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.
She sneaks out in the middle of the night, yeah
Tight dress with the top cut low
She's addicted to feeling of letting go, oh, ohoo, let it go
She walks in and the room just lights up
But she don't want anyone to know
That I'm the only one who gets to take her home, oh, ohoo
Take her home
But everytime I tell her that I want more
She closes the door
She's not afraid of all the attention
She's not afraid of running wild
How come she's so afraid of falling in love
She's not afraid of scary movies
She likes the way we kiss in the dark
But she's so afraid of f-f-falling in love
Ohoo
Maybe she's just trying to test me
Wanna see how hard I'm gonna work
Wanna see if I can really tell how much she's worth
What your worth
Or maybe all her friends have told her
Don't' get closer he'll just break your heart
But either way she sees in me and it's just so hard (So hard)
'Cause every time I tell her how I feel
She says it's not real
She's not afraid of all the attention
She's not afraid of running wild
How come she's so afraid of falling in love
She's not afraid of scary movies
She likes the way we kiss in the dark
But she's so afraid of f-f-falling in love
Ohoo
What about all the things we said
Talking on the phone so late
I can't let her get away from me (Ohh)
When I say that I can't do it no more
She's back in my door
She's not afraid of all the attention
She's not afraid of running wild
How come she's so afraid of falling in love
She's not afraid of scary movies
She likes the way we kiss in the dark
But she's so afraid of f-f-falling in love (Ohoo, ohoo)
She's not afraid
She's not afraid (Ohoo, ohoo)
Tight dress with the top cut low
She's addicted to feeling of letting go, oh, ohoo, let it go
She walks in and the room just lights up
But she don't want anyone to know
That I'm the only one who gets to take her home, oh, ohoo
Take her home
But everytime I tell her that I want more
She closes the door
She's not afraid of all the attention
She's not afraid of running wild
How come she's so afraid of falling in love
She's not afraid of scary movies
She likes the way we kiss in the dark
But she's so afraid of f-f-falling in love
Ohoo
Maybe she's just trying to test me
Wanna see how hard I'm gonna work
Wanna see if I can really tell how much she's worth
What your worth
Or maybe all her friends have told her
Don't' get closer he'll just break your heart
But either way she sees in me and it's just so hard (So hard)
'Cause every time I tell her how I feel
She says it's not real
She's not afraid of all the attention
She's not afraid of running wild
How come she's so afraid of falling in love
She's not afraid of scary movies
She likes the way we kiss in the dark
But she's so afraid of f-f-falling in love
Ohoo
What about all the things we said
Talking on the phone so late
I can't let her get away from me (Ohh)
When I say that I can't do it no more
She's back in my door
She's not afraid of all the attention
She's not afraid of running wild
How come she's so afraid of falling in love
She's not afraid of scary movies
She likes the way we kiss in the dark
But she's so afraid of f-f-falling in love (Ohoo, ohoo)
She's not afraid
She's not afraid (Ohoo, ohoo)
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Fortnight
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Yo La Tengo
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Great version of a great song,
Just A Little Lovin'
Dusty Springfield
Dusty Springfield
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:
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It's clear what the lyrics mean. The guy wants to get more serious because he's in love with the girl. The girl has a fear of falling in love. Although they are clearly sleeping together and in a relationship, the girl is very guarded and bottles up her feelings. The guy, on the other hand, is putting it all out there, but when he threatens to leave she wants him to stay. No, you do not have to be in love to be in a relationship or sleeping together. Describes my boyfriend and I perfectly.