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.
Take a look around don't you see it?
See that you are the only real face in the room
No one here has a clue what you're feeling
Don't feel bad keep your sadness alive
Look at all these happy people
Living their lives
Look at all these plastic people
There's nothing inside
Look at all these shallow people
Telling their lies
Look at all these empty people, people
Don't you know, that misery loves company
Yeah I heard, that misery was looking for me
Happiness, is a face that don't look good on me
Yeah I hope, that misery comes looking for me
Woah, misery's my company
Woah, misery is looking for me
Looking for me
The hands are up now
Everybody's singing, everybody's moving
They're putting their feelings
They're synchronizing, and criticizing
Don't feel bad keep your sadness alive
Look a all these happy people
Living their lives
Look at all these plastic people
They're dying inside
Look at all these shallow people
Telling their lies
Look at all these empty people, people
Don't you know, that misery loves company
Yeah I heard, that misery was looking for me
Happiness, is a face that doesn't look good on me
Yeah I hope, that misery comes looking for me
Woah, misery's my company
Woah, misery is looking for me
Don't you know this misery loves me
Don't you know this misery loves me
Don't you know this misery loves me
Don't you know this misery loves me
So you're tired of running
You're tired of hurting
You're tired of living in their light
You're tired of listening
You're tired of hurting
Keep your sadness alive, alive, alive
Don't you know, that misery loves company
Yeah I heard, that misery was looking for me
Happiness, is a face that don't look good on me
Yeah I that, misery comes looking for me
Don't you know, that misery loves company
Yeah I heard, misery was looking for me
Happiness, is a face that don't look good on me
Yeah I hope, that misery comes looking for me
Woah, misery my company
Woah, misery is looking for me
See that you are the only real face in the room
No one here has a clue what you're feeling
Don't feel bad keep your sadness alive
Look at all these happy people
Living their lives
Look at all these plastic people
There's nothing inside
Look at all these shallow people
Telling their lies
Look at all these empty people, people
Don't you know, that misery loves company
Yeah I heard, that misery was looking for me
Happiness, is a face that don't look good on me
Yeah I hope, that misery comes looking for me
Woah, misery's my company
Woah, misery is looking for me
Looking for me
The hands are up now
Everybody's singing, everybody's moving
They're putting their feelings
They're synchronizing, and criticizing
Don't feel bad keep your sadness alive
Look a all these happy people
Living their lives
Look at all these plastic people
They're dying inside
Look at all these shallow people
Telling their lies
Look at all these empty people, people
Don't you know, that misery loves company
Yeah I heard, that misery was looking for me
Happiness, is a face that doesn't look good on me
Yeah I hope, that misery comes looking for me
Woah, misery's my company
Woah, misery is looking for me
Don't you know this misery loves me
Don't you know this misery loves me
Don't you know this misery loves me
Don't you know this misery loves me
So you're tired of running
You're tired of hurting
You're tired of living in their light
You're tired of listening
You're tired of hurting
Keep your sadness alive, alive, alive
Don't you know, that misery loves company
Yeah I heard, that misery was looking for me
Happiness, is a face that don't look good on me
Yeah I that, misery comes looking for me
Don't you know, that misery loves company
Yeah I heard, misery was looking for me
Happiness, is a face that don't look good on me
Yeah I hope, that misery comes looking for me
Woah, misery my company
Woah, misery is looking for me
Lyrics submitted by XxMidnightHighwayxX
Misery Lyrics as written by Benji Madden Don Gilmore
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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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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I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
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I don't think it's necessarily about sex. It's about wanting to start the day with some love and affection. Maybe a warm cuddle. I'm not alone in interpreting it that way! For example:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
I agree with teenagetrash...I'm glad someone else can still miss the old times but love them a lot. Inexplicably, for some reason.