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, oh
Oh, oh
Laissez tomber les filles
'Sez tomber les filles
Un jour c'est toi qu'on laissera
Laissez tomber les filles
'Sez tomber les filles
Un jour c'est toi qu'on laissera
Oui j'ai pleuré mais ce jour-là
Non, je ne pleurerai pas
Non, je ne pleurerai pas
Oui j'ai pleuré mais ce jour-là
Je ne pleurerai pas
Je ne pleurerai pas
Oh, I guess you had no idea that you could have persuaded me
Girl, you could've had me doing anything you pleased
Girl, you should've took your time and thought of what to say to me
'Cause I'm not as hard as you make it seem to be
It could've went so many ways
So many ways it can go
'Cause ain't nobody feels the way that I feel when I'm alone
So if I said that I won't call
The lying comes natural to me
You probably coulda had it all
You could have been that lonely star
If we just went on (laissez tomber les filles)
('Sez tomber les filles)
If we just went on, oh yeah (un jour c'est toi qu'on laissera)
If we just went on (laissez tomber les filles)
('Sez tomber les filles)
If we just went on (un jour c'est toi qu'on laissera)
Happiness exists when you don't know a thing
So I hope you don't think this song is about you
And only I can know how close you came
But baby I'm a pro at letting go
I love it when they come and go
But it could've went so many ways
So many ways it can go
'Cause ain't nobody feels the way that I feel when I'm alone
So if I said that I won't call
The lying comes natural to me
You probably could've had it all
You could've been that lonely star
If we just went on (laissez tomber les filles)
Ooh ('Sez tomber les filles)
If we just went on, hey (un jour c'est toi qu'on laissera)
If we just went on (laissez tomber les filles)
Oh ('Sez tomber les filles)
If we just went on (un jour c'est toi qu'on laissera)
If we just went on, ooh baby (laissez tomber les filles)
Ooh baby ('Sez tomber les filles)
If we just went on, hey (un jour c'est toi qu'on laissera)
If we just went on (laissez tomber les filles)
Ooh ('Sez tomber les filles)
If we just went on (un jour c'est toi qu'on laissera)
Oh, yeah, ooh, yeah
Laissez tomber les filles
Laissez tomber les filles
Un jour c'est toi qu'on laissera
Laissez tomber les filles
Laissez tomber les filles
Un jour c'est toi qu'on laissera
Oui j'ai pleuré mais ce jour-là
Non, je ne pleurerai pas
Non, je ne pleurerai pas
Oh, oui j'ai pleuré mais ce jour-là
Je ne pleurerai pas
Non, je ne pleurerai pas
Oh, oh
Laissez tomber les filles
'Sez tomber les filles
Un jour c'est toi qu'on laissera
Laissez tomber les filles
'Sez tomber les filles
Un jour c'est toi qu'on laissera
Oui j'ai pleuré mais ce jour-là
Non, je ne pleurerai pas
Non, je ne pleurerai pas
Oui j'ai pleuré mais ce jour-là
Je ne pleurerai pas
Je ne pleurerai pas
Oh, I guess you had no idea that you could have persuaded me
Girl, you could've had me doing anything you pleased
Girl, you should've took your time and thought of what to say to me
'Cause I'm not as hard as you make it seem to be
It could've went so many ways
So many ways it can go
'Cause ain't nobody feels the way that I feel when I'm alone
So if I said that I won't call
The lying comes natural to me
You probably coulda had it all
You could have been that lonely star
If we just went on (laissez tomber les filles)
('Sez tomber les filles)
If we just went on, oh yeah (un jour c'est toi qu'on laissera)
If we just went on (laissez tomber les filles)
('Sez tomber les filles)
If we just went on (un jour c'est toi qu'on laissera)
Happiness exists when you don't know a thing
So I hope you don't think this song is about you
And only I can know how close you came
But baby I'm a pro at letting go
I love it when they come and go
But it could've went so many ways
So many ways it can go
'Cause ain't nobody feels the way that I feel when I'm alone
So if I said that I won't call
The lying comes natural to me
You probably could've had it all
You could've been that lonely star
If we just went on (laissez tomber les filles)
Ooh ('Sez tomber les filles)
If we just went on, hey (un jour c'est toi qu'on laissera)
If we just went on (laissez tomber les filles)
Oh ('Sez tomber les filles)
If we just went on (un jour c'est toi qu'on laissera)
If we just went on, ooh baby (laissez tomber les filles)
Ooh baby ('Sez tomber les filles)
If we just went on, hey (un jour c'est toi qu'on laissera)
If we just went on (laissez tomber les filles)
Ooh ('Sez tomber les filles)
If we just went on (un jour c'est toi qu'on laissera)
Oh, yeah, ooh, yeah
Laissez tomber les filles
Laissez tomber les filles
Un jour c'est toi qu'on laissera
Laissez tomber les filles
Laissez tomber les filles
Un jour c'est toi qu'on laissera
Oui j'ai pleuré mais ce jour-là
Non, je ne pleurerai pas
Non, je ne pleurerai pas
Oh, oui j'ai pleuré mais ce jour-là
Je ne pleurerai pas
Non, je ne pleurerai pas
Lyrics submitted by yourdramastory, edited by Rawrlette
Montreal Lyrics as written by Serge Gainbourg Carlo Montagnese
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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Fortnight
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Lord Huron
Lord Huron
This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
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Hayalperest
Hayalperest
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.
Cajun Girl
Little Feat
Little Feat
Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Holiday
Bee Gees
Bee Gees
@[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.
According to my tentative knowledge of French, the parts at the beginning and end seem to say:
"Never mind those girls Never mind those girls One day it will be you that will be left (x2)
Yes, I cried, but this day No, I will not cry anymore No, I will not cry anymore (x2)"