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 believed.
You believed in movements none could see.
You believed in me.
A passionate spirit,
Uncompromised.
Boundless and open.
A light in your eyes, then, immobilized.
Vacant, broken.
Fell at the hands of those movements that I wouldn't see.
Cause it was you who prayed for me so,
What have I done to be a son to an angel?
What have I done to be worthy?
Daylight dims leaving cold fluorescence.
Difficult to see you in this light.
Please forgive this selfish question, but...
What am I to say to all these ghouls tonight?
She never told a lie.
Well might've told a lie,
But never lived one.
Didn't have a life.
Didn't have a life.
But surely saved one.
See? I'm alright.
Now it's time for us to let you go.
You believed in movements none could see.
You believed in me.
A passionate spirit,
Uncompromised.
Boundless and open.
A light in your eyes, then, immobilized.
Vacant, broken.
Fell at the hands of those movements that I wouldn't see.
Cause it was you who prayed for me so,
What have I done to be a son to an angel?
What have I done to be worthy?
Daylight dims leaving cold fluorescence.
Difficult to see you in this light.
Please forgive this selfish question, but...
What am I to say to all these ghouls tonight?
She never told a lie.
Well might've told a lie,
But never lived one.
Didn't have a life.
Didn't have a life.
But surely saved one.
See? I'm alright.
Now it's time for us to let you go.
Lyrics submitted by ab0ve, edited by Mellow_Harsher, Kyralik, AdamArtz
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judith marie is his mom. she died, he is praising her. i like how he through in the term 'ghouls' in there. i had read that is what he called the people from his moms church that had always come around. they were the ones that inspired him to write Judith for APC. you can see in this song that she is dying and he is asking her the selfish question of what is he supposed to tell her congregation.
This is the most beautiful thing since Disposition. Definitely about his mother, obviously. Her faith, obviously. Ah, Wings For Marie Pt I and II are the most insanely beautiful and personal songs that I think Maynard has ever written.
-Katie. xoxo.
Very good beginning.
The beginning is wrong. According to their officially-released lyrics (toolshed.down.net/lyrics/10kdayslyrics.php), it is as follows:<br /> <br /> You...<br /> You believed ...<br /> You believed in movements none could see.<br /> You believed in me<br /> <br /> A passionate spirit<br /> Uncompromised<br /> Boundless and open<br /> A light in your eyes<br /> Then immobilized.<br /> <br /> Broken<br /> Fell at the hands of those movements that I wouldn't see<br /> Yet it was you who prayed for me.<br /> So what have I done<br /> To be a son to an angel?<br /> What have I done<br /> To be worthy?<br /> <br /> Daylight dims leaving cold fluorescents<br /> Difficult to see you in this light<br /> Please forgive this selfish question, but<br /> What am I to say to all these ghouls tonight?<br /> "She never told a lie,<br /> ... well might have told a lie,<br /> But never lived one.<br /> Didn't have a life,<br /> Didn't have a life,<br /> But surely saved one."<br /> See? I'm alright<br /> Now it's time for us to let you go
TREXOR, just because you don't like the album, that doesn't mean you are right in saying it is fake. Like any other Tool album, you need to listen to it a few times before it really grabs you. It isn't like most mainstream rock, where each song is instantly catchy. I didn't like it at first, but after a few listens, it is quickly growing on me. I admit it sounds a bit like Lateralus, but it's still good. Those things you posted on other pages would make a point if only:
1) a song called 'vanity' was on the radio right now 2) I WASN'T CURRENTLY LISTENING TO THE ALBUM
Yea, it's suspicious that the album was leaked early, but do you really think the band would record an entire FAKE album, just to fool some people? That's the biggest piece of negative publicity I've ever heard.
Why wouldn't it be good the first time? You have to look up the lyrics to understand them (albumin general, not this song), so you cant even say they suck due to lyrics being less, um, requiring of study. And it doesn't even sound different from other alternative, not in a bad way I mean. Godsmack uses tribal elements, but aside from thar and the purposeful "strangeness", if, basically, they liked the same kind of music but werent Tool and didn't use the uniqueness, them there's a LOT of other bands that sound like it, like Staind and Nickelback, so why would it be "hard to catch on"?
just sync wings pt 1&2 together, they mesh perfectly and it WAS intentional.
@ghettohmbrglr WHAT? You mean playing both of the songs at the same time? How can you do that? I mean how start them perfectly at the same time, so there is no time difference between them at all?
This album came out shortly before my mother fell ill with terminal cancer. I fully believe this song and 10,00Days Wings For Marie II are written about his mothers' passing. This album kept me as sane as i could be through caring for my own mother and was transformational to me personally. The timing was so odd. I felt a deep connection to this song and to all of Tool's music actually, but I truly want to thank them for the transcendence this album gave me while i went through what was one of the most difficult times in my life. His anger at his mother had been publicly documented through Judith Marie in A Perfect Circle. I understand those feelings as I also had problems with relating to my own mother until facing the prospect of losing her then i came to see as Maynard did the beauty of her life and spirit and what had held us apart was no longer as important as what drew us together. I pray that my mother also received her Wings. Love is transcendent it passes through all barriers of time space life death and even belief. Thank you for this chance to throw out my 2 cents.
@elyssapipistral She has an aneurysm not cancer.
@elyssapipistral My mom had cancer. I did not know what took Maynard's mom. My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer that metastasized. She had tumors in her lungs brain and spine. I was her primary caregiver at her home. I went to all her treatments and such.
@elyssapipistral Since you wrote this in 2014, and in your later comment you wrote about your mums disease in past tense, I assume she had passed away in that meantime? ... I wish you all peace in the universe and your mother too! And may the beauty and deepness of art be always with us and accompany and strenghten us in all our difficulties throughout life!
@elyssapipistral His mom had a stroke, incapacitating her when he was a pre-teen. She was severely affected and died as a result of complication her aneurysm at age 59
When I heard this song for the first time, I cried. I am only 17, so my mom has a lot of time to live, but I could not imagine what it would feel like to lose my parents, the people who trusted me the most. I have ADHD so my mom has been very crucial and impactful in my life, and my Dad finds every moment for me to spend time with him. I could not comprehend this amount of grief and suicidal feeling from losing my parents, especially my mom. \n\nBack to when I first heard this song.\n\nAfter the song finished, I went right out to the dinner table, where she was sitting, typing away at her phone. \n\nI got her attention and told her that I would write a song about her when I grow up and get into a band.\n\nThen, I gave her the biggest hug and said four words.\n\n"I love you mom"\n\nAlways remember to love your parents, unless they are terrible ones.
"Alright, now its time for us to let you go"
interesting way to end the song. Are "jesus" and "marie" planning something against big god?
egb, because he's looking for responses like that to get him off.
THIS IS THE REAL TOOL ALBUM. PERIOD. FUCK.