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.
My head is spinning, my ears keep ringing
What's it all about? (Ain't that a bitch?)
It ain't no party, I'm so screwed up
I don't know who to blame (Ain't that a bitch?)
It's Monday morning. I'm pissed with work
I got the downtime flashbacks (Ain't that a bitch?)
It's a dirty life but someone's got to live it
It's a dirty life but someone's got to live it
It ain't over 'til it's over
It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings
Kickback with a little bit of rock n' roll
Kickback 'cuz a little bit of what you like never did any harm
Kickback! Oh, loosen up a bad head
Kickback. I'm gonna do it anyway
Kickback! Don't want ya knocking on my back door
Party with the devil. Got my ass on the line
Everyone wants a piece of me (Ain't that a bitch?)
If you sleep with dogs when you wake up in the morning,
Got to live with the fleas (Ain't that a bitch?)
I got real close to this real hot looker
Then she named her price (Ain't that a bitch?)
It's a dirty life but someone's got to live it
It's a dirty life but someone's got to live it
It ain't over 'til it's over
It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings
Kickback with a little bit of rock n' roll
Kickback 'cuz a little bit of what you like never did any harm
Kickback! Oh, loosen up a bad head
Kickback. I'm gonna do it anyway
Kickback! Don't want ya knocking on my back door
It ain't over 'til it's over
It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings
Job ain't finished until the paperwork's done
Don't pissed down my back and tell me it's raining
Kickback with a little bit of rock n' roll
Kickback 'cuz a little bit of what you like never did any harm
Kickback! Oh, loosen up a bad head
Kickback. I'm gonna do it anyway
Kickback! Don't want ya knocking on my back door
Kickback!
What's it all about? (Ain't that a bitch?)
It ain't no party, I'm so screwed up
I don't know who to blame (Ain't that a bitch?)
It's Monday morning. I'm pissed with work
I got the downtime flashbacks (Ain't that a bitch?)
It's a dirty life but someone's got to live it
It's a dirty life but someone's got to live it
It ain't over 'til it's over
It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings
Kickback with a little bit of rock n' roll
Kickback 'cuz a little bit of what you like never did any harm
Kickback! Oh, loosen up a bad head
Kickback. I'm gonna do it anyway
Kickback! Don't want ya knocking on my back door
Party with the devil. Got my ass on the line
Everyone wants a piece of me (Ain't that a bitch?)
If you sleep with dogs when you wake up in the morning,
Got to live with the fleas (Ain't that a bitch?)
I got real close to this real hot looker
Then she named her price (Ain't that a bitch?)
It's a dirty life but someone's got to live it
It's a dirty life but someone's got to live it
It ain't over 'til it's over
It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings
Kickback with a little bit of rock n' roll
Kickback 'cuz a little bit of what you like never did any harm
Kickback! Oh, loosen up a bad head
Kickback. I'm gonna do it anyway
Kickback! Don't want ya knocking on my back door
It ain't over 'til it's over
It ain't over 'til the fat lady sings
Job ain't finished until the paperwork's done
Don't pissed down my back and tell me it's raining
Kickback with a little bit of rock n' roll
Kickback 'cuz a little bit of what you like never did any harm
Kickback! Oh, loosen up a bad head
Kickback. I'm gonna do it anyway
Kickback! Don't want ya knocking on my back door
Kickback!
Lyrics submitted by Grind838
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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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”
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
Great version of a great song,