Michaela

Good Life- One Republic

Woke up in London yesterday Found myself in the city near Piccadilly Don't really know how I got here I got some pictures on my phone

New names and numbers that I don't know

Address to places like Abbey Road media type="youtube" key="9u3zAv6Z2CM" width="425" height="350" align="right" Day turns to night, night turns to whatever we want

We're young enough to say

Oh, this has gotta be the good life This has gotta be the good life This could really be a good life, good life

I say, "Oh, got this feeling that you can't fight"

Like this city is on fire tonight This could really be a good life, a good, good life

To my friends in New York, I say hello

My friends in L.A. they don't know Where I've been for the past few years or so Paris to China to Colorado Sometimes there's airplanes I can' t jump out

Sometimes there's stuff that don't work now We all got our stories, but please tell me What there is to complain about?

When you're happy like a fool,let it take you over When everything is out you gotta take it in

Oh, this has gotta be the good life This has gotta be the good life This could really be a good life, good life

I say, oh, got this feeling that you can't fight Like this city is on fire tonight This could really be a good life, a good, good life Oh, a good, good life, yeah

Hopelessly I feel like there might be something that I'll miss Hopelessly I feel like the window closes oh so quick

Hopelessly I'm taking a mental picture of you now 'Cause hopelessly The hope is we have so much to feel good about

Oh, this has gotta be the good life This has gotta be the good life This could really be a good life, good life

I say, "Oh, got this feeling that you can't fight" Like this city is on fire tonight This could really be a good life, a good, good life Oh yeah, good, good life, good life, oh, this is

To my friends in New York, I say hello My friends in L.A. they don't know Where I've been for the past few years or so Paris to China to Colorado

Sometimes there's airplanes I can' t jump out Sometimes there's stuff that don't work now We all got our stories but please tell me What there is to complain about?

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 * This song is an example of Carpe Diem because it says over and over that we can't complain about the bad things, because there are so many good things in life. We need to live it up while we are young.======

*I didnt see much of a specific rhyme scheme. There are words that do rhyme, but not like over and over.

 * repitition is in the chorus and continually saying "This has got to be the good life."


 * Sometimes there's airplanes i can't jump out ||
 * Sometimes there's stuff that don't work now ||
 * We all got our stories, but please tell me: ||
 * What is there to complain about?

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To me this line of the song means that not everything bad in life needs to be dwelled upon. There are things in life that don't work out or don't go your way but we need to move on because there are bigger and better things to come. I can connect with this because there have been plenty of bad things that have happend to me in my life, but I am not stuck in the past. I have my story about my parents, but I have nothing to complain about because I have my Aunt and Uncle to support me when my parents can't.====== I do agree with the message in the song. I am all about having fun, and trying to not all the bad things in life get me down.

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