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.
Settle in, won't you all take a seat?
Welcome here to the land of deceased
You breathe in, you breathe out, it all feels the same
You feel alive but there's no blood in your veins
Confess to us the fable of previous life
In life and in death I'll show you how our souls survive
Rest, rest in peace dear deceased, tell us all your stories
Scream, shout, let it out (Scream, shout, let it out!)
It's hard to make a sound when you're all fallen asleep
Caught in dream far from reality
Scream, shout, let it out (Scream, shout, let it out!)
Cause it's all over now
Understand, open your eyes and you'll see
I'm not here to judge you and I'm not here to preach
My role here is to guide you as we search through your past
So let's all get started, we're to get her at last!
Each of you left a loved one behind
How long do you expect them to live on and survive?!
Council of the dead
Who do you expect will be joining us next?
Live your life without fear of regret
Cause one you're dead there's no point to lament!
I know this all may be hard to believe
The sooner you accept it, the sooner you'll see
Your relativity is buried beneath
Your deaths are the lock, but your lives are the key!
Rest, rest in peace dear deceased, tell us all your stories
Scream, shout, let it out (Scream, shout, let it out!)
It's hard to make a sound when you're all fallen asleep
Caught in dream far from reality
Scream, shout, let it out (Scream, shout, let it out!)
Cause it's all over now
Everybody, sit and listen, there are some things I thins you should know
Before your destiny's decided, you must reveal where you come from
Loved ones and broken hearted you left behind to suffer
Now you're gone!
Let's hope in life that you provided
The means to live and carry on
Tell me now what's more important
Time in life or time now that you're gone?
Buried you in cemetery
Above your family surrounds
Try to scream their mane out loud
But it's hard to make a sound NOW!
Council of the dead (Council of the dead)
Who do you expect will be joining us next?
Live your life without fear of regret
Cause one you're dead there's no point to lament!
Rest, rest in peace dear deceased, tell us all your stories
Scream, shout, let it out (Scream, shout, let it out!)
It's hard to make a sound when you're all fallen asleep
Caught in dream far from reality
Scream, shout, let it out (Scream, shout, let it out!)
Cause it's all over now
Rest, rest in peace dear deceased, tell us all your stories
Scream, shout, let it out (Scream, shout, let it out!)
It's hard to make a sound when you're all fallen asleep
Caught in dream far from reality
Scream, shout, let it out (Scream, shout, let it out!)
Cause it's all over now
Welcome here to the land of deceased
You breathe in, you breathe out, it all feels the same
You feel alive but there's no blood in your veins
Confess to us the fable of previous life
In life and in death I'll show you how our souls survive
Rest, rest in peace dear deceased, tell us all your stories
Scream, shout, let it out (Scream, shout, let it out!)
It's hard to make a sound when you're all fallen asleep
Caught in dream far from reality
Scream, shout, let it out (Scream, shout, let it out!)
Cause it's all over now
Understand, open your eyes and you'll see
I'm not here to judge you and I'm not here to preach
My role here is to guide you as we search through your past
So let's all get started, we're to get her at last!
Each of you left a loved one behind
How long do you expect them to live on and survive?!
Council of the dead
Who do you expect will be joining us next?
Live your life without fear of regret
Cause one you're dead there's no point to lament!
I know this all may be hard to believe
The sooner you accept it, the sooner you'll see
Your relativity is buried beneath
Your deaths are the lock, but your lives are the key!
Rest, rest in peace dear deceased, tell us all your stories
Scream, shout, let it out (Scream, shout, let it out!)
It's hard to make a sound when you're all fallen asleep
Caught in dream far from reality
Scream, shout, let it out (Scream, shout, let it out!)
Cause it's all over now
Everybody, sit and listen, there are some things I thins you should know
Before your destiny's decided, you must reveal where you come from
Loved ones and broken hearted you left behind to suffer
Now you're gone!
Let's hope in life that you provided
The means to live and carry on
Tell me now what's more important
Time in life or time now that you're gone?
Buried you in cemetery
Above your family surrounds
Try to scream their mane out loud
But it's hard to make a sound NOW!
Council of the dead (Council of the dead)
Who do you expect will be joining us next?
Live your life without fear of regret
Cause one you're dead there's no point to lament!
Rest, rest in peace dear deceased, tell us all your stories
Scream, shout, let it out (Scream, shout, let it out!)
It's hard to make a sound when you're all fallen asleep
Caught in dream far from reality
Scream, shout, let it out (Scream, shout, let it out!)
Cause it's all over now
Rest, rest in peace dear deceased, tell us all your stories
Scream, shout, let it out (Scream, shout, let it out!)
It's hard to make a sound when you're all fallen asleep
Caught in dream far from reality
Scream, shout, let it out (Scream, shout, let it out!)
Cause it's all over now
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Council of the Dead Lyrics as written by Jeremy A Tollas
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