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.
Have you ever wondered why we're here?
What's it all about?
You've no idea.
And everywhere you look, all you see is hatred and darkness and death and fear. But you know it doesn't have to be..
I hate you; you hate me.
Cause even though we're different, it doesn't make a difference and we can live in harmony
No you don't know who I am, but maybe I can hold your hand
and together we can understand about love!
I feel tingly...
That's love my friend, and it's time for you to learn all about it.
Love is a place, love is a thing
Love is a place, love is a thing
Love is a place, love is a thing
Love is a place, love is a thing
And do you ever feel like life's unfair?
Cause everybody hates you and no one cares?
But if you follow me, maybe you will see that love is everywhere.
But what is love, is it in the sky?
No it's a feeling, deep inside.
Because I'm hungry?
No, you're lonely. I can see it in your eyes.
I don't understand...
Don't worry, you will soon. Come and meet some of my friends! They all know about love. Come on, just over the rainbow.
Oh look, there he goes, flying through the sky.
Maybe we should follow him or we'll get left behind.
Yes, but there's lots of chicken left and I'd like to eat the chicken.
I'd also like to eat the chicken. Let's do that instead!
So here we are with all my friends and they love you, all of them!
Yes we do!
It is true!
We love you!
And you love us too!
I love you too, Furry Boy!
Heheh... Harder!
Now we've eaten the chicken, I don't know what to do.
Maybe we should look for our friend. Isn't that what friends do?
And we have finished our chicken picnic.
To love each other is to care, to be kind...
...and to share!
I love my friend, so I give them a hug!
I made this for you cause I love you so much!
I love my pet cause he's a crab.
I love this tree! I love this stick! I love this bug and -
No, no, no, that's not how it's done. You must save your love for your special one!
My special one?
Everyone has a special one.
Even me? But I am lonely...
Yes it's true, but do not worry! You're confused, but that's okay. Let me put this another way...
This is the story of Michael, the loneliest boy in town.
This is the story of Michael, the ugliest boy in town.
Ugly and weak so they called him a freak so he lived on his own underground.
He lived on his own underground.
He lived on his own underground.
You see? Everyone has a special one!
Even Michael!
Your heart beats hard like a big love drum, calling for your special one!
So be patient, because maybe...
...your special one will come!
He's made for her...
and she's made for him!
And that's the way it's always been.
And it's perfect.
And it's pure.
And it's protected with a ring.
That's the way that old love goes.
Like a flower it grows and grows!
And it's forever.
And forever.
And now we all worship our King!
Our King! Our King! Our King!
His name is Malcolm.
He is the King of Love!
We must feed Him.
We must feed Him gravel.
Or He becomes angry.
And this is your chance to start anew and all we're asking you to do...
...is change your name...
...and clean your brain...
...and forget everything you ever knew!
And your heart will find its home!
And our love will never go!
Now wear this ring!
And join the King!
And you will never be alone!
What's it all about?
You've no idea.
And everywhere you look, all you see is hatred and darkness and death and fear. But you know it doesn't have to be..
I hate you; you hate me.
Cause even though we're different, it doesn't make a difference and we can live in harmony
No you don't know who I am, but maybe I can hold your hand
and together we can understand about love!
I feel tingly...
That's love my friend, and it's time for you to learn all about it.
Love is a place, love is a thing
Love is a place, love is a thing
Love is a place, love is a thing
Love is a place, love is a thing
And do you ever feel like life's unfair?
Cause everybody hates you and no one cares?
But if you follow me, maybe you will see that love is everywhere.
But what is love, is it in the sky?
No it's a feeling, deep inside.
Because I'm hungry?
No, you're lonely. I can see it in your eyes.
I don't understand...
Don't worry, you will soon. Come and meet some of my friends! They all know about love. Come on, just over the rainbow.
Oh look, there he goes, flying through the sky.
Maybe we should follow him or we'll get left behind.
Yes, but there's lots of chicken left and I'd like to eat the chicken.
I'd also like to eat the chicken. Let's do that instead!
So here we are with all my friends and they love you, all of them!
Yes we do!
It is true!
We love you!
And you love us too!
I love you too, Furry Boy!
Heheh... Harder!
Now we've eaten the chicken, I don't know what to do.
Maybe we should look for our friend. Isn't that what friends do?
And we have finished our chicken picnic.
To love each other is to care, to be kind...
...and to share!
I love my friend, so I give them a hug!
I made this for you cause I love you so much!
I love my pet cause he's a crab.
I love this tree! I love this stick! I love this bug and -
No, no, no, that's not how it's done. You must save your love for your special one!
My special one?
Everyone has a special one.
Even me? But I am lonely...
Yes it's true, but do not worry! You're confused, but that's okay. Let me put this another way...
This is the story of Michael, the loneliest boy in town.
This is the story of Michael, the ugliest boy in town.
Ugly and weak so they called him a freak so he lived on his own underground.
He lived on his own underground.
He lived on his own underground.
You see? Everyone has a special one!
Even Michael!
Your heart beats hard like a big love drum, calling for your special one!
So be patient, because maybe...
...your special one will come!
He's made for her...
and she's made for him!
And that's the way it's always been.
And it's perfect.
And it's pure.
And it's protected with a ring.
That's the way that old love goes.
Like a flower it grows and grows!
And it's forever.
And forever.
And now we all worship our King!
Our King! Our King! Our King!
His name is Malcolm.
He is the King of Love!
We must feed Him.
We must feed Him gravel.
Or He becomes angry.
And this is your chance to start anew and all we're asking you to do...
...is change your name...
...and clean your brain...
...and forget everything you ever knew!
And your heart will find its home!
And our love will never go!
Now wear this ring!
And join the King!
And you will never be alone!
Lyrics submitted by WhoNose
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This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
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This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
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No Surprises
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Same ideas expressed in Fitter, Happier are expressed in this song. We're told to strive for some sort of ideal life, which includes getting a good job, being kind to everyone, finding a partner, getting married, having a couple kids, living in a quiet neighborhood in a nice big house, etc. But in Fitter, Happier the narrator(?) realizes that it's incredibly robotic to live this life. People are being used by those in power "like a pig in a cage on antibiotics"--being pacified with things like new phones and cool gadgets and houses while being sucked dry. On No Surprises, the narrator is realizing how this life is killing him slowly. In the video, his helmet is slowly filling up with water, drowning him. But he's so complacent with it. This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians and businessmen, perhaps) is not the way to live. But there is seemingly no way out but death. He'd rather die peacefully right now than live in this cage. While our lives are often shielded, we're in our own protective bubbles, or protective helmets like the one Thom wears, if we look a little harder we can see all the corruption, lies, manipulation, etc. that is going on in the world, often run by huge yet nearly invisible organizations, corporations, and 'leaders'. It's a very hopeless song because it reflects real life.
Its parodying traditional marriage and religious cults. The song is a conversation between multiple people, the first speaker, we will call him Manny, is being recruited to a cult but doesn't know it yet. The second speaker, we'll call him Shrignold, is trying to recruit Manny to the cult.
"But what is love, is it in the sky? No it's a feeling, deep inside. Because I'm hungry? No, you're lonely. I can see it in your eyes."
Manny asks what love is, and Shrignold tells him that its a feeling deep inside. Manny says, "Because I'm hungry?," but Shringold denies this, saying its because he's lonely. What Manny really needs is food, but Shrignold is trying to give him something he doesn't really need.
"He's made for her... and she's made for him! And that's the way it's always been. And it's perfect. And it's pure. And it's protected with a ring. That's the way that old love goes. Like a flower it grows and grows! And it's forever. And forever."
This verse is parodying anti-gay propaganda. "HE was made for HER, SHE was made for HIM. Its the way its ALWAYS BEEN. It's perfect and its PURE. And its protected with a ring." Those lines parody the arguments against gay marriage.
And now we all worship our King! Our King! Our King! Our King! His name is Malcolm. He is the King of Love! We must feed Him. We must feed Him gravel. Or He becomes angry.
And this is your chance to start anew and all we're asking you to do... ...is change your name... ...and clean your brain... ...and forget everything you ever knew!
And your heart will find its home! And our love will never go! Now wear this ring! And join the King! And you will never be alone!
These verses are parodying religion. Manny has to change his name, clean his brain, etc. to have true love, but this isn't true.