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.
So this is how it's gonna be, you and me are history
We will never look the same but the end is coming
Your time is running out, the rain is pouring
So raise your voice and shout
This is a blackout and you'll find out
It's gonna come and take everything you love away
A blackout coming to your town
We'll never run away so stand and fight another day
So this is where it all began, this is where the story ends
We will never need to leave, we keep running
The walls keep coming down, this is a warning
So raise your voice and shout
This is a blackout and you'll find out
It's gonna come and take everything you love away
A blackout coming to your town
We'll never run away so stand and fight another day
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
This is a blackout and you'll find out
It's gonna come and take everything you love away
The blackout coming to your town
We'll never run away so stand and fight another day
This is a blackout, this is a blackout
This is a blackout
We will never look the same but the end is coming
Your time is running out, the rain is pouring
So raise your voice and shout
This is a blackout and you'll find out
It's gonna come and take everything you love away
A blackout coming to your town
We'll never run away so stand and fight another day
So this is where it all began, this is where the story ends
We will never need to leave, we keep running
The walls keep coming down, this is a warning
So raise your voice and shout
This is a blackout and you'll find out
It's gonna come and take everything you love away
A blackout coming to your town
We'll never run away so stand and fight another day
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
Going out, going out, going out
This is a blackout and you'll find out
It's gonna come and take everything you love away
The blackout coming to your town
We'll never run away so stand and fight another day
This is a blackout, this is a blackout
This is a blackout
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It sounds to me they're singing "this is a blackout" not "the blackout", but I can't be 100%.
I'm pretty sure this is all right. The one bit I wasn't 100% sure on was the "Going up, going up, going out". Anyway. Enjoy :)
Looks right but im sure it's just Going out repeated <br /> <br />
Thats what I put in first.<br /> And then I changed my mind because I really wasn't sure.<br /> I'll change it back.<br /> <br /> Thanks :)
its definitely this is the blackout
i think this song is about WW2
" This Is The Blackout " As In The Blitz They Used To Turn Off All There Lights So You Couldnt Tell There Was A Town There Also In The Title
( The Warning )
as in the 5 minute warning
"It's gonna come and take, Everything you love away."
About death and familys!
@Rickmassacre this actually makes sense...
@Rickmassacre this actually makes sense...
its: 'this is a blackout, and you'll find out...'
according to kerrang:
'the lyrics in the chorus say "this is a blackout" - but its not referring to us, it could mean anything. its just saying stand up and fight for yourselves and for what you believe in. its a positive message; dont let things bring you down.'
so yeah. :)
I'm seeing the positive message, but i thought WW2 first too(@Rickmassacre). This song has a sorta sad feeling like, the waiting before a blitzkrieg. like when you know something bad is coming, something horrible. you've been warned but there is nothing you can do to prevent it; you just have to wait and hope to god you make it out alive.
-now heres my bit: it says "so stand and fight another day" so i think your both right. lemme explain meh-self. The blackout is referring to the preperation of turining off all the lights to hide from the coming attack, but the song is saying if all you do is wait and hide, its going to happen anyway and take everything you've got. So they are saying, stand and fight. when something is coming, and there's no way of avoiding it(avoiding a blitz would be a fuckin feat ha) don't just bury you're head and avoid it: stand for what you think and fight back. don't lay down and give in to tyranny cough damn frenchies. pretty badass song
I love this song...I discovered it on a ps game called shaun white skateboarding