21 Songs About Living In The Moment & Seizing The Day
At some point in your life, you may just want to make the most out of your life and enjoy the current moment. Here is a playlist that will get you in that mood.
1. Macklemore feat Kesha – Good Old Days
The song is about making the most of life so years later you aren’t dwelling on past experiences with regret. Ben looks back at his own experiences which he may have not appreciated as much when they were happening at the time. The main message is to value your experiences as you’re experiencing them, living them to the fullest so years later you aren’t dwelling on them and wish you acted differently, made different choices or taken advantage of the situation in a better way.
2. Pitbull – Feel This Moment ft Christina Aguilera
This is a club banger from Pitbull’s album Global Warming which was released in 2012. He stated that the song is basically giving the message ‘feel life, don’t live life for a moment, live life for life, that is your moment.’
The track basically encourages people to live life to the fullest and enjoy each and every moment.
3. Avicii – The Nights
The main important message is encouraging young guys not to waste their youth because when they grow older people report missing the days when they were carefree and able to have fun. We should enjoy life to the fullest especially when we are young and make as many memories as we can.
4. The Flaming Lips – Do You Realize
Another message on the track is that we should stop passing judgment on what is happy or sad. Good things can make us cry hence crying is really not bad.
5. Pitbull – Give Me Everything
The song was Pitbull’s first single to hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and one of his most successful tracks. It is off the album Planet Pit released in 2011.
Lyrically, the singer asks his lover not to hold back and ‘give’ them ‘everything tonight’ instead of waiting for another time since tomorrow is not guaranteed.
6. Pitbull, Ne Yo – Time Of Our Lives
The duo dedicates this song to those who are going through tough financial times, spurring them to spend their last few dollars in the club and just have the time of their lives. It encourages the listeners to take a moment and forget about the weekday problems, not earning enough money and other day-to-day problems. Sometimes these problems are beyond out control so it’s just better to have the time of your life.
It is the 4th track on Pitbull’s 8th studio album Globalization and ended up being certified platinum by the RIAA in 2020.
7. Bon Jovi – Its My Life
“It’s My Life” is the lead single from the album Crush. It peaked at #33 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was able to reach the top 10 in several markets including topping the charts in eight European countries. It was a big fan anthem since they wanted to feel self-assured about themselves.
The track encourages people to seize the moment and do what they want now since they won’t live forever. Everyone, from time to time, gets to a point where you have to take control of your life and steer it in the direction that makes you happy.
8. Jason Mraz – Living In The Moment
9. Jonas Blue – Perfect Strangers
This is a light and airy summer jam about not overthinking romance. Perfect Strangers is an idom that describes two people that are completely unknown to each other in all possible ways. JP sings to the lady he recently met and tells her to seize the moment and enjoy his company since tomorrow is not a guarantee.
10. Zara Larsson – Lush Life
The song is about having fun and living a lavish life. Live you days as if it was the last and do everything you want to do with no past. Live in the moment and try to enjoy it as much as possible.
11. Bebe Rexha – Meant To Be
Lyrically, the song is about enjoying the moment since we don’t know what will happen in the future. All we can do is wait for it to happen. If something doesn’t work out then there is something better waiting for you.
12. One Direction – Perfect
Many speculated that the song is about Taylor Swift but Harry and Louis told People Magazine that they will leave it open for people to interpret it in different ways. They added that everyone draws from personal experiences and to some degree, the relationship influenced some of the songs.
13. One Direction – Live While We’re Young
Lyrically, it is about having fun and enjoying life before it’s too late. We see the subject of the song having just a met a lady and he encourages her not to overthink but instead just do stuff and have fun.
14. Nicki Minaj – The Night Is Still Young
Lyrically, it talks about it being early so there is plenty of time to turn up and get wasted. She urges her listeners to live in the present, not to worry and enjoy the ride on the journey of life. There is no hurry to go anywhere.
15. Bebe Rexha – No Broken Hearts
Bebe got the inspiration to do this song after suffering a heartbreak. She stated that the song is basically about moving past heartbreak and pain since life is short to dwell in such a situation. It is about having a good time and partying the night away since we only have one life.
16. Ellie Goulding – Sixteen
Ellie shared that sixteen was an age that was pivotal for her in many ways. The song takes her back to the reckless days of being a teenager and hopes it reminds her listeners about the innocence of youth.
17. Kesha – Die Young
This is the first single from Kesha’s sophomore album, Warrior. It was co-written by Nate Ruess. It nods to the popular sentiment of living for the moment or carpie diem and not worrying about what may happen tomorrow.
Die Young reminds us of the fragility of life and on the other hand, encourages us to keep being young until we die. The main important point is to live every day to the fullest and stay young at heart.
18. Ed Sheeran – After Glow
The track is an acoustic mellow ballad about Ed Sheeran’s wife Cherry Seaborn Sheeran. It talks about living in the moment with her and being so in love with her that you feel the rest of the world has disappeared.
Ed posted this message on his Instagram account with regards to the song: Afterglow is a song I wrote last year that I wanted to release for you. It’s not the first single from the next album, it’s just a song I love, and hope you love too. Enjoy!
19. Jhene Aiko – Bed Peace
During an interview with Radio.com, Jhene stated that she wanted to make something more playful since she mostly made sad songs about heartbreak. She took a different approach and went ahead to talk about what a perfect day would be like for her and a perfect lover. She added that the song is about slowing down every now and then and not worrying about anything but the moment.
20. In Paradise – Moments We Live For
Lyrically the song is mainly about being in the moment and appreciating what is in the present. It is about taking in the moments that we all dreamed about and those that come once in a lifetime.
21. Drake – The Motto
YOLO, an acronym for You Only Live Once, went on to become a viral term within pop culture. The rappers rap about following this lifestyle of enjoying life to the fullest since you only have one life.