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25 Or 6 To 4

This version of 25 Or 6 To 4 was released by Chicago in 1970.

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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

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About Lyrics and 25 Or 6 To 4 by Chicago

The lyrics to 25 Or 6 To 4 are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Chicago in 1970. Elements of the lyrics to 25 Or 6 To 4 are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Chicago and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for 25 Or 6 To 4 back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to 25 Or 6 To 4 by Chicago in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to 25 Or 6 To 4" means the words set to the music of 25 Or 6 To 4, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Chicago. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to 25 Or 6 To 4 and the lyrics to 25 Or 6 To 4 are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Chicago who came here looking just for the lyrics to 25 Or 6 To 4, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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