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.
It's no secret that the stars
Are falling from the sky
It's no secret that our world
Is in darkness tonight
They say the sun is sometimes
Eclipsed by a moon
You know, I don't see you
When she walks in the room
It's no secret that a friend
Is someone who lets you help
It's no secret that a liar
Won't believe anyone else
They say a secret is something
You tell another person
So I'm telling you, child
And I will shine like a burning star
Falling from the sky
Tonight
A man will rise
A man will fall
From the sheer face of love
Like a fly from a wall
It's not secret at all
It's no secret a conscience
Can sometimes be a pest
It's no secret ambition
Bites the nails of success
Every artist is a cannibal
Every poet is a thief
I'll kill their inspiration
And sing about the grief
Oh, I shine like a burning star
Falling from the sky
Tonight
A man will rise
A man will fall
From the sheer face of love
Like a fly from a wall
It's not secret at all
Oh, this time you've gone to far
This time you've gone to far
I told ya
I told ya
I told ya
Oh, I shine like a burning star
Falling from the sky
Tonight
Oh, I shine like a burning star
Falling from the sky
Tonight
A man will rise
A man will fall
From the sheer face of love
Like a fly from a wall
It's not secret at all
It's no secret that the stars
Are falling from the sky
The universe exploding
Under one man's lie
Look, I got to go
Yeah, I'm running out of change
There's a lot of things
If I could, I'd rearrange
Are falling from the sky
It's no secret that our world
Is in darkness tonight
They say the sun is sometimes
Eclipsed by a moon
You know, I don't see you
When she walks in the room
It's no secret that a friend
Is someone who lets you help
It's no secret that a liar
Won't believe anyone else
They say a secret is something
You tell another person
So I'm telling you, child
And I will shine like a burning star
Falling from the sky
Tonight
A man will rise
A man will fall
From the sheer face of love
Like a fly from a wall
It's not secret at all
It's no secret a conscience
Can sometimes be a pest
It's no secret ambition
Bites the nails of success
Every artist is a cannibal
Every poet is a thief
I'll kill their inspiration
And sing about the grief
Oh, I shine like a burning star
Falling from the sky
Tonight
A man will rise
A man will fall
From the sheer face of love
Like a fly from a wall
It's not secret at all
Oh, this time you've gone to far
This time you've gone to far
I told ya
I told ya
I told ya
Oh, I shine like a burning star
Falling from the sky
Tonight
Oh, I shine like a burning star
Falling from the sky
Tonight
A man will rise
A man will fall
From the sheer face of love
Like a fly from a wall
It's not secret at all
It's no secret that the stars
Are falling from the sky
The universe exploding
Under one man's lie
Look, I got to go
Yeah, I'm running out of change
There's a lot of things
If I could, I'd rearrange
Lyrics submitted by Hobbledehoy
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Fortnight
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This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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