Don't you forget this
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John Keating:
Close your eyes, close your eyes! Close 'em! Now, describe what you see.Todd Anderson:Uh, I-I close my eyes.John Keating:Yes.Todd Anderson:Uh, and this image floats beside me.John Keating:A sweaty-toothed madman.Todd Anderson:A sweaty-toothed madman with a stare that pounds my brain.John Keating:Oh, that's *excellent*! Now, give him action - make him do something!Todd Anderson:H-His hands reach out and choke me.John Keating:That's it! Wonderful, wonderful!Todd Anderson:And all the time he's Mumbling.John Keating:What's he Mumbling?Todd Anderson:Mumbling truth.John Keating:Yeah, yes.Todd Anderson:Truth like-like a blanket that always leaves your feet cold.John Keating: Forget them, forget them! Stay with the blanket. Tell me about that blanket!Todd Anderson:Y-Y-You push it, stretch it, it'll never be enough. You kick at it, beat it, it'll never cover any of us. From the moment we enter crying t-to the moment we leave dying, it'll just cover your face as you wail and cry and scream.John Keating:Don't you forget this
Close your eyes, close your eyes! Close 'em! Now, describe what you see.Todd Anderson:Uh, I-I close my eyes.John Keating:Yes.Todd Anderson:Uh, and this image floats beside me.John Keating:A sweaty-toothed madman.Todd Anderson:A sweaty-toothed madman with a stare that pounds my brain.John Keating:Oh, that's *excellent*! Now, give him action - make him do something!Todd Anderson:H-His hands reach out and choke me.John Keating:That's it! Wonderful, wonderful!Todd Anderson:And all the time he's Mumbling.John Keating:What's he Mumbling?Todd Anderson:Mumbling truth.John Keating:Yeah, yes.Todd Anderson:Truth like-like a blanket that always leaves your feet cold.John Keating: Forget them, forget them! Stay with the blanket. Tell me about that blanket!Todd Anderson:Y-Y-You push it, stretch it, it'll never be enough. You kick at it, beat it, it'll never cover any of us. From the moment we enter crying t-to the moment we leave dying, it'll just cover your face as you wail and cry and scream.John Keating:Don't you forget this
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There close your eyes Close your eyes close them
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Now describe what you see
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I close my eyes Yes
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And this image floats beside me A sweaty toothed madman
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A sweaty toothed madman with a stare that pounds my brain
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oh that's excellent Now give him action Make him do something
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His hands reach out and choke me That's it wonderful wonderful
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And all the time he's mumbling What's he mumbling
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Mumbling truth Truth like a blanket that always leaves your feet cold
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Forget them forget them Stay with the blanket
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Tell me about that blanket
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You can push it stretch it it'll never be enough
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You kick at it beat it it'll never cover any of us
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From the moment we enter crying to the moment we leave dying
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it'll just cover your face as you wail and cry and scream
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Yeah Yeah
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Don't you forget this
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Movie Summary
Maverick teacher John Keating uses poetry to embolden his boarding school students to new heights of self-expression.
