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**Forget and Not Slow Down by Relient K**

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** Lyrics **

How many times Can I push it aside Is it time I befriended all the ghosts of all the things that haunt me most So they leave me alone Move on with my life Be certain the steps of left and right don't fight the direction of upright

I'd rather forget and not slow down Than gather regret for the things I can't change now If I become what I can't accept Resurrect the saint from within the wretch Pour over me and wash my hands of it

It's time to decide Which is out of my mind Cause it'll be me unless I put some thoughts to rest and leave some faults behind I'll watch the glint in my eye Shine off the spring in my step And could be blinding depending on the amount of You that I reflect

Cause I could spend my life just trying to sift through What I could've done better but what good do what ifs do Oh oh Oh oh There's something I should tell you now



**Analysis**

**Literary Elements** __Ryhme Scheme__- Verse 1- AABBCC Chorus- AABBCC Verse 2- ABBCDD __Allusions__- "Is it time I befriended all the ghosts of all the things that haunt me most?" Alludes to Charles Dickens novel, //A Christmas Carol.// //"//the direction of upright." Alludes to God and his laws. "Resurrect the saint from within the wretch." Alludes to obtaining salvation. "Pour over me and wash my hands of it." Alludes to Pontius Pilate. __Personification-__ "put some thoughts to rest"

__Alliteration-__ "**Shine** off the **spring** in my **step**"

**Meaning**
This song exemplifies the phrase "Carpe Diem" through lyrics such as, "Move on with my life. Be certain the steps of left and right don't fight the direction of upright.", "I'd rather forget and not slow down than gather regret for the things I can't change now.", and "Cause I could spend my life just trying to sift through what I could've done better but what good do what ifs do?" The fist line previously stated talks about moving on, making the right choices along the road of life, and listening to God. The second line says it is better to forget your past mistakes and continue to move and grow as a person. It also says to not life a life of regret. The third line shows us that we should not spend our lives trying to go back and rework our mistakes but to march foward in life and not worry with our past. This idea of forgeting the past could also make the song into an extended metaphor for how God after salvation forgives or our sins and forgets them. It also show how moving on from the past could be like starting our new lives as Christians.

Argumentative Composition
The allusions to the Bible and Christianity in this song helps to deepen its meaning. The first example, "Be certain the steps of left and right don't fight the direction of upright.", tells us that on the journey of life we need to make the right steps by following God's teachings. The second example,