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13 Dec 07 - 12:50 AM (#2214266) Subject: Lyr Req: 25 or 6 to 4 (Twenty-five or Six to Four From: Slag Could sure use the lyrics to this one. Was it about a Yoga meditation, a bum trip, or difficulty in reading the clock? |
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13 Dec 07 - 01:49 AM (#2214280) Subject: ADDPOP: 25 or 6 to 4 (Twenty-five or Six to Four) From: Joe Offer Hi, Slag - a good, popup-free place for finding pop lyrics is Lyrics World. Can't say I have any idea about the meaning of this song, but I sure like it. -Joe- 25 Or 6 to 4 (R. Lamm) 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 Recorded by Chicago® |
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13 Dec 07 - 11:31 AM (#2214570) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 25 or 6 to 4 (Twenty-five or Six to Four From: Mick Pearce (MCP) Robert Lamm has his own site at: Robert Lamm. There is a song list; this is in the 1970 section, but I get not found messages for all the songs I tried. (There's also a wikipedia article on him). I think the song may be on youtube too (didn't bother following up the reference). There's a forum on the website that might answer your question. He's obviously awake in the early hours, when he'd rather be asleep (should have taken more), but why? Here's a post from a thread that might answer it: The story line of Robert's music where does it lead?:(the site needed cookies for the search; I didn't check if it needs it to access the thread). "Robert Lamm said that the song refers to a man who was asked a lot of questions by his girlfriend in 1967 & 1968." I didn't bother following the whole thread, but you might take a look (there's a search function on the forum). Mick |
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13 Dec 07 - 01:16 PM (#2214634) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 25 or 6 to 4 (Twenty-five or Six to Four From: Nick I seem to remember reading that the title definitely refers to the time ie 25 or 26 minutes to 4 in the morning. |
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13 Dec 07 - 01:29 PM (#2214642) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 25 or 6 to 4 (Twenty-five or Six to Four From: Mick Pearce (MCP) That's how I understood the title too. Mick |
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14 Dec 07 - 05:10 AM (#2215089) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 25 or 6 to 4 (Twenty-five or Six to Four From: Slag Thank you all. Sounds like a bum trip: the kind that most of us have experienced one time or another. Except for (or maybe because of the numerical reference?) it sounds like it could be a Zen session! |
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14 Dec 07 - 06:43 AM (#2215129) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 25 or 6 to 4 (Twenty-five or Six to Four From: Mick Pearce (MCP) No I don't think it's either of those. He's still awake at 25/26 to 4 in the morning because the girl is asking him lots of questions (maybe over a break up - I misquoted earlier Should have tried to do some more, could be to prevent the break-up) - and he just wants morning to come so that it's over. Mick |
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15 Dec 07 - 06:03 PM (#2216141) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 25 or 6 to 4 (Twenty-five or Six to Four) From: Jim Dixon There's an article about 25 OR 6 TO 4 at Wikipedia. Not much analysis there, but there's a link to another article at The Straight Dope, which does a line-by-line interpretation. Turns out there's nothing to contradict Robert Lamm's own explanation: "The song is about writing a song. It's not mystical." |