Free Post: A Musical Message

Explanation:
While searching through my iTunes Playlist, I came across a song with astoundingly powerful lyrics. I would like to use this "free post" to communicate a message that is key to life itself. The song lyrics are not at all related to English class. In spite of this, I feel that the song's moral deserves to be heard and considered.

Listen to the song: “100 Years”: Five For Fighting




Song Lyrics: “100 Years”: Five For Fighting:

I'm 15 for a moment
Caught in between 10 and 20
And I'm just dreaming
Counting the ways to where you are
I'm 22 for a moment
She feels better than ever
And we're on fire
Making our way back from Mars
15 there's still time for you
Time to buy and time to lose
15, there's never a wish better than this
When you only got 100 years to live
I'm 33 for a moment
Still the man, but you see I'm a they
A kid on the way
A family on my mind
I'm 45 for a moment
The sea is high
And I'm heading into a crisis
Chasing the years of my life
15 there's still time for you
Time to buy, Time to lose yourself
Within a morning star
15 I'm all right with you
15, there's never a wish better than this
When you only got 100 years to live
Half time goes by
Suddenly you're wise
Another blink of an eye
67 is gone
The sun is getting high
We're moving on...
I'm 99 for a moment
Dying for just another moment
And I'm just dreaming
Counting the ways to where you are
15 there's still time for you
22 I feel her too
33 you're on your way
Every day's a new day...
15 there's still time for you
Time to buy and time to choose
Hey 15, there's never a wish better than this
When you only got 100 years to live

The Message:

The song "100 Years" revolves around one main theme: Live your life to the fullest that it can be. Everyday is a once-in-a-lifetime experience that should not be wasted. Failure to experience life at its fullest will only end in regret. After all, "you've only got 100 years to live." Throughout the entire song, different ages and corresponding actions are mentioned. Longing for the past becomes a major issue as life progresses. Each age or step in life consists of a different meaning.

“100 Years” often refers to the immensely ideal idea of being fifteen years old. Life is just beginning for those at the age of fifteen, “15 there's still time for you. Time to buy and time to lose.” Youth provides the ability to be carefree and explore aimlessly. The Possibilities of life seem endless, “I'm 15 for a moment. Caught in between 10 and 20.And I'm just dreaming.” There is time for fantasizing about the future, time for planning the road ahead. At this age there are no boundaries.

As life continues, previous options disappear. Restrictions are created as age increases. The age of twenty-two proposes that it is time for settling down, “I’m 22 for a moment. She feels better than ever and we’re on fire, making our way back from Mars.” The first portion of the quote suggests that a significant other has been introduced. The second half, “And we’re on fire, making our way back from Mars,” suggests that the couple was once carefree and inside of their own fantasy. However, they realized that the time was right for settling down. The couple in the song is returning from their dreamland, or “Mars” to find a more practical land of their own. The boundaries of life have only begun to present themselves.

Desperation rises as the years swiftly pass, “ I’m 45 for a moment. The sea is high and I’m heading into crisis, chasing the years of my life.” A desire to firmly hold on to the years and never let another one pass becomes prominent. Time seems to move too quickly, “Half time goes by, suddenly you’re wise. Another blink of an eye, 67 is gone. The sun is getting high, we’re moving on.” The second half of the line uses the phrase “blink of an eye.” I have come to believe that the phrase “blink of an eye” is an indicator of instantaneous change. Blinking your eye takes approximately half of a second. Therefore, it only takes about half a second to lose track of time and let the years whiz right by. A chapter in the book of your life could be gone in a half-second. Yearning for younger years starts to invade the thoughts of your mind.

Near the end of life, an intense desire to return to the past arises. Youth is significantly missed, “15 there's still time for you. Time to buy and time to choose.” Reminiscing about the past occurs. The old days are then praised, “Hey 15, there’s never a wish better than this.” This quote gives off the impression that the early stages of life are the most excellent. Life seems short, “When you only got 100 years to live.” By the time that your life is over, it seems as though life had passed too rapidly.

The lesson in these lyrics is that you should take your life to the furthest possible place. You should do all that you can do and push for even more. The future will only hold regret and hunger for earlier times if life is not completely experienced.