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.
And we've been set free
From the grip of isolation
From the torment of corrupt
And the immoral sovereignty
They brought us peace at
At the price so unforgiving
So we commend their selfless deeds
Cause now we're finally living!
We!
We won't let go (no)!
And we will stand up, round up everyone that we know
And we will gather young and old to fight this war
They gave us hope (hope)
So we will stand proud cast out hatred from ours homes
We will never let go
They fell as they choked
On their on words
Our heroes put them all to shame
In their places
Cowering in disgrace
They read the stories through our scars
These words will dictate who we are!
No more!
Break out of the implacable, ruthless hold
Eager to live so we'll finally take control
Enough with the despicable, savage shit
Malevolent, it's time to stand up and fight this
We hold our homes, and we'll destroy the evil!
We!
We won't let go (no)!
And we will stand up, round up everyone that we know
And we will gather young and old to fight this war
They gave us hope (hope)
So we will stand proud cast out hatred from ours homes
We will never let go
Dear heroes
Before you arrived, we were sad and afraid
We thank you for your sacrifice, your deaths won't be in vein
After the torture and pain that we had to underground
We want you all to know
They can break our bones
They can beat us, whip us, throw stones
But they can't break our souls
They can try, but they'll be unable
To have our lives
Our existence and our freedom
We won't back down and we'll never be defeated
We will rise!
We!
We won't let go (no)!
And we will stand up, round up everyone that we know
And we will gather young and old to fight this war
They gave us hope (hope)
So we will stand proud cast out hatred from ours homes
We will never let go
The devoted and strong, will always live on
From the grip of isolation
From the torment of corrupt
And the immoral sovereignty
They brought us peace at
At the price so unforgiving
So we commend their selfless deeds
Cause now we're finally living!
We!
We won't let go (no)!
And we will stand up, round up everyone that we know
And we will gather young and old to fight this war
They gave us hope (hope)
So we will stand proud cast out hatred from ours homes
We will never let go
They fell as they choked
On their on words
Our heroes put them all to shame
In their places
Cowering in disgrace
They read the stories through our scars
These words will dictate who we are!
No more!
Break out of the implacable, ruthless hold
Eager to live so we'll finally take control
Enough with the despicable, savage shit
Malevolent, it's time to stand up and fight this
We hold our homes, and we'll destroy the evil!
We!
We won't let go (no)!
And we will stand up, round up everyone that we know
And we will gather young and old to fight this war
They gave us hope (hope)
So we will stand proud cast out hatred from ours homes
We will never let go
Dear heroes
Before you arrived, we were sad and afraid
We thank you for your sacrifice, your deaths won't be in vein
After the torture and pain that we had to underground
We want you all to know
They can break our bones
They can beat us, whip us, throw stones
But they can't break our souls
They can try, but they'll be unable
To have our lives
Our existence and our freedom
We won't back down and we'll never be defeated
We will rise!
We!
We won't let go (no)!
And we will stand up, round up everyone that we know
And we will gather young and old to fight this war
They gave us hope (hope)
So we will stand proud cast out hatred from ours homes
We will never let go
The devoted and strong, will always live on
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The Uprise Lyrics as written by Jeremy A Tollas
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Fortnight
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