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.
No sir
Well, I don't wanna be the blame, not anymore
It's your turn, so take a seat we're settling the final score
And why do we like to hurt so much?
I can't decide
You have made it harder just to go on
And why?
All the possibilities
Well, I was wrong
Alright, let's do this
That's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa
That's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa
I drowned out all my sense with the sound of its beating
And that's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa
Ladies and Gentlemen, Taylor York
I wonder, how am I supposed to feel when you're not here?
'Cause I burned every bridge I ever built when you were here
I still try, holding on to silly things, I never learn
Oh, why? All the possibilities, well
I'm sure you've heard
That's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa
That's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa
I drowned out all my sense with the sound of its beating
And that's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa
Now pain, make your way to me, to me
And I'll always be just so inviting
Well, if I ever start to think straight
This heart will start a riot in me
Let's start, start, hey
Why do we like to hurt so much?
Oh, why do we like to hurt so much? Chicago
That's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa
That's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa
That's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa
Now I can't trust myself with anything but this
And that's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa
Well, I don't wanna be the blame, not anymore
It's your turn, so take a seat we're settling the final score
And why do we like to hurt so much?
I can't decide
You have made it harder just to go on
And why?
All the possibilities
Well, I was wrong
Alright, let's do this
That's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa
That's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa
I drowned out all my sense with the sound of its beating
And that's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa
Ladies and Gentlemen, Taylor York
I wonder, how am I supposed to feel when you're not here?
'Cause I burned every bridge I ever built when you were here
I still try, holding on to silly things, I never learn
Oh, why? All the possibilities, well
I'm sure you've heard
That's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa
That's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa
I drowned out all my sense with the sound of its beating
And that's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa
Now pain, make your way to me, to me
And I'll always be just so inviting
Well, if I ever start to think straight
This heart will start a riot in me
Let's start, start, hey
Why do we like to hurt so much?
Oh, why do we like to hurt so much? Chicago
That's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa
That's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa
That's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa
Now I can't trust myself with anything but this
And that's what you get when you let your heart win, whoa
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I think this song is about being in love with someone even though your head tells you they're going to hurt you in the end. Your heart wins over your head and eventually you get hurt, but in a strange way people enjoy the pain because at least they feel something. <3paramore narrates my life
I love the lines "Why do we like to hurt so much? Pain, make your way to me and I'll always be so inviting."
I think it's adressing what a lot of songs kind of deny, which is that in a sick way we almost like to hurt a lot over someone we really care about, because even if they're negative emotions, it's a deep feeling of real passion for someone. In a way, we don't fight it a lot. I'm not sure if that's what they were pushing, but that's my personal opinion.
Excellent song. Hayley Williams has a great voice. :)
this song is really nice. hayley sounds absolutely amazing (: i have the RIOT! cd early hehe :P
This song is gorgeous. =)
I think the line is:
"Why Do We Like To Hurt So Much?"
paramore have improved sooo much. like musicwise and hayleys voice is growing more amazing by the second. i am so jealous. haha kidding.
paramore is probably one of the only bands whove released a better sophmore album than their first. all the bands i know cept this one had really bad second albums compared to their earlier stuff.
This song is really universal. It's basically saying we hurt ourselves emotionally when we feel with our heart or follow our heart rather than thinking with our head.
"I wonder how am I supposed to feel when you're not here Cause I burned every bridge I ever built when you were here I still try holding onto silly things I never learn Oh why, all the possibilites I'm sure you've heard"
She let go of everything that gave her secuirty when she fell in love, and she's stuck on one side, in this cause in this situation and she can't do anything about it now.
even after this experience she's going to make the mistake of falling and hurting. She's never going to learn from the mistake of following her heart.
"Pain, make your way to me, to me And I'll always be just so inviting If I ever start to think straight This heart will start a riot in me Let's start, start, hey!"
Basically this verse is saying that she'd rather hurt than never feel love. And if she starts to think with her mind rather than think with her head, her heart will push through and fight off her thoughts and rationality and go with feelings.
i totally agree with DreamersDisease. especially this part....'It's basically saying we hurt ourselves emotionally when we feel with our heart or follow our heart rather than thinking with our head'...i can relate to that there.
i love this song :]