I'm addicted to this song! Her voice is beautiful!! I sing this song really loud in my car when ever it comes on the radio & I don't care who sees me! :) Once I finally learned all the lyrics I was surprised by how morbid they are... But the meaning behind the song is a positive one. You can read the lyrics below & at the bottom of this post is the story behind the lyrics.
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IF I DIE YOUNG BURY ME IN SATIN
LAY ME DOWN ON A BED OF ROSES
SINK ME IN THE RIVER AT DAWN
SEND ME AWAY WITH THE WORDS OF A LOVE SONG
OH OH OH OH
LORD MAKE ME A RAINBOW, I’LL SHINE DOWN ON MY MOTHER
SHE’LL KNOW I’M SAFE WITH YOU WHEN SHE STANDS UNDER MY COLORS, OH &
LIFE AIN’T ALWAYS WHAT YOU THINK IT OUGHTTA BE, NO
AIN’T EVEN GRAY, BUT SHE BURIES HER BABY
THE SHARP KNIFE OF A SHORT LIFE, WELL
I’VE HAD JUST ENOUGH TIME
IF I DIE YOUNG BURY ME IN SATIN
LAY ME DOWN ON A BED OF ROSES
SINK ME IN THE RIVER AT DAWN
SEND ME AWAY WITH THE WORDS OF A LOVE SONG
THE SHARP KNIFE OF A SHORT LIFE, WELL
I’VE HAD JUST ENOUGH TIME
AND I’LL BE WEARING WHITE WHEN I COME INTO YOUR KINGDOM
I’M AS GREEN AS THE RING ON MY LITTLE COLD FINGER
I’VE NEVER KNOWN THE LOVIN’ OF A MAN
BUT IT SURE FELT NICE WHEN HE WAS HOLDING MY HAND
THERE’S A BOY HERE IN TOWN SAYS HE’LL LOVE ME FOREVER
WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT THAT FOREVER COULD BE SUFFERED BY
THE SHARP KNIFE OF A SHORT LIFE, WELL
I’VE HAD JUST ENOUGH TIME
SO PUT ON YOUR BEST BOYS AND I’LL WEAR MY PEARLS
WHAT I NEVER DID IS DONE
A PENNY FOR MY THOUGHTS, OH NO I’LL SELL THEM FOR A DOLLAR
THEY’RE WORTH SO MUCH MORE AFTER I’M A GONER
AND MAYBE THEN YOU’LL HEAR THE WORDS I BEEN SINGIN’
FUNNY HOW WHEN YOU’RE DEAD PEOPLE START LISTENIN’
IF I DIE YOUNG BURY ME IN SATIN
LAY ME DOWN ON A BED OF ROSES
SINK ME IN THE RIVER AT DAWN
SEND ME AWAY WITH THE WORDS OF A LOVE SONG
OH OH
THE BALLARD OF A DOVE
GO WITH PEACE AND LOVE
GATHER UP YOUR TEARS, KEEP ‘EM IN YOUR POCKET
SAME ‘EM FOR A TIME WHEN YOU’RE REALLY GONNA NEED ‘EM, OH
THE SHARP KNIFE OF A SHORT LIFE, WELL
I’VE HAD JUST ENOUGH TIME
SO PUT ON YOUR BEST BOYS AND I’LL WEAR MY PEARLS
-LYRICS BY RIO BRAVO MUSIC INC OBO PEARLFEATHER PUBLISING,
WRITTEN BY KIMBERLY PERRY
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“If I Die Young” Story Behind the Lyrics
By: Kelli Green
K Frog Radio
There is something so morbidly poetic about The Band Perry’s “If I Die Young” that I can’t help, but turn it up and listen to it over and over again. Here’s the story behind the lyrics….
Theboot.com has the story straight from Kimberly Perry of The Band Perry. She says that “If I Die Young” was the first song written for their upcoming album. She along with her 2 brothers, Reid and Neil (also in the band), got together on a cloudy day in East Tennessee, where they live, and came up with the concept and then turned it into a song. The meaning of the song is simple, it’s about making the most of whatever time you are given, whether it’s 2 years or 20 years. She goes on to says that even at their young ages they have all lived and loved and if it all ends at this moment, look what they’ve gotten to do. “Whatever time we’re given will be absolutely enough as long as we make the most of it”. I like the song even more now!
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