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.
Voices say 'Not today,
It just ain't true
There's no way, ain't gonna play
You cannot follow through'
I think I can; I'm the man
Agree to disagree
From the frying pan into
The grand abyss of misery
Cause a song like this cannot be missed
It's kinda breakneck
But it's all okay, cause you all were lame
And now you get it
And that's why I'm great, you cannot hate
It's time to quit it
Cause I like being king, and it's got that ring
And I'll not forget it
And that's all I'll say
Til the next verse anyway
Cause I wear my goddamned frown
I just wear it upside-down
On a face that's masked
Under a baseball cap
It sits were my crank is wound
That's where I wear my crown
I'm a fiend, woe is me
I cannot live with it
It breaks me down without a sound
Except these sullen riffs
My choice was made yesterday
But unbeknownst to me
From the frying pan into the
Grand abyss of misery
Cause asong like this cannot resist
A little suicide
Cause I can't survive , and it was a lie
When I said I would be fine
Now the time has come, if I act dumb
You must forgive me
Cause I cannot think, no eyes to blink
You will not hear me breathe
So that's all I'll say
It's over anyway
And I wear this goddamned frown
I just wear it upside down
On a face that's masked
And when this line goes flat
They'll put me underground
And you can have this crown
It just ain't true
There's no way, ain't gonna play
You cannot follow through'
I think I can; I'm the man
Agree to disagree
From the frying pan into
The grand abyss of misery
Cause a song like this cannot be missed
It's kinda breakneck
But it's all okay, cause you all were lame
And now you get it
And that's why I'm great, you cannot hate
It's time to quit it
Cause I like being king, and it's got that ring
And I'll not forget it
And that's all I'll say
Til the next verse anyway
Cause I wear my goddamned frown
I just wear it upside-down
On a face that's masked
Under a baseball cap
It sits were my crank is wound
That's where I wear my crown
I'm a fiend, woe is me
I cannot live with it
It breaks me down without a sound
Except these sullen riffs
My choice was made yesterday
But unbeknownst to me
From the frying pan into the
Grand abyss of misery
Cause asong like this cannot resist
A little suicide
Cause I can't survive , and it was a lie
When I said I would be fine
Now the time has come, if I act dumb
You must forgive me
Cause I cannot think, no eyes to blink
You will not hear me breathe
So that's all I'll say
It's over anyway
And I wear this goddamned frown
I just wear it upside down
On a face that's masked
And when this line goes flat
They'll put me underground
And you can have this crown
Lyrics submitted by a_melancholy_soul
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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 one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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