seventeen-by simon webbe

 

 

Seventeen, I was living life
Chasing dreams and my hopes were high
Trying to get around my fear of
When and where do I go from here

I asked somebody close to me
Who could see a lot further than a boy could see
Oh, oh, oh and he said...

Oh my, oh my, oh my these days are flying by
I still feel seventeen inside, not one day over
Don't let the trials of life, change who you are tonight
Stay seventeen each time you get one year older

I said you're at that time of life when your heart is strong
Your future's bright, you can do no wrong
And don't you let those feelings out of sight
Keep a hold of them as the years go rolling by

These words have always stuck with me
But now I'm only getting what it all appears to mean
Oh, oh, oh and he said...

Oh my, oh my, oh my these days are flying by
I still feel seventeen inside, not one day over
Don't let the trials of life, change who you are tonight
Stay seventeen each time you get one year older

He said...my years have come and gone, in oh such little time
And I hope you live your life the way that I lived mine
Stay young at heart, stay young in mind

So I said...

Oh my, oh my, oh my these days are flying by
I'm still seventeen inside, not one day over
I won't let the trials of life, change who I am tonight
Stay seventeen each time you get one year older

One year older, one year older....oh my oh my oh my oh my

So stay seventeen each time you get one year older

windminds of your mind-by dusty springfield

Round, like a circle in a spiral
Like a wheel within a wheel.
Never ending or beginning,
On an ever spinning wheel
Like a snowball down a mountain
Or a carnaval balloon
Like a carousell that's turning
Running rings around the moon

Like a clock whose hands are sweeping
Past the minutes on it's face
And the world is like an apple
Whirling silently in space
Like the circles that you find
In the windmills of your mind

Like a tunnel that you follow
To a tunnel of it's own
Down a hollow to a cavern
Where the sun has never shone
Like a door that keeps revolving
In a half forgotten dream
Or the ripples from a pebble
Someone tosses in a stream.

Like a clock whose hands are sweeping
Past the minutes on it's face
And the world is like an apple
Whirling silently in space
Like the circles that you find
In the windmills of your mind

Keys that jingle in your pocket
Words that jangle your head
Why did summer go so quickly
Was it something that I said
Lovers walking allong the shore,
Leave their footprints in the sand
Was the sound of distant drumming
Just the fingers of your hand

Pictures hanging in a hallway
And a fragment of this song
Half remembered names and faces
But to whom do they belong
When you knew that it was over
Were you suddenly aware
That the autumn leaves were turning
To the color of her hair

Like a circle in a spiral
Like a wheel within a wheel
Never ending or beginning,
On an ever spinning wheel
As the images unwind
Like the circle that you find
In the windmills of your mind

Pictures hanging in a hallway
And the fragment of this song
Half remembered names and faces
But to whom do they belong
When you knew that it was over
Were you suddenly aware
That the autumn leaves were turning
To the color of her hair

Like a circle in a spiral
Like a wheel within a wheel
Never ending or beginning,
On an ever spinning wheel
As the images unwind
Like the circles that you find
In the windmills of your mind

Explanation:

The song is meant to convey the feelings of the singer as he grapples with the almost overwhelming emotional confusion brought on by the ending of a brief, but intense love affair.

FIRST PARAGRAPH
As his mind races back to the beginning of their relationship, the first stanza describes the intoxicating joy of their passionate love (possibly a "first" love) with the "circle in a spiral" and "a wheel within a wheel" and the roller-coaster-like effect of new love "never ending or beginning on an ever-spinning reel". The joy of the relationship and how fast it grew is also conveyed with "snowball on a mountain" and "carnival balloon". And "a carousel that's turning rings around the moon" signifies the giddly heights of his affection and joy.

The repeating line "like a clock whose hands are sweeping past the minutes of its face" represents how fast time flew while in their relationship.

"And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space" represents the purity of their world and of their relationship.

SECOND PARAGRAPH
This paragraph represents the feelings of despair as the realization of the relationship's ending sinks in.

Using imagery that expresses feeling hopelessly lost "Like a tunnel that you follow to a tunnel of its own, down a hollow to a cavern where the sun has never shown".

The nightmare feeling of her leaving him is expressed as "Like a door that keeps revolving in a half forgotten dream" and he feels the loneliness of her rejection with the line "or the ripples from a pebble someone tosses in a stream".

The repeating lines of "Like the clock whose hands are sweeping past the minutes of its face, And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space" are used here to describe the slowing of time as the relationship winds down and the solitary apple is now represents the feeling of sadness of being alone.

THIRD PARAGRAPH
This paragraph brings us to the singer's present consciousness (signified by "Keys that jingle in your pocket") as he continues to relive his memories in search for answers.

"Words that jangle in your head" represent how distracted he is now.

"Why did summer go so quickly" represents the possible timespan of their affair.

"Was it something that you said?" represents the natural questioning we go through after a breakup.

"Lovers walk along a shore and leave their footprints in the sand" represents his romantic illusions of their relationship and, like footprints in the sand, how fleeting their relationship seemed.

"Is the sound of distant drumming just the fingers of your hand?" again, represents his inability to focus through his sadness or to even be aware of his surroundings.

"Pictures hanging in a hallway, and the fragment of a song, Half-remembered names and faces, but to whom do they belong?" probably represent the various artifacts of their relationship, including photos of the friends they made while they were a couple. "To whom do they belong?" could be questioning if these people are now HER friends or HIS friends. "Half remembered names and faces" indicates just how much he was emotionally invested in the relationship; to the point where everyone else was just in the background.

"When you knew that it was over, you were suddenly aware that the autumn leaves were turning to the color of her hair." I cannot do justice to this line, but it probably means that everything beautiful now reminds him of his lost love.

FOURTH PARAGRAPH
This paragraph is a repeat of of the "circle in a spiral" imagery which is to indicate that his sorrow continues as he tries to recover from a broken heart.

I found the explanation in this link:

http://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoesWindmillsMindMeans/vxghj/post.htm

sawan barse tarse dil

Saawan Barase, Tarase Dil Kyon Naa Nikale Ghar Se Dil
Barakhaa Mein Bhee Dil Pyaasaa Hai, Ye Pyaar Naheen To Kyaa Hai
Dekho Kaise Bekaraar Hain Bhare Baajaar Me
Yaar Yek Yaar Ke Intajaar Me

Yek Mohabbat Kaa Diwaanaa, Dhoondhataa Saa Fire
Koee Chaahat Kaa Najaraanaa, Dilarubaa Ke Liye
Chhamachham Chale Paagal Pawan Aaye Majaa Bheege Balam
Bheege Balam Fisale Kadam Barakhaa Bahar Me

Yek Haseenaa Idhar Dekho Kaisee Bechain Hai
Raastepar Lage Kaise, Us Ke Do Nain Hai
Sach Poochheeye To Mere Yaar, Donon Ke Dil Beikhtiyaar
Beikhtiyaar, Hain Pahalee Baar, Pahalee Bahaar Me

Did Brian Weiss hear about our 'raaz pichle janam ka?'

Though, this was a few months past, TV trivia, nevertheless, I could not resist myself from writing about it. A friend's influence seems to have worked out its bit. She was into writing about hypnotic regression, and had spend quite a number of hours looking for the book, Many lives, Many Masters"- by Brian Weiss. Even I ended up reading the book- through the long draw, research and search, discussion and counter discussion process.

The Book

 It seemed to convince the readers about the therapeutic consequences of hypnotic regression. Some of it did sound out of the world to me. But when a TV reality show tried to draw public attention to hypnotic regression, I thought of giving it a real hard look.

NDTV imagine had come up with a new reality show called Raaz Pichle Janam Ka. The aim of this show was to unlock the secrets of the participant’s past life. The show was hosted by famous Bhojpuri film starr, Ravi Kishan, while the past life regression sessions were conducted by Mumbai-based psychologist Dr Trupti Jain. Celebrities like Shekhar Suman, Monica Bedi, Celina Jaitley and Nauman Sait had participated in the show. At the same time, to make things look more close to earth, the common people were alllowed to participate once they got selected through phone-in.

 The show title

RAAZ PICHLE JANAM KA

(Dr.Tripti Jain conducting a session in the show)
In the show, Dr. Tripti Jain would take the participant into in a state of progressive relaxation, followed by an alpha-theta meditation through the visualisation of light and then taken back into the past fears to know the reason for things that trouble them in this birth. Sounds controversially interesting! Many experts have ever since the onset of the show, are vehemently claiming that NDTV imagine is spreading superstition through this show.
Now we come to the westerner's part. Treating patients by guiding them through recollections of their previous lives is just about the last thing Dr Brian

hey time to roll out laughing again...Chatur's Speech from 3 Idiots

Adarniya sabhapati mahodaya, atithi vishesh shikshan mantri shri R D tripati ji, maanyaniya shikshagan aur mere piyaaare sahpatiyo
Aaj agar I.C.E aasmaan ki bulaaandiyo ko chhu raahaa hai to uska shreya sirrf ekinsaan ko jaataahai - Shri Veeru Sahastrabuddhe
Give him a big hand. He is a great guy really.
Peechle buttis saal se inhone nirantar is college mein balatkar pe balatkar kiye. Umeed hai aagey bee karte rahege. Hamein to aashcharya hota hai ki ek insaan apne jeevan kaal mein itni balatkar kaisi kar sakta hai. Inhone kadi tapaasya se apne aapko is kaabil bunaya hai. Waqt ka sahi upyog ghante ka purna istemaal koi inse seeke. Seeke inse seeke. Aaj hum sab chaatra yaha hai, kal desh videsh mein fail jayenge. Waadaa hai aapse jis desh mein honge waha balatkar karenge, I.C.E ka naam roshan karenge. Dika denge sabko jo balatkar Karne ki kshamtaa yaha ke chaatro mein hai wo sansaar ke kisi chaatro mein nahiii. No other chaatra. No other chaatra.
Adarniya mantraji! Namashkar aapne is sansthaan ko wo chees di jiski hamein sakht zaroorat thi. “Sstunn”! Stunn hota sabi ke paas hai. Sab chupa ke rakte hai, detaa koi nai. Aapne apna stun is balatkari purush ke haat mein diya hai, ab dekiye yeh kaisa iska upyog karta hai

Utthamum dadhdadaath paadam - Madhyam paadam thuchuk chuk - Ghanisthah thud thudi paadam - Surr surri praan gatakam.

Give me some sun shine...a story of all indian students

Saari Umr Hum
Mar Mar Ke Jee Liye
Ek Pal To Ab Humein
Jeene Do Jeene Do

Saari Umr Hum
Mar Mar Ke Jee Liye
Ek Pal To Ab Humein
Jeene Do Jeene Do

Saari Umr Hum
Mar Mar Ke Jee Liye
Ek Pal To Ab Humein
Jeene Do Jeene Do

Na Na Na
Na Na Na

Give Me Some Sunshine
Give Me Some Rain
Give Me Another Chance
I Wanna Grow Up Once Again

Give Me Some Sunshine
Give Me Some Rain
Give Me Another Chance
I Wanna Grow Up Once Again

Kandhon Ko Kitabon Ke Bhojh Ne Jhukaya
Rishvat Dene To Khud Papa Ne Sikhata
99% Marks Laaoge To Ghaadi Warna Chhadi

Likh Likh Kar Pada Hatheli Par
Alpha, Beta, Gamma Ka Chaala
Concentrated H2so4 Ne Poora
Poora Bachpan Jalaa Daala
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Bachpan To Gaya
Jawani Bhi Gayi
Ek Pal Toh Ab Humein
Jeene Do Jeene Do

Bachpan To Gaya
Jawani Bhi Gayi
Ek Pal Toh Ab Humein

Jeene Do Jeene Do

Saari Umr Hum
Mar Mar Ke Jee Liye
Ek Pal To Ab Humein
Jeene Do Jeene Do

Na Na Na
Na Na Na

Give Me Some Sunshine
Give Me Some Rain
Give Me Another Chance

I Wanna Grow Up Once Again

Give Me Some Sunshine
Give Me Some Rain
Give Me Another Chance
I Wanna Grow Up Once Again

Na Na Na
Na Na Na

Dil to bachcha hai ji...c'mon so is your heart..accept it!

Aisi Ulji Nazar Unse Hatt Ti Nahi
Daant Se Reshmi Dor Katt Ti Nahi
Umar Kab Ki Baras Ke Safaid Ho Gayi
Kaari Badari Jawani Ki Chatt Ti Nahi
Walla Ye Dhadkan Bhadne Lagi Hai
Chehre Ki Rangat Udne Lagi Hai
Darr Lagta Hai Tanha Sone Mein Ji
Dil To Bachcha Hai Ji
Dil To Bachcha Hai Ji
Thoda Kaccha Hai Ji
Haan Dil To Baccha Hai Ji
Aisi Ulji Nazar Unse Hatt Ti Nahi
Daant Se Reshmi Dor Katt Ti Nahi
Umar Kab Ki Baras Ke Safaid Ho Gayi
Kaari Badari Jawani Ki Chatt Ti Nahi
Ra Ra Ra ..

Kisko Ptaa Tha Pehlu Mein Rakha
Dil Aisa Baaji Bhi Hoga
Hum To Hamesha Samajhte The Koi
Hum Jaisa Haaji Hi Hoga
Hai Zor Karein, Kitna Shor Karein
Bewaja Baatein Pe Ainwe Gaur Karein
Dilsa Koi Kameena Nahi
Koi To Rokey, Koi To Tokey
Iss Umar Mein Ab Khaogey Dhokhe
Darr Lagta Hai Ishq Karne Mein Ji
Dil To Bachcha Hai Ji
Dil To Bachcha Hai Ji
Thoda Kaccha Hai Ji
Haan Dil To Baccha Hai Ji

Aisi Udhaasi Baithi Hai Dil Pe
Hassne Se Ghabra Rahe Hain
Saari Jawani Katra Ke Kaati
Piri Mein Takra Gaye Hain
Dil Dhadakta Hai To Aise Lagta Hai Woh
Aa Raha Hai Yahin Dekhta Hi Na Woh
Prem Ki Maarein Kataar Re
Taubah Ye Lamhe Katt Te Nahi Kyun
Aankhein Se Meri Hatt Te Nahi Kyun
Darr Lagta Hai Mujhse Kehne Mein Ji
Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji
Dil Toh Bachcha Hai Ji
Thoda Kaccha Hai Ji
Haan Dil Toh Baccha Hai Ji