a mood for you"...and clearly the "f" is enunciated there...but there's barely a hint of an "f" sound in the following "or running away" verse...
I think you nailed it!
"Vickun" thank you for the complement. I agree that there can be more than one interpretation, but now I your explanation better. :)
Yeah, you pretty much nailed it. Thanks for your thoughtful analysis. He's so sad!
@vickun <br /> I think this is way off the mark, and you lost me at your interpretation of the first line. <br /> He's a risk taker, passionate, follows his heart, runs a red light...<br /> <br /> All the papers lied tonight is about the daily news. The daily news today and every day are that he has fallen in love with her.<br /> <br /> See what I mean? <br /> <br /> Not even close.