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.
Last day of the rest of my life
I wish I would've known
'Cause I didn't kiss my mama goodbye
I didn't tell her that I loved her, how much I care
Or thank my pops for all the talks
And all the wisdom he shared
Unaware, I just did what I always do
Everyday, the same routine
Before I skate off to school
But who knew that this day wasn't like the rest
Instead of taking a test
I took two to the chest
Call me blind, but I didn't see it coming
Everybody was running
But I couldn't hear nothing
Except gun blasts, it happened so fast
I didn't really know this kid
Though I sit by him in class
Maybe this kid was reaching out for love
Or maybe for a moment
He forgot who he was
Or maybe this kid just wanted to be hugged
Whatever it was
I know it's because
We are, we are, the youth of the nation
We are, we are, youth of the nation
We are, we are, the youth of the nation
We are, we are, youth of the nation
Little Suzy, she was only twelve
She was given the world
With every chance to excel
Hang with the boys and hear the stories they tell
She might act kind of proud
But no respect for herself
She finds love in all the wrong places
The same situations
Just different faces
Changed up her pace since her daddy left her
Too bad he never told her
She deserved much better
Johnny boy always played the fool
He broke all the rules
So you would think he was cool
He was never really one of the guys
No matter how hard he tried
Often thought of suicide
It's kind of hard when you ain't got no friends
He put his life to an end
They might remember him then
You cross the line and there's no turning back
Told the world how he felt
With the sound of a gat
We are, we are, the youth of the nation
We are, we are, youth of the nation
We are, we are, the youth of the nation
We are, we are, youth of the nation
Who's to blame for the lives that tragedies claim?
No matter what you say
It don't take away the pain
That I feel inside, I'm tired of all the lies
Don't nobody know why
It's the blind leading the blind
I guess that's the way that the story goes
Will it ever make sense
Somebody's got to know
There's got to be more to life than this
There's got to be more to everything
I thought exists
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I wish I would've known
'Cause I didn't kiss my mama goodbye
I didn't tell her that I loved her, how much I care
Or thank my pops for all the talks
And all the wisdom he shared
Unaware, I just did what I always do
Everyday, the same routine
Before I skate off to school
But who knew that this day wasn't like the rest
Instead of taking a test
I took two to the chest
Call me blind, but I didn't see it coming
Everybody was running
But I couldn't hear nothing
Except gun blasts, it happened so fast
I didn't really know this kid
Though I sit by him in class
Maybe this kid was reaching out for love
Or maybe for a moment
He forgot who he was
Or maybe this kid just wanted to be hugged
Whatever it was
I know it's because
We are, we are, the youth of the nation
We are, we are, youth of the nation
We are, we are, the youth of the nation
We are, we are, youth of the nation
Little Suzy, she was only twelve
She was given the world
With every chance to excel
Hang with the boys and hear the stories they tell
She might act kind of proud
But no respect for herself
She finds love in all the wrong places
The same situations
Just different faces
Changed up her pace since her daddy left her
Too bad he never told her
She deserved much better
Johnny boy always played the fool
He broke all the rules
So you would think he was cool
He was never really one of the guys
No matter how hard he tried
Often thought of suicide
It's kind of hard when you ain't got no friends
He put his life to an end
They might remember him then
You cross the line and there's no turning back
Told the world how he felt
With the sound of a gat
We are, we are, the youth of the nation
We are, we are, youth of the nation
We are, we are, the youth of the nation
We are, we are, youth of the nation
Who's to blame for the lives that tragedies claim?
No matter what you say
It don't take away the pain
That I feel inside, I'm tired of all the lies
Don't nobody know why
It's the blind leading the blind
I guess that's the way that the story goes
Will it ever make sense
Somebody's got to know
There's got to be more to life than this
There's got to be more to everything
I thought exists
We are, we are, the youth of the nation
We are, we are, youth of the nation
We are, we are (we are, we are), the youth of the nation
We are, we are (we are, we are), youth of the nation
We are, we are (we are, we are)
The youth of the nation (the youth of a nation)
We are, we are (we are, we are)
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We are, we are (we are, we are)
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(We are)
Lyrics submitted by HoldURBreath, edited by SlashedO, AdamArtz
Youth of the Nation Lyrics as written by Mark Daniels Marcos Curiel
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I'm a spiritualist.
I don't believe in any god.
I believe there is some form of 'higher power'.
I don't have or believe in any religion.
There is good and bad in everyone. No one is 100% bad or 100% good.
I have spirit guides that watch over me and are with me as I travel through this journey of life.
The beliefs I do have are based on personal experiences rather than something I've simply chosen to follow or tag along with.
I believe in Karma, and destiny. I know Karma is alive because I've seen the effects of it and I've experienced it first hand. It's come around and kicked me in the ass a few times when I've done bad things, and I've always known why.
But then Karma is related to universal energy, so it brings good as well as bad - and I've had my share of good in this world My beliefs align with some of the Bhuddist, the Chinese ancient philosophy and the universal law of energy.
I don't believe there is a 'heaven' or 'hell'. [When you die you pass over to the 'other side' - you move on to the next life or phase in your journey - in time you may return to this earth and be re-incarnated
When you return to this earth it is possible to come back the opposite to what you were in the previous life. If you were a boy you can come back as a girl.
This in part explains why some people have identity crises and feel like they are trapped in the wrong body - probably because in a past life they were the opposite sex.]
Heaven and hell are "places" that those of Christian beliefs use to justify certain situations and moral beliefs.
Example - "You are a bad person so you will go to hell".
Here's the hypocrisy of it all: Someone talks about a bad person and therefore believes, under these Christian values that the person must therefore be going to hell. When that person dies, and a child comes along and says "Where is x now?" - the answer is always "He's gone to heaven"....
So that does one of two things - either shows that person up as being a liar (gosh, now wasn't there one of the ten commandments that says thou shall not lie?) or worse, it means that person doesn't believe in the power of their own convictions or values.
I have yet to be introduced to a Christian who not only believes in the ten commandments but actually practices them completely and without failing.
I find total hypocrisy in how one can break all the rules (sin) throughout the week yet turn up at some building on the weekend and request forgiveness and somehow that makes everything all right.
Because few people actually know what happens after death, they choose to rationalise it by using terms like heaven and hell. It's convenient, simple and tidy.
On a similar note, terms such as "The Devil" and "Satan" are of similar vain - as they are simply used as scapegoats to explain away anything bad that happens, or why someone acts the way they do.
I find it interesting that in the bible (which is not complete because there are many chapters apparently that were left out way back in the 1500's or around about because someone couldn't translate them properly).
This of course is not the only shortcoming of the Bible. Unfortunately I could write a book on how it just doesn't stack up, and I'm too busy compiling a book on something far more interesting than that.
Well, I could go on, and on, and on and on and on...
But I won't - I think I've said enough for now.
In the meantime, have a think about this:
First, we postulate that if souls exist, then they must have some mass. If they do, then a mole (unit of measurement of small amounts) of souls can also have a mass. So, at what rate are souls moving into hell and at what rate are souls leaving?
I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving.
As for souls entering hell, lets look at the different religions that exist in the world today. Some of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to hell. Since there are more than one of these religions and people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that all people and all souls go to hell.
With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in hell to increase exponentially.
Now, we look at the rate of change in volume in hell. Boyle's Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in hell to stay the same, the ratio of the mass of souls and volume needs to stay constant.
So, if hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter hell, then the temperature and pressure in hell will increase until all hell breaks loose.
Of course, if hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in hell, than the temperature and pressure will drop until hell freezes over.