Five For Fighting – 100 years

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  My Interpretation:Honestly, I think this song is one of two things. Either he is speaking to himself as a growing man or he is speaking to one of his children.
  
  It's almost like he is explaining to them how life is going to go and how to not take things too harsh and to live to the best of your abilities because you only have 100 years to live.

  Flag juju1998on May 22, 2013   Link

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  My Opinion:I think the 'you' at the beginning and the end isn't a girl at all.
  Maybe it's someone he's trying to be like.

  Flag Olives63on April 27, 2013   Link

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  Song Meaning:In my opinion, the "you" refers to a first love. He fell in love with a girl. Perhaps she died, or he'll never see her again for some reason. Nevertheless, he's writing his life story to her. Telling her glimpses of his life as it passes by. Showing he still remembers her throughout "moments" in his life.
  
  The "she" thus refers to another girl he fell in love with. He's happy with her but love never fades as the first girl is still very important to him.
  
  Finally, I think he hopes she's achieved happiness like he did. Perhaps they no longer speak to each other or he's lost her over time. Perhaps she died when they were in love at 15. But, wherever she may be, he thinks about her moments in his life and he never forgets her. He's happy they had the experience they did in his 100 years. Now he's happy with a wife and a family.

  Flag dudewtfhon February 26, 2013   Link

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  General Comment:I'm ninety nine for a moment
  Dying for just another moment
  And I'm just dreaming
  Counting the ways to where you are
  
  Whenever I hear this part, I think of a barely concious old man who is dying in a hospital. He's all alone, with no family or anything near him. I always picture him looking up at the ceiling, "counting the ways to where" the love of his life is. I think he loved her as a young man but didn't do anything about it and then she moved away or married someone else or something--basically just slipped out of his life. He's spent all his idle time trying to figure out a way to get in touch with her again, that's what "counting the ways to where you are" means. Now he's "dying for just another moment" (beautiful phrase, by the way) and he is thinking about her for the first time in awhile, as he lays there all alone in the hospital, only one minute left in his life, he just dreams his last breath away for the one he loved a long time ago.
  Just my silly interpretation, and I haven't even begun to convey the images this song brings up. I think it's one of the most beautifully written songs I've heard.

  Flag RosesAndRuffleson December 01, 2012   Link

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  General Comment:This song gives a strong impression of fleeting time.
  
  What are you doing with yourself, man? Go fight for that woman. Quit waiting around!

  Flag allseriousnesson April 09, 2012   Link

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  Lyric Correction:It's not "But you see I'm of age", its "But you see I'm a they"

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  General Comment:i really love this song cuz it meant a lot to me .. im still fifteen .. <3

  Flag akosifharhon December 26, 2011   Link

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  General Comment:Wow! I freakin' love this song. No matter how you look at it, it has such a profound meaning! Personally, what I get out of it that, at the age of fifteen, he was a dreamer. He was always dreaming about his future, and he was living every current moment to its fullest. Throughout his life, however, as his dreams were realized, he gradually began to lose sight of this, and he ceased to treasure life. This becomes increasingly evident at the age of 45, where he faces a midlife crisis, and instead of treasuring every moment to its fullest, he wishes desperately he could return to his past states. But he comes to realize that he must come back to this state of dreaming and treasuring life. At least that's what I got out of it!

  Flag TheSquireKingon December 23, 2011   Link

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  Song Meaning:This song is beautiful. everything about it. This song is about finding your love when you are young, "there's never a wish better than this. When you only got 100 years to live " it discusses how if youre lucky you can find your love when you are young and there is nothing better than that because you only have 100 years and sometimes when you find that person 100 years just isnt enough "Dying for just another moment".

  Flag crazy4emzyon December 24, 2010   Link

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  General Comment:It's- like most of FFF's work- a spectacular song. The lyrics are well-written and it really makes us think and gives the odd feeling when hearing "I'm 99 for a moment, dying for just another moment and I'm just dreaming, counting the ways to where you are..."
  
  Basically- this song means life is short and death is inevitable, so you have to appreciate life as it is and worry more about today than tomorrow.

  Flag ProfWon November 01, 2010   Link

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