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.
You yell out in defiance
You're backed up against the wall
They're up there clutching their guns and
It makes you feel real small
So you can cuss,
Spit,
Throw bottles
Broken glass
But it all ends up with handcuffs on you hands
You run around and spray paint
Graffiti on everybody's wall
You think that's bitchin' man
That ain't nothing at all!
So you can cuss,spit,throw bottles
Broken glass
But it ends up with a swift kick to your ass
You're backed up against the wall
They're up there clutching their guns and
It makes you feel real small
So you can cuss,
Spit,
Throw bottles
Broken glass
But it all ends up with handcuffs on you hands
You run around and spray paint
Graffiti on everybody's wall
You think that's bitchin' man
That ain't nothing at all!
So you can cuss,spit,throw bottles
Broken glass
But it ends up with a swift kick to your ass
Lyrics submitted by black_cow_of_death
Back Against the Wall Lyrics as written by Keith Lehrer Greg W. Hetson
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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I've always taken this amongst the lines of being against phony revolutionary type kids. The shit they're doing described in this song, is just destructive crap. Nothing is accomplished from it. Kids think they're tough shit because they "cuss, spit, throw bottles, write graffiti, or break glass", but just like it's said, "that ain't nothing at all".
Totally agree with xDeadCitiesx - this point is proven further by the Jerks performance in "The Decline of Western Civilization", where Keith alternates some of the lyrics:
"You run around, spray paint Graffiti on everybody's walls You think you're really smart, man But you don't know fuckin' shit at all!"
To me, this song means that you can't rebel without having the cops on your back. They have the guns, so you can't do too much, it makes you feel real small. You can cuss, spit, throw bottles, write graffiti, or break glass, but the cops will kick your ass and arrest you.
If you think about it...It could be about Henry Rollins. Remember, Rollins took his spot in Black Flag. I mean it sounds selfish but, "Graffiti on eveybody's walls"-sounds like spray paint the walls by black flag. Broken Glass...The Cover of Damaged. There is a little more to it. No Time To Talk.
Love this song. It's one of the best messages in any punk song for the punkers out there that are looking to "voice their opinion". There are smart ways, then there are ways that basically amount to nothing and end up in arrest. Nice job fellas. Thanks.