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.
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Naa na
Do do dodo doo
Naa na
Naa na
Do do dodo doo
Naa na
Naa na
Do do dodo doo
Naa na
Naa na
Do do dodo doo
Naa na
Naa na
Do do dodo doo
Punch me in the face
Gash out my eyes
Twist off my arm
And make me realize that
She's not the end of the world
Throw me down the stairs
Hit me with a pipe
Stomp out my brains
And make me realize that
She's not the end of the world
But how can I eat
How can I breathe
How can I sleep if she's not with me
Oh, she feels like the end of the world
She's makin' a list
And checkin' it twice
If I'm not on it then what's your advice
Tell me she's not the end of the world
It's happened before
And it's happenin' again
So slit my throat if you're really my friend
Tell me she's not the end of the world
But why do I think
Why do I try
What if I drink myself til I die
Oh she feels like the end of the world
Naa na
Naa na
Do do dodo doo
Naa na
Naa na
Do do dodo doo
Naa na
Naa na
Do do dodo doo
Naa na
Naa na
Do do dodo doo
I guess there's something in her eyes
Like Armageddon coming with the red sunrise
And if I had a dying wish
I wish those massive missiles had missed
And I'd blow my heart just like Big Ben's
She's got an apocalyptic head
Punch me in the face
Gash out my eyes
Twist off my arm
And make me realize that
She's not the end of the world
Throw me down the stairs
Hit me with a pipe
Stomp out my brains
And make me realize that
She's not the end of the world
But why do I think
Why do I try
What if I drink myself til I die
Oh she feels like the end of the world
And it's startin' all over again
So if you're really my friend
You'll put a rope around my neck
And you'll hang me right overhead
She feels like the end
She must be the end
Oh she is the end of the world
Naa na
Naa na
Do do dodo doo
[8x]
Naa na
Naa na
Do do dodo doo
Naa na
Naa na
Do do dodo doo
Naa na
Naa na
Do do dodo doo
Naa na
Naa na
Do do dodo doo
Naa na
Naa na
Do do dodo doo
Punch me in the face
Gash out my eyes
Twist off my arm
And make me realize that
She's not the end of the world
Throw me down the stairs
Hit me with a pipe
Stomp out my brains
And make me realize that
She's not the end of the world
But how can I eat
How can I breathe
How can I sleep if she's not with me
Oh, she feels like the end of the world
She's makin' a list
And checkin' it twice
If I'm not on it then what's your advice
Tell me she's not the end of the world
It's happened before
And it's happenin' again
So slit my throat if you're really my friend
Tell me she's not the end of the world
But why do I think
Why do I try
What if I drink myself til I die
Oh she feels like the end of the world
Naa na
Naa na
Do do dodo doo
Naa na
Naa na
Do do dodo doo
Naa na
Naa na
Do do dodo doo
Naa na
Naa na
Do do dodo doo
I guess there's something in her eyes
Like Armageddon coming with the red sunrise
And if I had a dying wish
I wish those massive missiles had missed
And I'd blow my heart just like Big Ben's
She's got an apocalyptic head
Punch me in the face
Gash out my eyes
Twist off my arm
And make me realize that
She's not the end of the world
Throw me down the stairs
Hit me with a pipe
Stomp out my brains
And make me realize that
She's not the end of the world
But why do I think
Why do I try
What if I drink myself til I die
Oh she feels like the end of the world
And it's startin' all over again
So if you're really my friend
You'll put a rope around my neck
And you'll hang me right overhead
She feels like the end
She must be the end
Oh she is the end of the world
Naa na
Naa na
Do do dodo doo
[8x]
Naa na
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Fortnight
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
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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No Surprises
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Magical
Ed Sheeran
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