Ecclesiastes 2:16

For there is no lasting remembrance of the wise, just as with the fool, seeing that both will be forgotten in the days to come. Alas, the wise man will die just like the fool!

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One song meets this passage

  • “Say you'll remember me”

    Wildest Dreams · Taylor Swift

    resonates with Ecclesiastes 2:16

    The plea to be remembered after the relationship ends mirrors the ancient anxiety that one's memory, too, fades with time.

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