If I Die Young Response

The song "If I Die Young" was written by The Band Perry. This is a well known band, and this particular song is one of the most recognized. The song is about life, and the fact that life is never as long as you think, and that sometimes it is cut off short. I imagine that this band experienced a sudden unexpected death, and wrote about their feelings in this song. This song describes death as something that will eventually happen, but for some it will be sooner rather than later. The artists successfully use analogies and symbolism; using a knife to describe the end of a short life. They also talk about what happens after death. They give instructions about how to treat someone after they die young; saying to lay them down in a river and cover them in satin and leave them singing a love song. I think that they successfully portrayed their feelings through this song, and used them to give people something to relate to. Many can relate to this song, because most have known someone who died at a young age. Finally, this song tries to describe that you should live life the way you want to, and live it to the fullest, because you won't be here forever.