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.
If I ever meet Free-wheelin'-
era Bob Dylan,
I'd tell him that we had the same dream.
And he would probably say,
"you mean that one on the train?
You and everybody else, it seems."
And I would probably say,
"Yeah. You're right. Okay.
But why do you think that is?"
And he'd probably reply with,
"friend, I don't know why. It
just seems to be what happens.
That everybody changes into mothball scented clothes,
telling stories that never even happened,
at least not the way their versions go."
Oh yeah?
Well, it's not youthful naivete
or some ungrateful bellyache
or living like I'm trying to forget.
I know there's something commendable
with being responsible and dependable,
I just haven't figured it out for myself yet.
And I know there's something I should say
to make it all okay,
but all I have to show for it,
at the age of twenty-three
is this juvenile philosophy:
"There's more to life than taking people's shit."
Oh yeah? Well how many people start cool and end up cold?
Is that some kind of prerequisite to getting out and getting old?
Oh yeah?
But when the boredom in your life
meets the boredom in your eyes,
justify it all you like,
but some things should never change.
So if I ever have an audience
with nowadays-era Dylan,
I'd just ask him where the hell has he been,
when will he return,
and why is he concerned
with commercials and lawsuits against Hootie and the Blowfish?
And if you ever meet
Husky Tenor-era me,
promise you'll promise me this:
Still my beating heart
if ever I'm a part
of what I nowadays try to resist.
Oh yeah.
era Bob Dylan,
I'd tell him that we had the same dream.
And he would probably say,
"you mean that one on the train?
You and everybody else, it seems."
And I would probably say,
"Yeah. You're right. Okay.
But why do you think that is?"
And he'd probably reply with,
"friend, I don't know why. It
just seems to be what happens.
That everybody changes into mothball scented clothes,
telling stories that never even happened,
at least not the way their versions go."
Oh yeah?
Well, it's not youthful naivete
or some ungrateful bellyache
or living like I'm trying to forget.
I know there's something commendable
with being responsible and dependable,
I just haven't figured it out for myself yet.
And I know there's something I should say
to make it all okay,
but all I have to show for it,
at the age of twenty-three
is this juvenile philosophy:
"There's more to life than taking people's shit."
Oh yeah? Well how many people start cool and end up cold?
Is that some kind of prerequisite to getting out and getting old?
Oh yeah?
But when the boredom in your life
meets the boredom in your eyes,
justify it all you like,
but some things should never change.
So if I ever have an audience
with nowadays-era Dylan,
I'd just ask him where the hell has he been,
when will he return,
and why is he concerned
with commercials and lawsuits against Hootie and the Blowfish?
And if you ever meet
Husky Tenor-era me,
promise you'll promise me this:
Still my beating heart
if ever I'm a part
of what I nowadays try to resist.
Oh yeah.
Lyrics submitted by DakotaFloyd
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Fortnight
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
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Lord Huron
Lord Huron
This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
Mental Istid
Ebba Grön
Ebba Grön
This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
Cajun Girl
Little Feat
Little Feat
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”
Just A Little Lovin'
Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield
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/