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.
Oh well, you might think I'm crazy
To hang around with you
Or maybe you think I'm lucky
To have something to do
But I think that you're wild
Inside me is some child
You might think I'm foolish
Or maybe it's untrue
(You might think) you might think I'm crazy
(All I want) but all I want is you
You might think it's hysterical
But I know when you're weak
You think you're in the movies
And everything's so deep
But I think that you're wild
When you flash that fragile smile
You might think it's foolish
What you put me through
(You might think) you might think I'm crazy
(All I want) all I want is you
And it was hard, so hard to take
There's no escape without a scrape
But you kept it going 'til the sun fell down
You kept it going
Oh well, you might think I'm delirious
The way I run you down
But somewhere sometimes, when you're curious
I'll be back around
Oh, I think that you're wild
And so uniquely styled
You might think it's foolish
This chancy rendezvous
(You might think) you might think I'm crazy
(All I want) but all I want is you
Oh, ooh, all I want is you
(All I want) all I want is you
To hang around with you
Or maybe you think I'm lucky
To have something to do
But I think that you're wild
Inside me is some child
You might think I'm foolish
Or maybe it's untrue
(You might think) you might think I'm crazy
(All I want) but all I want is you
You might think it's hysterical
But I know when you're weak
You think you're in the movies
And everything's so deep
But I think that you're wild
When you flash that fragile smile
You might think it's foolish
What you put me through
(You might think) you might think I'm crazy
(All I want) all I want is you
And it was hard, so hard to take
There's no escape without a scrape
But you kept it going 'til the sun fell down
You kept it going
Oh well, you might think I'm delirious
The way I run you down
But somewhere sometimes, when you're curious
I'll be back around
Oh, I think that you're wild
And so uniquely styled
You might think it's foolish
This chancy rendezvous
(You might think) you might think I'm crazy
(All I want) but all I want is you
Oh, ooh, all I want is you
(All I want) all I want is you
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Fortnight
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"Fast car" is kind of a continuation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It has all the clawing your way to a better life, but in this case the protagonist never makes it with her love; in fact she is dragged back down by him.
There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
Holiday
Bee Gees
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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.
Mountain Song
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Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell gives Adam Reader some heartfelt insight into Jane’s Addiction's hard rock manifesto "Mountain Song", which was the second single from their revolutionary album Nothing's Shocking. Mountain song was first recorded in 1986 and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dudes starring Jon Cryer. The version on Nothing's Shocking was re-recorded in 1988.
"'Mountain Song' was actually about... I hate to say it but... drugs. Climbing this mountain and getting as high as you can, and then coming down that mountain," reveals Farrell. "What it feels to descend from the mountain top... not easy at all. The ascension is tough but exhilarating. Getting down is... it's a real bummer. Drugs is not for everybody obviously. For me, I wanted to experience the heights, and the lows come along with it."
"There's a part - 'Cash in now honey, cash in Miss Smith.' Miss Smith is my Mother; our last name was Smith. Cashing in when she cashed in her life. So... she decided that, to her... at that time, she was desperate. Life wasn't worth it for her, that was her opinion. Some people think, never take your life, and some people find that their life isn't worth living. She was in love with my Dad, and my Dad was not faithful to her, and it broke her heart. She was very desperate and she did something that I know she regrets."
no one commented on this! ah i love this song to no end. "you might think i'm crazy, but all i want is you" best line.
We're all a little crazy sometimes. If a guy was chasing after me, I would think he was crazy too. Ric is a genius.
I love this song so much! Perfectly sums up me and my girl, I swear if she says she's a boring person one more time...
I showed her this song and, well, to say the least, she was happy...such a classic, and brilliant lyrics! One of the best from the Cars in my opinion!
Well I hope it means to the MAN OF MY DREAMS that 'ALL HE WANTS IS ME' coz 'ALL I WANT IS HIM!' ggl ggl And he left this song in a place that I would find it. Praying for a soonas rendezvous!
XOX
Adam Duritz of Counting Crows put out a solo album of covers with this on there a couple weeks ago, his version is amazing. I'd suggest everyone give it a listen. The Cars version is good too but I prefer Counting Crows style piano.
I actually think that this song is written from the perspective of a guy who is in love with a girl in depression. The girl has problems with her self-esteem and self-confidence so she thinks that this guy is crazy for loving her. The girl has an emotional breakdown when this guy, her best friend as weel as her boyfriend, was with her. But they guy knows her so well that he can understand her feelings, she tries to escape from reality and she has some pessimistic even suicidal thoughts(ı know you're weaj/ you think youre in the movies/everythings so deep). But the guy doesn't leave her because he is in love with her, he makes the girl smile, a fragile smile. This guys affection for this girl is so much that although he is hurt while trying to help her(there is no escape without a scrape) he didn't leave her. The refrain part of the song focuses on the feeling's of the girl, she thinks that the boy is crazy for not leaving this problematic girl. The guy sees her to be perfect no matter what happens.
Great night time driving song. Song sounds like it's about a girl with low self-esteem (probably shy and beautiful) who thinks a boy who likes her is crazy for hanging out / liking her.
Well silentexclamation it is on the Greatest Hits for The Cars. XD