This quote has been used repeatedly in everything from Billy Joel's 1977 pop rock album to 2PAC Shakur lyrics and always holds a resonating ring of truth. This example of typography uses color and type to connote the underlying message of the quote and to visually as well as verbally convey the the unfairness of a reality that snatches the best creation has to offer away before they can truly live.
The first interesting thing that I noticed about this typography was the how the word "die" was emphasized over "the","good" and "young". Using dashes of orange that make the word seem to glow above the morbid darkness of the other words, the word "die" seems to jump off of the page, similar to how death of a loved one comes unexpectedly and there is no way one can prepare themselves for it. The splatter of what emulates blood emanates from "die" and contaminates the other words, connoting how death overshadows all the other aspects of one's life so that nothing seems normal anymore. Since the other words have been splattered they no longer appear benign but look ominous and foreboding, their innocence taken away. The type is bold and confrontational, in all caps, which grabs the viewers' attention and adds a sense of urgency to the sentiments being expressed. The arrangement of the words in three lines gives it order and symmetry which forms a sharp contrast to the chaos behind the words and behind the colors. The fact that the words are stark black and the word "die" is orange manifests a juxtapositioning of color and this combined with the splatter escaping outside the words, makes it more real and applicable, reflecting how death cannot be contained.
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