"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today"
"Tears are the words the heart can't express" All that we love deeply becomes part of us." "What we have once enjoyed, we can never lose. "Walk tall as the trees live strong as the mountains be gentle as the spring winds, keep the warmth of summer in your heart, and the Great Spirit will always be with you."
In FANDOM.Strive not, my soul, for an immortal life, but make the most of what is possible.” That Lavigne’s whole song is full of the death mentality ‘Your death’ proves that Ariès death mentalities are still relevant in the 21st century. Her song demonstrates a significant characteristic of ‘Your death’: death was always feared, but what is feared and mourned in ‘Your death’ is the death of the other. Lavigne clearly commemorates her grandfather and thinks about him so much that she even writes a song about him. She accepts death as a fact but does not tolerate the separation from her grandfather, she wants him back.Īriès' ‘Your death’-mentality describes the start of a memory cult. The line “Now you're gone Somewhere I can't bring you back" (Lavigne, 2004) shows how for Lavigne death is a break. She expresses love in her song by showing her emotions – she mourns, is dramatic about her loss and it is obvious that she does not want to accept her grandfather’s death. ‘Your death’ is about ties, and Lavigne and her grandfather had a strong family tie. The characteristics are obviously traceable. In this song the death mentality ‘your death – the death of the other’ is expressed. She sings I “miss you so bad, I don't forget you, oh, it's so sad” and emphasizes how “The day slipped away was the day found it won't be the same”. Lavigne and her grandfather were very close and she moans about his death and not being able to say goodbye. The song is about Lavigne’s grandfather who passed away while she was on tour. An example of such an expression is a song by the Canadian alternative rock singer Avril Lavigne, titled Slipped Away. There are many expressions of dealing with death in the 21st century. There is continuity within these death mentalities, and they are still relevant and traceable today. They are embedded in society, and linked to historical periods. Over time there have been many death mentalities, as described by Ariès. Death is a part of everyone’s lives, and people have had to deal with death since the beginning of mankind.
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