ten things
name ten things you wanna do before you die and then go do them.
name ten places you really wanna be before you die and then go to them
name ten books you wanna read before you die and then go read them
name ten songs you wanna hear again before you die, get all of your friends together and scream them
because right now all you have is time, time, time yeah,
but someday that time will run out.
that's the only thing you can be absolutely certain about.
think of all the things that are wrong with your life and then fix them
think of all the things that you love about your life, be thankful you are blessed with them
think of all the things that hold you back and realize that you don't need them
think of all the mistakes you have made in your life, make sure that you never repeat them
because right now all you have is time time time yeah,
but someday that time will run out.
that's the only thing you can be absolutely certain about.
name ten thousand reasons why you never wanna die, go and tell someone who might've forgotten
try to list the endless reasons why it's good to be alive, and then just smile for a while about them
soon the sun will rise and another day will come
soon enough the sun will set, another day will be gone
and right now all you have is time time time yeah,
but someday that time will run out.
that's the only thing you can be absolutely certain about.
Paul Baribeau is amazing. I love him and I love this song. And now, I get really emo...
(in no particular order)
ten things I want to do before I die...
10 - travel, see as much of this damn world as possible.
9 - learn guitar, write songs and sing them... simple, right?
8 - graduate uni (both my MA Hist. and MA Museum Stud.)
7 - love. really, truly love.
6 - watch Blake grow up into a man.
5 - live in London, New York and Chicago.
6 - do the LTJ Gainesville tour. With Pepe.
5 - go to Paul and Pepe's wedding. Cry with happiness all the way through.
4 - drunken trampoline party (there's got to be at least one frivolous one, right?)
3 - publish my poetry/short stories somewhere, anywhere.
2 - put out records, of my own or my friends. records, records, records.
1 - see a performance at the Globe Theatre.
ten places I want to be before I die... (super specific)
10 - a busy intersection in Tokyo.
9 - a temple in Tibet.
8 - riding the el in Chicago.
7 - the nervous in the alley alley.
6 - the locked crypt in Greyfriars cemetary, Edinburgh, at midnight.
5 - right beside the Pyramids at Giza.
4 - East Village, NY, NY.
3 - the Hollywood Hills, right at sunset, beside the HOLLYWOOD sign.
2 - The Parthanon.
1 - The Colluseum.
ten books I want to read before I die...
10 - On The Road by Jack Kerouac (already halfway through)
9 - the Malleus Maleficarum (will have read this by the end of the year, hopefully)
8 - the entire Harry Potter series, read aloud, bit by bit, each night to my nephew.
7 - Dharma Punx by Noah Levine
6 - The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
5 - All Quiet on the Western Front by E M Remarque
4 - Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
3 - The Satanic Verses - Salman Rushdie
2 - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou
1 - The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
and my ten songs...
10 - Against Me! - T. S. R.
9 - Alkaline Trio - Radio
8 - Less Than Jake - Last Train
7 - Mike Park - Blue Marble
6 - Jawbreaker - Save Your Generation
5 - The Smiths - Ask
4 - The Cure - Just Like Heaven
3 - My Chemical Romance - Famous Last Words
2 - Fall Out Boy - Honorable Mention
1 - Punchline - Play
Just so you know, I will be working my way through this list because right now, all you have is time, time, time, yeah but one day that time will run out... that's the only thing you can be absolutely certain about...
name ten places you really wanna be before you die and then go to them
name ten books you wanna read before you die and then go read them
name ten songs you wanna hear again before you die, get all of your friends together and scream them
because right now all you have is time, time, time yeah,
but someday that time will run out.
that's the only thing you can be absolutely certain about.
think of all the things that are wrong with your life and then fix them
think of all the things that you love about your life, be thankful you are blessed with them
think of all the things that hold you back and realize that you don't need them
think of all the mistakes you have made in your life, make sure that you never repeat them
because right now all you have is time time time yeah,
but someday that time will run out.
that's the only thing you can be absolutely certain about.
name ten thousand reasons why you never wanna die, go and tell someone who might've forgotten
try to list the endless reasons why it's good to be alive, and then just smile for a while about them
soon the sun will rise and another day will come
soon enough the sun will set, another day will be gone
and right now all you have is time time time yeah,
but someday that time will run out.
that's the only thing you can be absolutely certain about.
Paul Baribeau is amazing. I love him and I love this song. And now, I get really emo...
(in no particular order)
ten things I want to do before I die...
10 - travel, see as much of this damn world as possible.
9 - learn guitar, write songs and sing them... simple, right?
8 - graduate uni (both my MA Hist. and MA Museum Stud.)
7 - love. really, truly love.
6 - watch Blake grow up into a man.
5 - live in London, New York and Chicago.
6 - do the LTJ Gainesville tour. With Pepe.
5 - go to Paul and Pepe's wedding. Cry with happiness all the way through.
4 - drunken trampoline party (there's got to be at least one frivolous one, right?)
3 - publish my poetry/short stories somewhere, anywhere.
2 - put out records, of my own or my friends. records, records, records.
1 - see a performance at the Globe Theatre.
ten places I want to be before I die... (super specific)
10 - a busy intersection in Tokyo.
9 - a temple in Tibet.
8 - riding the el in Chicago.
7 - the nervous in the alley alley.
6 - the locked crypt in Greyfriars cemetary, Edinburgh, at midnight.
5 - right beside the Pyramids at Giza.
4 - East Village, NY, NY.
3 - the Hollywood Hills, right at sunset, beside the HOLLYWOOD sign.
2 - The Parthanon.
1 - The Colluseum.
ten books I want to read before I die...
10 - On The Road by Jack Kerouac (already halfway through)
9 - the Malleus Maleficarum (will have read this by the end of the year, hopefully)
8 - the entire Harry Potter series, read aloud, bit by bit, each night to my nephew.
7 - Dharma Punx by Noah Levine
6 - The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
5 - All Quiet on the Western Front by E M Remarque
4 - Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
3 - The Satanic Verses - Salman Rushdie
2 - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings - Maya Angelou
1 - The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
and my ten songs...
10 - Against Me! - T. S. R.
9 - Alkaline Trio - Radio
8 - Less Than Jake - Last Train
7 - Mike Park - Blue Marble
6 - Jawbreaker - Save Your Generation
5 - The Smiths - Ask
4 - The Cure - Just Like Heaven
3 - My Chemical Romance - Famous Last Words
2 - Fall Out Boy - Honorable Mention
1 - Punchline - Play
Just so you know, I will be working my way through this list because right now, all you have is time, time, time, yeah but one day that time will run out... that's the only thing you can be absolutely certain about...