“28 Thousand Days” is a single by Alicia Keys. This number is equal to 76 years, which is also the average human life expectancy. The song’s lyrics talk about living life to the fullest, never wasting time, and not missing one good moment.
According to The Boombox, Keys explained the meaning behind...
[Intro]
Uh, yeah, uh
[Verse 1]
Blood in my eye, hand on my heart
Feet on the ground, head to the sky
Cause trouble ain't no friend of mine
Ain't no giving it up, no more wasting time
[Chorus 1]
If you had 28 thousand days
Who would you love? Where would you go?
What would you celebrate?
I'm telling you that life's too short to just throw it away
So have the time of your life, so have the time of your life
Hey, ey, ey
Hey, ey, ey
Hey, ey, ey
[Verse 2]
Back from hell with my angel wings
Ain't no fear in my voice
Cause I'm making a choice
The devil ain't no friend of me
And that clock on the wall is telling me
(That there's just...)
[Chorus 2]
There's only 28 thousand days
Who would you love? Where would you go?
What would you celebrate?
I'm telling you that life's too short to just throw it away
So have the time of your life, so have the time of your life
Hey, ey, ey
Hey, ey, ey
Hey, ey, ey
Hey, ey, ey
Hey, ey, ey
[Chorus 2]
There's only 28 thousand days
Who would you love? Where would you go?
What would you celebrate?
I'm telling you that life's too short to just throw it away
So have the time of your life, so have the time of your life
Hey, ey, ey
Hey, ey, ey
Hey, ey, ey
Hey, ey, ey
Hey, ey, ey
Hey, ey, ey
28 Thousand Days was written by Mark Batson & Harold Lilly & Alicia Keys.
28 Thousand Days was produced by The Il’Luminaries.
Alicia Keys released 28 Thousand Days on Fri Jul 31 2015.
I read this ill article that said the average life is 76 years which equals 28,000 days. That made me think that I gotta live every moment to the fullest. What you gonna do to make the most out of today? We gonna do a song about that.