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.
Where do you go, when you're feeling low?
What do you do, when you're all alone?
When it seems like the weight of the world
Is bearing down on your shoulders
Remind yourself, you were created divine
Filled with love, flowing over
Let nothing and no one, rob you of your truth
Believe and see, the light in you
So you can boldly speak your truth
That's where you go, when you're feeling low
That's what you do, when you're all alone
When you shine your light on the world
You share the love that lives within you
Despite what you, despite what you may go through
Trust that love will see you through
Let nothing and no one
Rob you of your truth
Believe and see the light in you
So you can boldly speak your truth
Where do you go, when you're feeling low?
What do you do, when you're all alone?
Love's where you go, when you're feeling low
Love is what you do, when you're all alone
Search deep inside and you will find the secrets that will free your mind
Believe it's true, believe that you will make it through the answer is in you
Love's where you go, when you're feeling low
Love is what you do, when you're all alone
What do you do, when you're all alone?
When it seems like the weight of the world
Is bearing down on your shoulders
Remind yourself, you were created divine
Filled with love, flowing over
Let nothing and no one, rob you of your truth
Believe and see, the light in you
So you can boldly speak your truth
That's where you go, when you're feeling low
That's what you do, when you're all alone
When you shine your light on the world
You share the love that lives within you
Despite what you, despite what you may go through
Trust that love will see you through
Let nothing and no one
Rob you of your truth
Believe and see the light in you
So you can boldly speak your truth
Where do you go, when you're feeling low?
What do you do, when you're all alone?
Love's where you go, when you're feeling low
Love is what you do, when you're all alone
Search deep inside and you will find the secrets that will free your mind
Believe it's true, believe that you will make it through the answer is in you
Love's where you go, when you're feeling low
Love is what you do, when you're all alone
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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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Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Blue
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“Blue” is a song about a love that is persisting in the discomfort of the person experiencing the emotion. Ed Sheeran reflects on love lost, and although he wishes his former partner find happiness, he cannot but admit his feelings are still very much there. He expresses the realization that he might never find another on this stringed instrumental by Aaron Dessner.
American Town
Ed Sheeran
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Ed Sheeran shares a short story of reconnecting with an old flame on “American Town.” The track is about a holiday Ed Sheeran spends with his countrywoman who resides in America. The two are back together after a long period apart, and get around to enjoying a bunch of fun activities while rekindling the flames of their romance.
So I guess I'm the only one that is connecting the sound of this sound "love is simple" to Flaming Lips Do You Realize?
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