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.
I had a vision tonight that the world was ending
And the sky was falling and time was bending
I watched the heavens collide right before my eyes
What if the world dies with the sunrise?
Baby it's all right we'll be up all night
What if we're unmade when the stars fade?
Keep me going 'til the night turns into the day
I had a visitor come from the great beyond
Telling me our time in the world is done
And to watch for a sign in the midnight sky
What if the world dies with the sunrise?
Baby it's all right we'll be up all night
What if we're unmade when the stars fade?
Keep me going 'til the night turns into the day
What if the world dies with the sunrise?
Baby it's all right we'll be up all night
What if we're unmade when the stars fade?
Keep me going 'til the night turns into the day
We wait for the sunrise
We watch as the world dies
We howl in the moonlight
When the World Ender comes, baby don't close your eyes
We wait for the sunrise
We wait for the sunrise
I had a vision tonight that the world was ending
Yeah the sky was falling and time was bending
We spent our last night in the moonlight
Baby it's so bright we'll be up all night
I got a helluva view for the end of the world
I've got a bottle of booze and a beautiful girl
If I'm a'goin to die I'm gonna go in style
What if the world dies with the sunrise?
Baby it's all right we'll be up all night
What if we're unmade when the stars fade?
Keep me going 'til the night turns into the day
What if the world dies with the sunrise?
Baby it's all right we'll be up all night
What if we're unmade when the stars fade?
Keep me going 'til the night turns into the day
And the sky was falling and time was bending
I watched the heavens collide right before my eyes
What if the world dies with the sunrise?
Baby it's all right we'll be up all night
What if we're unmade when the stars fade?
Keep me going 'til the night turns into the day
I had a visitor come from the great beyond
Telling me our time in the world is done
And to watch for a sign in the midnight sky
What if the world dies with the sunrise?
Baby it's all right we'll be up all night
What if we're unmade when the stars fade?
Keep me going 'til the night turns into the day
What if the world dies with the sunrise?
Baby it's all right we'll be up all night
What if we're unmade when the stars fade?
Keep me going 'til the night turns into the day
We wait for the sunrise
We watch as the world dies
We howl in the moonlight
When the World Ender comes, baby don't close your eyes
We wait for the sunrise
We wait for the sunrise
I had a vision tonight that the world was ending
Yeah the sky was falling and time was bending
We spent our last night in the moonlight
Baby it's so bright we'll be up all night
I got a helluva view for the end of the world
I've got a bottle of booze and a beautiful girl
If I'm a'goin to die I'm gonna go in style
What if the world dies with the sunrise?
Baby it's all right we'll be up all night
What if we're unmade when the stars fade?
Keep me going 'til the night turns into the day
What if the world dies with the sunrise?
Baby it's all right we'll be up all night
What if we're unmade when the stars fade?
Keep me going 'til the night turns into the day
Lyrics submitted by samlikemusic
Until the Night Turns Lyrics as written by Ben Schneider
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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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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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:
"'Just a Little Lovin’ is a timeless country song originally recorded by Eddy Arnold in 1954. The song, written by Eddie Miller and Jimmy Campbell, explores the delicate nuances of love and showcases Arnold’s emotive vocals. It delves into the universal theme of love and how even the smallest gesture of affection can have a profound impact on our lives." https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-just-a-little-lovin-by-eddy-arnold/
I liked the song at first for its rare positivity towards doom, about savoring the short night left for the song's persona. Rather fun. However, re-listening to it I noticed the lyric that "time was bending." The rest of the song focuses of the linear night ending in the sunrise. But if "time was bending," whether it means the future or past happening with the present night, the idea of the linear night "turning into the day" kind of... breaks. Going out on a limb here, but one idea this gave me (assuming the time-contradiction was intentional at all?) is that this 'final night' is what the rest of one's lifetime feels like. If time is bending, from now until your death is the same as your last few hours until your death.