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Creativity Quote by Kesha

"Life is like a lollipop, enjoy it before it melts"

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A lollipop is childhood in edible form: bright, cheap, sticky, and guaranteed to make a mess. Kesha’s line taps that sensory memory to deliver a party-ready version of carpe diem, but it’s the “before it melts” that gives it teeth. Enjoyment here isn’t framed as moral self-improvement or Zen calm; it’s time-sensitive pleasure, the kind that evaporates while you’re still deciding whether you deserve it.

The metaphor works because it refuses permanence. A lollipop is designed to disappear. You can’t “save” it without ruining it, which quietly mocks the modern impulse to optimize everything: to hoard experiences, document them, turn joy into a retirement plan. Kesha’s persona - glitter-pop hedonist with a bruised edge - makes the message feel less like a poster and more like a survival tactic. When your public image is built on excess, “enjoy it” can sound superficial; adding “before it melts” signals awareness of the hangover, the comeback cycle, the industry’s short shelf life.

There’s also an unspoken note of bodily reality: melted sugar is sticky, inconvenient, slightly gross. Pleasure has consequences, and waiting too long turns sweetness into cleanup. In that sense, the line isn’t just permission to indulge; it’s a nudge to be present, because delay doesn’t preserve innocence - it degrades it. The lollipop melts whether you participate or not.

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TopicLive in the Moment
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FeaturedThis quote was our Quote of the Day on April 8, 2023
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APA Style (7th ed.)
Kesha. (2026, January 11). Life is like a lollipop, enjoy it before it melts. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/life-is-like-a-lollipop-enjoy-it-before-it-melts-172004/

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Kesha. "Life is like a lollipop, enjoy it before it melts." FixQuotes. January 11, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/life-is-like-a-lollipop-enjoy-it-before-it-melts-172004/.

MLA Style (9th ed.)
"Life is like a lollipop, enjoy it before it melts." FixQuotes, 11 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/life-is-like-a-lollipop-enjoy-it-before-it-melts-172004/. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.

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Kesha

Kesha (born March 1, 1987) is a Musician from USA.

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