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.
Comes a time when you get turned around and
Life itself just wears you out but
You keep getting ready for the big parade
Ah, you shine your shoes and you fake a smile
Salute the players with that famous style
'Cause keeping up has kept you in chains
I was thinking that if you know a way out
Then I'd like to go with you
And we can burn out like candles
Under that paper moon
They just don't know anything at all
They just don't know anything at all
You'll fight traffic jams and big TVs and
Hipsters trapped in their own irony but
You'll finally think about settling down
Oh, you quit your job and you sell your car
You'll burn your clothes and pray to the stars 'cause
You swore to God that you'd never end up this way
I was thinking that if you know a way out
Then I'd like to go with you
And we can burn out like candles
Under that paper moon
They just don't know anything at all
They just don't know anything at all
At all, at all, at all, at all
Comes a time when you get turned around
Life itself just wears you out
You keep getting ready for that big parade
Life itself just wears you out but
You keep getting ready for the big parade
Ah, you shine your shoes and you fake a smile
Salute the players with that famous style
'Cause keeping up has kept you in chains
I was thinking that if you know a way out
Then I'd like to go with you
And we can burn out like candles
Under that paper moon
They just don't know anything at all
They just don't know anything at all
You'll fight traffic jams and big TVs and
Hipsters trapped in their own irony but
You'll finally think about settling down
Oh, you quit your job and you sell your car
You'll burn your clothes and pray to the stars 'cause
You swore to God that you'd never end up this way
I was thinking that if you know a way out
Then I'd like to go with you
And we can burn out like candles
Under that paper moon
They just don't know anything at all
They just don't know anything at all
At all, at all, at all, at all
Comes a time when you get turned around
Life itself just wears you out
You keep getting ready for that big parade
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Fortnight
Taylor Swift
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This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
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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."
Magical
Ed Sheeran
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How would you describe the feeling of being in love? For Ed Sheeran, the word is “Magical.” in HIS three-minute album opener, he makes an attempt to capture the beauty and delicacy of true love with words. He describes the magic of it all over a bright Pop song produced by Aaron Dessner.
Blue
Ed Sheeran
Ed Sheeran
“Blue” is a song about a love that is persisting in the discomfort of the person experiencing the emotion. Ed Sheeran reflects on love lost, and although he wishes his former partner find happiness, he cannot but admit his feelings are still very much there. He expresses the realization that he might never find another on this stringed instrumental by Aaron Dessner.
I feel that this song is about feeling trapped by the demands set by society. An increasing number of young people don't philosophically believe in wasting their lives away stuck in an office. They feel that there is a lot to enjoy in the world, and that spending eight hours each day for five days per week sitting behind a desk is a sin. Unfortunately, the standards and expectations set by generations before us and maintained by consumerism leave some of us feeling trapped, especially in young urban communities and elite circles where there's a lot of pressure to have stylish clothes, a nice ride, and a sweet crib. If you don't see this where you live, take a trip to the hip metro areas in the U.S. and check out how many guys are walking around in pairs of $75 Express Jeans when it's over 90*F outside.
The line, "They just don't know anything at all," explains that the singer feels as if those around him (and probably especially the older generations) are also trapped, but they don't have a clue or realize that they're wasting their lives away. While their ignorance is bliss, the singer's enlightenment and realization that they're so caught up in the materialistic standards of society has them feeling dragged down and beaten. They're seeking refuge if anyone knows a way out.
I love this song, yet haven't quite nailed down the meaning. Perhaps it's something along the lines of wanting to lose yourself...?
Anyways.
Kudos to this song, and the phenomenal lyrics:
Youll fight traffic jams and big TVs, and Hipsters trapped in their own irony, but Youll finally think about settling down Oh you quit your job and you sell your car Youll burn your clothes and pray to the stars, cause You swore to God that you'd never end up this way
This song hits home for me personally in so many ways. I will write about them all. Probably for the next issue of Target Audience Magazine since we have been responsible for the release of this song. The youtube video came from an interview done here: targetaudiencemagazine.com/music.php5<br /> <br /> Come listen to the 45 minute interview with Raine. I'll be "getting ready for the big parade"
That interview is so amateurish it's not even funny. I like how you guys considered that a CD review, when it was four tracks, and the interviewee just sucked up to Raine the whole time.
I think its about coming to realize who you really are people get so caught up in everyday things they kind of forget what makes them unique and now he's looking to get away to be himself
I could have worded ^ that better
I agree, I love "pray to the stars cause you swore you'd never end up this way"...amazing!
absolutely love this song!!!
Yep I think you're all about right on this one. It's about being stuck in that boring job doing boring things just to fit in with society: the exact thing you promised yourself you'd never do when you were 15-20-25 years old... All those dreams and grand ambitions have been toned down over time.
Somehow the song reminds me of the book Generation X by Douglas Coupland (a Canadian author btw, most of his books are quirky and worth a read!). Roughly: the characters (born in the 60s and 70s) are jaded young adults trying to find some extraordinary thing to do with their lives. But they're kinda stuck in a rut and having to conform to make it trhough. OLP are GenX, and somehow I think they would have read the book, and identified to it. 'Cause I kinda did too.
It's as if the last song on the album is balancing out the first song (which I thought was pret-ty bad).
OLP continues to have some of the best lyrics regardless of their actual musical direction, if you ask me, and this song proves it. "Youll burn your clothes and pray to the stars, cause You swore to God that youd never end up this way"
Love it.
(Also, I have no idea how my brain drew a comparison between Miley Cyrus and Raine's voice in the choruses.)
Gah, I meant verses, not choruses. That doesn't even make sense.
I went to see Our Lady Peace in concert last night here in Montreal. (AMAZING btw) Anyway, before playing this song Raine said that it was about the huge, white moon that's so vivid and clear over the Canadian prairies. They've toured Canada a lot, and he was inspired one time while they were in the prairies. He said it's the same moon Neil Young wrote a song about, and they wanted to write one too.
So there you go.
Thanks for posting the lyrics. This song is amazing, This song should shut all the whiny people up that want old OLP back.. This song does it.
You can hear it here: youtube.com/watch
I disagree, this isn't much like the old OLP, it's a lot like the songs on the last album.<br /> I enjoy it, though. They're growing and reshaping their music and style.<br /> <br /> Although, the thing I miss the most is Raine's falsetto [which only appears for 2 words in this entire album, both words are in this song - "Like" and "That"]. That was a gigantic part of the OLP sound, in my opinion, and it feels like the songs are missing something with out it now.<br /> <br /> I also really miss Mike Turner's guitar parts. I liked the progressive rock feel of Naveed, the most, but I've pretty much loved everything since [in fact it was Gravity that got me into the band].<br /> <br /> Regardless, this band is what they are now and I love them just the same. They'll hopefully continue to make music in any style they feel inspired to make.
Thanks so much! I couldn't word what it was that I missed about his singing and that just did it. I kept saying "it's like he's not going all out as much or something..." It's totally the falsetto. And spiritual machines is what got me into them and I consider myself a uge fan since they're my favorite band. =)