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.
As we wade up to the shore
Pushing sand up from the floor
Holding hands, I thought we'd never let it go
I can't wait to see you there
What I waited for all year
Summertime is almost here
Whoa, oh, whoa
It's a summertime love
And I don't want to let it go
Whoa, oh, whoa
You're my summertime love
And I don't want to let you go
{don't want to let you go [3x]}
Sometimes I'm wishing you were here
Dream about it oh so clear
Did you change? Is everything the same?
Did you find another girl?
Are you out there in this world?
Missing me, baby can't you see that
Whoa, oh, whoa
Loving in the summer is so much better
Whoa, oh, whoa
Some good things can last forever
Whoa, oh, whoa
It's a summertime love
And I don't want to let it go
Whoa, oh, whoa
You're my summertime love
And I don't want to let you go
Whoa, oh, whoa
It's a summertime love
And I don't want to let it go
Whoa, oh, whoa
You're my summertime love
And I don't want to let you go
I can see it clearly
Just you and me
Come on, you know
You're my summertime love
And I don't want to let it go
You're my summertime
Don't want to let it go
You're my summertime
You're my summertime
It's a summertime love
And I don't want to let it go
You're my summertime
You're my summertime
It's a summertime love
And I don't want to let it go
{don't want to let it go [3x]}
Pushing sand up from the floor
Holding hands, I thought we'd never let it go
I can't wait to see you there
What I waited for all year
Summertime is almost here
Whoa, oh, whoa
It's a summertime love
And I don't want to let it go
Whoa, oh, whoa
You're my summertime love
And I don't want to let you go
{don't want to let you go [3x]}
Sometimes I'm wishing you were here
Dream about it oh so clear
Did you change? Is everything the same?
Did you find another girl?
Are you out there in this world?
Missing me, baby can't you see that
Whoa, oh, whoa
Loving in the summer is so much better
Whoa, oh, whoa
Some good things can last forever
Whoa, oh, whoa
It's a summertime love
And I don't want to let it go
Whoa, oh, whoa
You're my summertime love
And I don't want to let you go
Whoa, oh, whoa
It's a summertime love
And I don't want to let it go
Whoa, oh, whoa
You're my summertime love
And I don't want to let you go
I can see it clearly
Just you and me
Come on, you know
You're my summertime love
And I don't want to let it go
You're my summertime
Don't want to let it go
You're my summertime
You're my summertime
It's a summertime love
And I don't want to let it go
You're my summertime
You're my summertime
It's a summertime love
And I don't want to let it go
{don't want to let it go [3x]}
Lyrics submitted by Breakingbenjaminfan
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Fortnight
Taylor Swift
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Lord Huron
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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"
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Dusty Springfield
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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/
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Ed Sheeran
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“Blue” is a song about a love that is persisting in the discomfort of the person experiencing the emotion. Ed Sheeran reflects on love lost, and although he wishes his former partner find happiness, he cannot but admit his feelings are still very much there. He expresses the realization that he might never find another on this stringed instrumental by Aaron Dessner.