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.
I been thinking for a while now,
How you had me still.
Playing with my mind, now darling,
Hope you got your fill.
'Cause this train is leaving,
It's rolling down the track.
Singing "Ain't no turnin' back."
Now a simple man, it's true.
Givin' all I had to you.
Really don't leave much for me,
Sorry Woman, I had to let you be.
'Cause this train is leaving,
It's rolling down the track.
Singing "Ain't no turnin' back."
Singing "Ain't no turnin' back."
One day you're going to realize
I ain't the one to blame.
I see how you critisize and curse my very name,
now baby that's alright.
'Cause I got better things to do than be your whipped boy,
So you can say what you want
(???)
brings no tougher joy back in your whole life.
'Cause it don't matter what I do,
There just ain't no pleasing you.
Just say it how you mean it.
Just tell us how you feel.
Whoa, just say it how you mean it,
Just tell us...
Hope one day you'll find a man that
Can keep you satisfied,
Have yourself a mess of kids
And a real comfortable life
This train is leaving,
It's rolling downt the track,
Singing "Ain't no turnin' back".
Still I really wish you well,
Spite of all the lies you tell.
Can't Keep No Good Boy Down,
Woman when you gonna look around?
This train is leaving,
It's rolling down the track,
Singing "Ain't no turnin' back".
This train is leaving,
It's rolling down the track,
Singing "Ain't no turnin' back".
Singing "Ain't no turnin' back".
Singing "Ain't no turnin' back".
Singing "Ain't no turnin' back".
How you had me still.
Playing with my mind, now darling,
Hope you got your fill.
'Cause this train is leaving,
It's rolling down the track.
Singing "Ain't no turnin' back."
Now a simple man, it's true.
Givin' all I had to you.
Really don't leave much for me,
Sorry Woman, I had to let you be.
'Cause this train is leaving,
It's rolling down the track.
Singing "Ain't no turnin' back."
Singing "Ain't no turnin' back."
One day you're going to realize
I ain't the one to blame.
I see how you critisize and curse my very name,
now baby that's alright.
'Cause I got better things to do than be your whipped boy,
So you can say what you want
(???)
brings no tougher joy back in your whole life.
'Cause it don't matter what I do,
There just ain't no pleasing you.
Just say it how you mean it.
Just tell us how you feel.
Whoa, just say it how you mean it,
Just tell us...
Hope one day you'll find a man that
Can keep you satisfied,
Have yourself a mess of kids
And a real comfortable life
This train is leaving,
It's rolling downt the track,
Singing "Ain't no turnin' back".
Still I really wish you well,
Spite of all the lies you tell.
Can't Keep No Good Boy Down,
Woman when you gonna look around?
This train is leaving,
It's rolling down the track,
Singing "Ain't no turnin' back".
This train is leaving,
It's rolling down the track,
Singing "Ain't no turnin' back".
Singing "Ain't no turnin' back".
Singing "Ain't no turnin' back".
Singing "Ain't no turnin' back".
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Fortnight
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
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Silent Planet
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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.
Gentle Hour
Yo La Tengo
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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,
No Surprises
Radiohead
Radiohead
Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
Page
Ed Sheeran
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There aren’t many things that’ll hurt more than giving love a chance against your better judgement only to have your heart crushed yet again. Ed Sheeran tells such a story on “Page.” On this track, he is devastated to have lost his lover and even more saddened by the feeling that he may never move on from this.
I've been thinking for a while now, How you had me still. Playing with my mind, now darling, Hope you got your fill.
'Cause this train is leaving, It's rolling down the track. Singing "Ain't no turnin' back."
Now I'm a simple man, it's true. Givin' all I had to you. Really don't leave much for me, Sorry Woman, had to let you be.
'Cause this train is leaving, It's rolling down the track. Singing "Ain't no turnin' back." Singing "Ain't no turnin' back."
One day you're going to realize That I ain't the one to blame. I see how you criticize and curse my very name, and baby that's alright.
'Cause I got better things to do than be your whipping boy, So you can say what you want about me Hope it brings some type of joy back in your life. 'Cause it don't matter what I do, There just ain't no pleasing you.
Just say it how you mean it. Just tell us how you feel. Whoa, just say it how you mean it, Just tell us...
Hope one day you'll find a man that Can keep you satisfied, Have yourself a mess of kids And a real comfortable life
This train is leaving, It's rolling down the track, Singing "Ain't no turnin' back".
Still I really wish you well, In spite of all the lies you tell. Can't Keep No Good Boy Down, Woman when you gonna look around?
'Cause this train is leaving, It's rolling down the track, Singing "Ain't no turnin' back".
Yeah This train is leaving, It's rolling down the track, Singing "Ain't no turnin' back". Singing "Ain't no turnin' back". Singing "Ain't no turnin' back". Singing "Ain't no turnin' back".
A) this song is self explanatory, B) this is one of the best bands out there i dont understand how more people haven't heard of them
Basically a guy saying "fuck you" to some controlling, crazy bitch. Awesome song. Puts me in a good mood.