Two-thirds of the way done!!!
Today was another one
of those relatively easy days for a song, going back to Chicago’s 1971 song “25
or 6 to 4.” I have to admit I had never given much thought to the meaning of
this song. Here are the full lyrics:
Waiting for the break of day
Searching for something to say
Dancing lights against the sky
Giving up I close my eyes
Sitting cross-legged on the floor
25 or 6 to 4
Staring blindly into space
Getting up to splash my face
Wanting just to stay awake
Wondering how much I can take
Should have tried to do some more
25 or 6 to 4
Feeling like I ought to sleep
Spinning room is sinking deep
Searching for something to say
Waiting for the break of day
25 or 6 to 4
25 or 6 to 4
Apparently there had
been some colorful explanations of this lyric, but in fact, it seems that the
song is simply about trying to write a song in the middle of the night. The
song's title is the time at which the song is set: 25 or 26 minutes before 4
AM. I was also amused to read that the song’s writer, Robert Lamm, had written
another Chicago hit called “Does Anybody Really Know What Time it Is?” Perhaps
this song was the answer.
Twenty-five
or Six to Four (Chicago)
Today I am wearing a t-shirt from the Michael Moore Broadway show, “The Terms of My Surrender.” I wrote about this on August 3rd.
Have a great day!
Love,
Rebecca
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