Surname 1

Student Name

University Name

Course

Date

Song Analysis of ″Good Riddance by Green Day″

“Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road. Time grabs you by the wrist,

directs you where you go.” The two sentences are the first lines on the song Good

Riddance, and these sentences give suspense to the listeners of the music. This song is

about a breakup between two people who love each other. The two sentences provide the

listeners with the urge to know what happened or what led to the turning point. By stating

that time grabs one by the wrist and directs where to go makes the listers get more urge in

listening to the music. The song itself is about Billi who had been left by his girlfriend.

The song is meant to comfort Billie and show him that everything happens for a reason

and some circumstances cannot be avoided. No one understands what will happen next.

The song describes Billie’s love life, but the message is directed to the audience to

caution and advise them on the actions they take and to be cautious of every decision they

make. This paper analysis the song ″Good Riddance by Green Day″ and gives a detailed

meaning to each sentence and the message it contains to the listeners.

“So, make the best of this test, don’t ask why. It is not a question, but a lesson

learned in time” ( Day, 00:00:21) These statements are the 3rd and the fourth sentences in
 Surname 2

the song, these statements advise how one should utilize time. One should work to the

best without even asking why the author says that it is not a question since it is a lesson

that will be learned in time. In these statements the author wants to explain that anything

that happens, it happens because of a reason. Nothing happens just for the sake. Every

hardship that one undergoes tests, and there is no reason for asking why these things are

happening. In our context, the other is talking about the breakup where Billie broke up

with his girlfriend. The author pieces of advice that when these hardships come, one

should face them and taken the lesson out of them to avoid future problems. The author

uses this song to explain to the listens that they should handle breakups and other related

issues like lessons and one should not be heartbroken much by these problems. “It is

unpredictable but, in the end, it is the right. I hope you had the time of your life” these

statements are meant to advise that after everything, one will be alright as long as the

problems did not lead to his death. The author says that whatever that follows are the

consequences of one’s decision. At long last one will be satisfied with the decision made,

and one cannot tell what would have happened if the situation changed to another. This

stamen from chorus is meant to make people appreciate the current situation and not have

regrets. Time usually tells if whatever happened was by good lack or not.

The author states that “so take the photographs and still frames in your mind. The

hand itself in good health and good time” ( Day, 00:01:12). Here the authors advise that

one should take the memories of the last relationship and analyses the good and the bad

ones. These memories should be analyzed on the good and back with explanation of what

was worth. in the next line the author states that “Tattoos of memories and dead skin on
 Surname 3

trial.’ The author relates the memories with tattoos, tattoos are painful, but at long last

they are beautiful when they are seen. The memories of the relationship can be wrong or

painful, but they can create a food future for you. Take them seriously and use them to

perfect the future. In the next line the author states that “For what it’s worth, it was worth

a while” (00:02:11). This statement advices that although the memories were good or

bad, they were at least worth for the time. Regrets should not be encouraged since

everything happens for a reason. The author goes ahead in threats four-line to state that

“it’s something unpredictable, but in the end it’s right. I hope you had the time of your

life” (00:02:11). This statement explains that whatever the end gives though it could not

be predicted it is right. One cannot predict the consequences of his decisions; the only

thing that one can do is get satisfied with the decision. The final statement says one

should have the best time of his life. There should be no room for regrets.

In conclusion, the song ″Good Riddance by Green Day” Day,) is a song in which

talks about a breakup where Billie broke up with his girlfriend. The pieces of advice the

audience that there things that cannot be changed nor predicted. One should ensure that

he/she has the best time of his life and one should get good memories and bad memories

and see their worth. Since one gets the consequences of his actions, whether bad or good,

they cannot be changed and one should live a happy life.

Works Cited

Day, Green. Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life). Nimrod, 1997. Online.
Surname 4