Lyric Pick (If I die Young, The Band Perry)

If I die young bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed or roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song
oh oh oh oh

Lord make me a rainbow, I’ll shine down on my mother
She'll know I’m safe with you when she stands under my colors, oh and
Life ain't always what you think it ought to be, no
ain't even grey, but she buries her baby

The sharp knife of a short life, well
I’ve had just enough time

If I die young bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river at dawn
Send me away with the words
of a love song. The sharp knife
of a short life, well I've had just
enough time

I'll be wearin' white when I come
into your kingdom, I'm as green
as the ring on my little cold finger.

I've never known the loving of a man
but it sure felt nice when he was holdin'
my hand, there's a boy here in town, says he'll
love me forever, who would have thought
forever can be severed by the sharp knife
of a short life? Well I've had just enough time.

So put on your best boys, and I'll wear my pearls
what I never did is done. A penny for my thoughts
oh no, I'll sell them for a dollar, they're worth so much
more, after I'm a gonner and maybe then you'll hear
the words I've been singin' funny when your dead how
people start listening.

If I die young, bury me in satin, lay me down on a
bed of roses, sink me in the river at dawn, send me
away with the wards of a love song.

uh-oh (uh-oh), the ballad of a dove
uh-oh (uh-oh), go with peace and love
Gather up your tears, keep them in your pocket
save them for a time when you're really gunna need
them, oh.

The sharp knife, of a short life
Well I've had just enough time.
So put on your best boys, and I'll
wear my pearls.




General idea/story inference: If I die Young
Send me away with the words of a love song by the Band Perry. I think the general idea of
this song is about this girl who dies young.
The sharp knife of a short life, well She is singing to her loved ones, telling that
I’ve had just enough time life ain't always what it seems. So live life
like you only have a short time to live, live
to the fullest, don't waste anytime.

1. "Send me away with the words of a love song."
I think she is trying to say that when she
passes, she wants to have a love song played,
maybe because she was in love at on time,
or maybe she wasn't but wants to be.

2. "Oh, and life ain't always what you think
it ought to be."- I think here she tries to say
that life ain't always what you hoped it would
be, that you live life the best way you can, and
live happy, but be prepared for the worst.

3. "If I die young, bury me in satin"- Here, I
think because she died young, innocent's, she
want's to be buried in satin, something soft,
she want's to be in something that represents
her.

4. "A penny for my thoughts. oh no, I'll sell it
for a dollar."- People are asking for her thoughts
song she says she wouldn't sell them for a penny,
because her thoughts to her are worth so much
more then others think.

5."Gather up your tears, keep 'em in your pockets
save them for a time when your really going to
'em."-Here, I think she is saying at the
time right now, you won't need your tears right now but later your going to need them. So save
them in your pockets till that time when your
really going to need them.

My Name

What my name means to me is a lot of things. If you were to ask around my family or friends about my name, I'm pretty sure they would tell you the same thing. Very athletic and loves the game of basketball. My whole life I've been around sports, I played baseball with the boy's, which was very fun, and softball after baseball, and all this time I was doing basketball. I play basketball for the high school, and I played for a club team. They would probably say that I'm a very hard worker. I work hard in all the sports I play, and I work hard to get good grades. Some of my values are respect other people, especially you're parents and family, be kind, loving, virtue, not gossiping, lying, and being prideful. My name to me is very special. My name is something that I will always have, so you need to play your life smart so that later down the road when someone hears your name, they won't think of you in a bad way. Like if someone heard my name they would think of me and my ability to play basketball, and how hard I work to get good grades. I love to hang out with my family and friends, and I love to be out in the outdoors. Mostly I think when people hear my name, they think of sport's and me loving the adventures. I love my name, and I hope through out the rest of life I can always living my life in a manor that brings honor to my name.

I chose Anthony Hopkins for the part of Reverend Samual Parris, because he goes around in the movie, "The Mask of Zorra" and helps this younger guy become the best "Zorro" he could be. Reverend helps all the people in town be a better community. Until he is accused of having witch craft in his home.

I chose Natasha Richardson for the part of Goody Rebecca Nurse, because she is a lady in movies I've seen that she is very nice, sweet and people know her for that. Just like goody Rebecca Nurse. Both loving, and very sweet.

I chose Michelle Trachtenberg for the part of Mary Warren, because in the movie Mary is very quiet and shy, just like Michelle in the movie "Ice Princess" shy, until they fine their inner self and just not be shy and not so to herself.

I chose Bonnie Hunt for the part of Goody Ann Putnam, because in the movie "Cheaper by the Dozen" she has a lot of children, just like Ann Putnam, except the only difference is the Ann kids died at birth, and Bonnie's character didn't lose any kids.

I chose Steve Martin for the part of Thomas Putnam, because he is an older man, and in te movie, "cheaper by the Dozen" he takes a coaching job, and he makes pretty good money from it. Like how Thomas is pretty wealthy person, so was he.

I chose Sharon Wilkins for the part of Tituba, because in the movie, "Maid in Manhattan" she works has a maid in a hotel. Like Tituba, she is like a maid for Reverend Parris.

I chose Matthew McConaughey for the part of John Proctor, because in other films that I've seen, he is always trying to find the easiest way out of his problems. Just like John, when he dose not want anybody to find out about him and Abby. He thinks he can just not like her anymore, but its not that easy.

I chose Julie Andrews for the part of Goody Elizabeth Proctor, because shes an older women, who is really proper, and kind. She knows whats going on around here, but she really dose not want to get involved with things.

I chose Ashley Tisdale for the part of Abigail Williams, because she is young, and she loves attention!! Just like Abby, she wants all the attention from everybody, so she starts naming names of people she thinks are the witches.

I chose Ben Stiller to play the part has Reverend John Hale, because Reverend John goes around and tries to solve the problems around the town, and makes everyone happy. Ben Stiller tries to make everyone happy in the movie he plays in, "Night at the Museum." He solves all the problems with everything in the museum.

Honesty is SOMETIMES the best policy!

Honesty is SOMETIMES the best policy! I think lying is a really bad thing to do, but I can think of some reasons in a case where is probably safer to lie than to tell the truth, I know it sounds crazy, but it's true! In your mind, picture this. You are home alone, minding you own business, thinking of what to do tonight, trying to call your friends but no one can hang out. (trust me, I've had it done to me many times, but no I am not friendless...) Then the phone rings, and remember you the only one home, so you go and get the phone. When you answer there is a voice on the other line that you don't recognize. They ask for you parents, and there not home, but you don't want to say that because if it's someone hoping you say that your parents are not home so they can come over. That's going to be a problem, so instead of telling the truth, tell them your parents are not available right now and take a message, so they thing that your parents are home, when they are really not. Another reason, lets say you are throwing a surprise birthday party for your friend or a family member. It's going to be the best one yet! Your so excited, can't wait to invite more people, but then all of a sudden, that person comes up to you and ask what you are doing that night, and if you wanted to hang out, but you know that you have to get a party going and you can't have her with you. So lets say you tell a little lie and say that you can't that you already made other plans, but another person wanted to hang out to, so maybe she should try them. Then that person brings her to the party when it's ready, and SURPRISE! Yeah, you told a little lie, but look how good the party turned out. Okay one more reason why I think honesty is sometimes the best policy. Lets say you are a school teacher, and none of your kids are doing their work, so you have an idea, pretend that they have a test next time, and to study all the things they wrote down. So they panic and go home and study, when you are sitting laughing at yourself because they are studying for no reason. They come back and are ready for the test. Lets say you give them a fake test and they do it, but then you say it was fake, doesn't count on your grade or anything. They are all mad because that meant that they really didn't have to study. Yeah, you made them mad, and study, but now they know their stuff, so when they test really dose come, they will be ready.

One more reason why I think that honesty is sometimes the best policy is because if you are sitting with your friends and you (i know people are going to laugh) but, if they lets say, fart. You don't want to make them feel bad, so you just ignore the awful smell, and move on with life. Even though it stunk so bad, you wanted to tell them to stop! But you want to be a good friend, so you don't say anything.

I'm not saying to lie, I really don't like people who lie. But if it's for a good cause, or something important or a secret, it's okay. Just don't do it for the wrong reasons.

Basketball.. Let's just say it's my life. :)