Nina Zheng
Nina died a short while ago today after her seemingly endless struggle with meningitis. It’s no longer rumor, she’s gone. This is a tragic loss. I’ll keep her family in my thoughts and try and offer help. I hope her family finds strength in this tragedy. <3
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I love this song. It’s an internal monologue from the point of view of an 80’s loner. It’s saying how the kid wants to shoot “all the other kids with the pumped up kicks” who are the popular kids.
“Pumped up kicks” were Adidas pumps where you pumped air into your shoes before you played basketball so that you had a boost and could jump higher. Only very wealthy kids were the one’s that could afford these shoes.
The guy that wrote the song was near a beach when he wrote it, so that explains the happy and upbeat tone to a dark song.
Me and my friend at 2 am :)
We saw Airborne Toxic Event. Stayed after and chilled with the band. Mikel was slightly douchey, but Steve and Noah were SOOO nice! Noah’s gorgeous ;). Sadly, Anna was backstage with her british boyfriend..haha
then, noah and steven asked us if we were of legal drinking age cause they invited us to go to the bars with them. :) But, we didnt have fake IDs or anything so we had to say goodbye.. :(
well, someday I’ll be drinking with the band, I hope! :)
Nina Zheng
Umm, I’m not sure the facts. People say that Nina is alive and in critical condition. The problem is that she’s said to be braindead. If this is true, there’s no chance of recovery. :/
For those of you that don’t know, when someone is braindead, they’re being kept alive by machines because their brain is no longer performing basic functions such as breathing. This means that she’s eating, breathing, and living through a tube. I know it sounds harsh, but if this is her state of being, they’re gonna have to pull the plug. She may be alive, but there’s no point in living that way. It’s cruel to keep someone plugged in with no chance of ever experiencing life.
I do hope for the best, which is that she miraculously comes out of this, but I’m expecting the worst. Good luck girl, I’m rooting for you and I hope this is all a bad dream we’ll wake up from.
Nina Zheng
RIP.
Life’s too short and it’s devastating to know that you’re gone..I may not even have known you, but I know all too well what it’s like to lose a friend. 4 years ago, I lost a friend of mine, Yasmine Burgos. A year later, I lost another friend, Hunter Pope. Both were 12 when they died. Nina was also 12. I can’t bring myself to believe that these beautiful people are gone. Life’s cruel. She gives and she takes away. Yasmine was murdered along with her younger brother by their own mother. Hunter suffered complications from the flu. Nina was struck with meningitis. I guess what I’m trying to say is that people need to appreciate their life more because you never know how lucky you are. It could have just as easily been me that caught meningitis. Sometimes I wish it was. I can fight it, she couldn’t.
RIP, hun. You will be forever missed.
Swing, Swing ~ All-American Rejects
Days swiftly come and go.
I’m dreaming of her
She’s seeing other guys
Emotions they stir
The sun is gone.
The nights are long
And I am left while the tears fall.
Did you think that I would cry,
on the phone?
Do you know what it feels like,
being alone?
I’ll find someone new
[Chorus]
(Swing) Swing, Swing from the tangles of
My heart is crushed by a former love
Can you help me find a way
To carry on again.
Wish cast into the sky
I’m moving on
Sweet beginnings do arise
She knows I was wrong
The notes are old,
They bend, they fold
and so do I to a new love.
Did you think that I would cry,
on the phone?
Do you know what it feels like,
being alone?
I’ll find someone new
(Swing) Swing, Swing from the tangles of
My heart is crushed by a former love
Can you help me find a way
To carry on again
Bury me
(you thought your problems were gone)
Carry me
(away. away, away…)
[Chorus fades till end]
(Swing) Swing, Swing from the tangles of
My heart is crushed by a former love
Can you help me find a way
To carry on again
