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Lines enforcing theme in pink! // Lyrics/Lines identified with life & explaining theme in Italics! //﻿You walk on by, don't blink an eye. It's kind of funny, got me wondering why. Maybe I'm just not your type. Or maybe I'm your Mr Right I could be your Romeo, you'll be my Juliet. Maybe I'm the one that you'll never forget I know that I'm just passing through But I might stay for you

You've only got one life One life to live I wanna give it everything I've got Who knows? This might be it for us So why don't we live it up? Live it up darling Give it up, my heart is starving Live it up Give it up

Excuse me miss, I don't mean to stare //You got me hypnotized with your long brown hair and your// //Hazel eyes and your don't care smile// //Would it be rude to ask if I could stay awhile?// //I don't mean to intrude, I had to say hello.// // Because if I never did it then I would never know. // I might just be passing through But I might stay for you

You've only got one life One life to live I wanna give it everything I've got Who knows? This might be it for us So why don't we live it up? Live it up darling Give it up, my heart is starving Live it up Give it up

In every second that passes me by Oh we're wasting precious time So let's find out what lies between You and me and the more we say Hello Let's get this right

So why don't we live it up Live it up darling Give it up my heart is starving Live it up Give it up

You've only got one life One life to live I wanna give it everything I've got Who knows? This might be it for us You only got one life One life to live I'm gonna give it everything I've got Who knows? This might be it for us So you go to live it up Oh live it up darling Give it up now, my heart is starving Live it up Give it up

Live it up Live it up darling Give it up my heart is starving Live it up Give it up

The Rhyme Sceme is mostly **aabb**
 * Line** 5- Allusion; Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet.
 * Line** 15- Personification; "Heart is starving"
 * Line** 35- Personification; "Seconds passing"

//The italicized lines above identify with life extremely well. We have all seen someone that we find attractive and want to talk to them. The writer of the song uses the theme of Carpe Diem or "Seize the day" to try and persuede the girl to give him the time of day. He starts by complimenting her, and leads into saying that he just wanted to say hello, "because if he didn't then he would never know". This depicts Carpe Diem perfectly! He is basically saying, "Life is short, so while I have time, I want to talk to you. One day I may not be able to!"// //﻿// Personally, I think this song was a great choice to depict the theme of Carpe Diem. The whole song is about a man who saw a girl, and wanted to talk to her because he saw her attractive. He didn't want to miss the opportunity because life is short, and he wanted to "Seize the day". He is trying to convince her to give him a chance. If a guy I did not know came up to me and tried this, I would probably freak out... but then again it is just a song! :)

"LEE DEWYZE - LIVE IT UP LYRICS." Web log post. //MUSIC AND LYRICS//. Direct Lyrics. Web. 25 Sept. 2011. [].

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