Waiting for the break of day
Searching for something to say
Flashing 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 I try 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
@Actar411 The song's writer, Robert Lamm, said it's not about drugs, but about being up in the middle of the night writing a song.
LovinAlPacino 1 month ago
@osufreak47 We play it as stands music. LOL If it weren't for Vehicle, this song would probably be our band's theme.
KoutaDragara 3 months ago
@sandman4442 Nahh.... It's about time and how it was written at 25 or 6 to 4. lol
gamerjustk21 9 months ago
@ sandman4442 nice to know that
jacfloridagal567 9 months ago
Wait- where are the lyrics? It said *LYRICS*
jacfloridagal567 9 months ago
@NarcolepticCarrot Too bad it's about drugs. All the best 60s songs are. Seriously don't lie to yourself and just admit the truth. Drugs makes good music.
Actar411 10 months ago
Salk middle school- 2010, spring, we played this piece. We kicked ass.
LET THE SPIRIT OF JAZZ LIVE ON
ZombieGUY11 1 year ago
@osufreak47 This is our marching band closer. Heh...
Also, the song's about trying to write a song. At 25 or 26 minutes to 4 AM. See? All the lyrics make sense from this perspective. Even "flashing lights" (stars).
NarcolepticCarrot 1 year ago
does anyone know what this song is really about ? it is in reference to the 25 or 6 national guardsmen who opened fire on college students at kent state ohio, killing four. Sent in to respond to protests on campus against the viet- nam war by then President Richard Nixon events suddenly took a wrong turn when an advancing Guard began firing into a crowd of students. When the smoke cleared four lay dead. Another song about this sad event would be Neil Young's "Ohio".
sandman4442 1 year ago
this is our marching band opener :D
osufreak47 1 year ago