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.
"God awful waste-of-space dumb degenerate low life mal-adjusted freaks."
Now I want just one day for things to go my way
Low-life de-generation, generation.
"Got to know your place, dumb degenerate low-life, failure of the week."
If what you see is what you get,
Then we have nothing to regret from all the things i've seen.
And when there's nothing to regret,
Our stupid lives we'll better yet, at least we'll all come clean.
Now I want just one day for things to go my way
Low-life de-generation, generation.
"Got to know your place, dumb degenerate low-life, failure of the week."
If what you see is what you get,
Then we have nothing to regret from all the things i've seen.
And when there's nothing to regret,
Our stupid lives we'll better yet, at least we'll all come clean.
Lyrics submitted by Harry Manback
W.Y.S.I.W.Y.G. Lyrics as written by Jon S. Clayden Johnathan Carter
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
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Great version of a great song,
ahh shit! i posted the same thing three times in a row, ahh well. god i must be a loner, no one else is talking to me...:(
this song kicks ass! greatest guitar riff ever plus the singer has an amazing voice and the lyrics are awesome.
this song kicks ass! greatest guitar riff ever plus the singer has an amazing voice and the lyrics are awesome.
this song kicks ass! greatest guitar riff ever plus the singer has an amazing voice and the lyrics are awesome.
Hello, sic n twisted, I'll talk to you! This song is about poser guys who think they rule but in actual fact they suck! I love 'Shifter. I've seen them 4 times and met JS Clayden (The lead singer)! Their new album is released on 29th April in the UK but I don't know about elsewhere
i dont know anyone else who likes pitchshifter, thats fucken sweet. I wanna see them so BAD it hurts dude. We dont get their album unless we import it (im in Canada )
They totally rock live!! Have you heard the song 'Genius'? When they play that song, the whole place erupts into a frenzied mosh-pit!! And I have been in the middle of it with not so good consequences!
genius is ok but i like this song and microwaved the best cause not just the same line over and over but id kill to be in that mosh pit!
hmm!! mosh pits RULE!!
The new album ("PSI") is really good. If you get a chance to download it, do so cos it's different to Deviant but still really cool!