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.
This situation, if it gets any deeper could be critical
I'm not your love monkey so be taking back all the lies you sold
What did you want me to be
It's just too much now
So tell me so tell me so tell me one two three four
So what's your evil attitude
When you got me spending my time pleasing you
Why must you keep me underground
Tell me tell me, why you wanna bring me down?
Is that too much to give a damn
When I'm giving you one hundred and ten
Don't blink 'cause I won't be around
Tell me, so tell me why you wanna bring me down
Now your transmission is on the negative
You're on a losing streak
This information is getting ordinary and you're losing me
What's with your hostility when the lie's on me?
Well you're down to the last chance
So tell me so tell me uno dos tres cuatro
So what's your evil attitude
When you got me spending my time pleasing you
Why must you keep me underground
Tell me tell me, why you wanna bring me down?
Is that too much to give a damn
When I'm giving you one hundred and ten
Don't blink 'cause I won't be around
Tell me, so tell me why you wanna bring me down
Was it all just a waste of time
I don't wanna spend my whole life thinking bout it
Baby this is where I draw the line, I think I'm done
So what's your evil attitude
When you got me spending my time pleasing you
Why must you keep me underground
Tell me tell me, why you wanna bring me down?
Is that too much to give a damn
When I'm giving you one hundred and ten
Don't blink 'cause I won't be around
Tell me, so tell me why you wanna bring me down
Why you wanna bring me down
Tell me, tell me why you wanna bring me down
Why you wanna bring me down
Why you, why you, why you wanna bring me down
I'm not your love monkey so be taking back all the lies you sold
What did you want me to be
It's just too much now
So tell me so tell me so tell me one two three four
So what's your evil attitude
When you got me spending my time pleasing you
Why must you keep me underground
Tell me tell me, why you wanna bring me down?
Is that too much to give a damn
When I'm giving you one hundred and ten
Don't blink 'cause I won't be around
Tell me, so tell me why you wanna bring me down
Now your transmission is on the negative
You're on a losing streak
This information is getting ordinary and you're losing me
What's with your hostility when the lie's on me?
Well you're down to the last chance
So tell me so tell me uno dos tres cuatro
So what's your evil attitude
When you got me spending my time pleasing you
Why must you keep me underground
Tell me tell me, why you wanna bring me down?
Is that too much to give a damn
When I'm giving you one hundred and ten
Don't blink 'cause I won't be around
Tell me, so tell me why you wanna bring me down
Was it all just a waste of time
I don't wanna spend my whole life thinking bout it
Baby this is where I draw the line, I think I'm done
So what's your evil attitude
When you got me spending my time pleasing you
Why must you keep me underground
Tell me tell me, why you wanna bring me down?
Is that too much to give a damn
When I'm giving you one hundred and ten
Don't blink 'cause I won't be around
Tell me, so tell me why you wanna bring me down
Why you wanna bring me down
Tell me, tell me why you wanna bring me down
Why you wanna bring me down
Why you, why you, why you wanna bring me down
Lyrics submitted by dontwasteyoursong
Whyyouwannabringmedown Lyrics as written by Louis John Biancaniello Dameon Aranda
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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I think that this song is pretty self-explanatory. But then again I'm really bad at interpreting songs. All I wanted to say was that I think it's an absolutely awesome song.
Anyway an awesome song with a great tune. I simply can't get this one out of my head! I really hope it's going to be a future single of hers!!
this song makes me laugh. i love the way she sings this! its like oldschool girl band.
reminds me alot of avril. one of my favouritesss.
what’s with your hostility when the LIGHTS on me
"...i think i'm done. SOMEBODY!
kelly clarkson can sing anything and make it sound BOMB. my gosh, such a good live jam, i'm sure.
One of the throw away tracks on "all i ever wanted" i HATE this song and tust me i lovee kelly but this song isnt working && i hate the uno dos tres part LAME she is caucassian not hispanic amigos pahah.
but yeahh this is so not kelly but I DO love the way she sings it.FUCK Clive Davis
This song ia bout someone who obviously wants to bring her down, but she isn't going to put up with it. One of my favorite songs on this record.
This was originally recorded by the band Aranda. It was written by former Color Me Badd member Sam Watters, his songwriting partner Louis Biancaniello, and Dameon Aranda, the lead guitarist/vocalist of Aranda. The trio also penned the title track on All I Ever Wanted.
In publicity materials Clarkson described this as having a "kind of a punk-British Invasion sound."
Clarkson said on her website that recording this song was the album's turning point. She explained: "I sang that song through I don't know how many times, just because I was having so much fun. It was new and it was fresh and it didn't sound like anything on the radio. And after that, I went to my manager and said that I wanted to make a really fun, feisty album, and just wanted to go all the way with every song."