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.
One more drink, one more pill
Just one more lie to make me feel
Like I have something left to give
'Cause without it I'm just giving in
It's just a circle that's going
It spirals down and it sends you to hell
There's nothing here that can save me now
I'm coming up just to come back down (come back down)
Truth hurts and I'm in pain
Truth hurts like a bed of nails
Letting denial eat me up inside
The truth hurts, and it bleeds me dry
No more lies, no more games
Is it too late to make a change?
If hope is gone then what's the point?
Just pass my knife and it cuts my throat
A downward spiral takes control
Another chance to sell my soul
There's no one here that can save me now
But I'm coming up just to come back down (come back down)
Truth hurts and I'm in pain
Truth hurts like a bed of nails
Letting denial eat me up inside
The truth hurts, and it bleeds me dry
Truth hurts and I'm in pain
Truth hurts like a bed of nails
Letting denial eat me up inside
The truth hurts, and it bleeds me dry
Ai ai ah, ai ai ah, ai ai ah
Come back down
Truth hurts and I'm in pain
Truth hurts like a bed of nails
Letting denial eat me up inside
The truth hurts, and it bleeds me dry
Truth hurts and I'm in pain
Truth hurts like a bed of nails
Letting denial eat me up inside
The truth hurts, and it bleeds me dry
Just one more lie to make me feel
Like I have something left to give
'Cause without it I'm just giving in
It's just a circle that's going
It spirals down and it sends you to hell
There's nothing here that can save me now
I'm coming up just to come back down (come back down)
Truth hurts and I'm in pain
Truth hurts like a bed of nails
Letting denial eat me up inside
The truth hurts, and it bleeds me dry
No more lies, no more games
Is it too late to make a change?
If hope is gone then what's the point?
Just pass my knife and it cuts my throat
A downward spiral takes control
Another chance to sell my soul
There's no one here that can save me now
But I'm coming up just to come back down (come back down)
Truth hurts and I'm in pain
Truth hurts like a bed of nails
Letting denial eat me up inside
The truth hurts, and it bleeds me dry
Truth hurts and I'm in pain
Truth hurts like a bed of nails
Letting denial eat me up inside
The truth hurts, and it bleeds me dry
Ai ai ah, ai ai ah, ai ai ah
Come back down
Truth hurts and I'm in pain
Truth hurts like a bed of nails
Letting denial eat me up inside
The truth hurts, and it bleeds me dry
Truth hurts and I'm in pain
Truth hurts like a bed of nails
Letting denial eat me up inside
The truth hurts, and it bleeds me dry
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Fortnight
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The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
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This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
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This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
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Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”