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5-4-3-2-1 Lets start a fire.
Burn this town from inside out.
Till no ones left alive.
And you can't feel the rhythm of your steps when you hit the street.
Sixteen is so far away from here, when you're counting every step.
5-4-3-2 what are you waiting for?
The train is catching up, keep on running don't look back.
Cause its 10-9-8-7 everybody's coming to burn this city, burn this city down tonight.
Leave it all behind.
All his life he lived in this same house.
Same white fence surrounding him, he swore he would get out.
But he can't cause his foot got caught in between in the rails.
And all his friends were all up ahead
They can't hear him yelling, yelling for some help.
And it's much too late to call the doctor now.
This town is full of sympathies, we're drowning in it all.
5-4-3-2 What are you waiting for?
The train is catching up, keep on running don't look back.
Cause its 10-9-8-7 everybody's yelling to burn this city, burn this city down tonight.
Leave it all behind.
This is the sound of the gate coming down, no flashing lights, no warning.
When we press our ears to the ground we feel the shake.
But it's under the skin, so we welt like violets.
Can't get up, to put the petals in their place.
5-4-3-2 What are you waiting for?
Burn this city, burn this city tonight.
Burn this town from inside out.
Till no ones left alive.
And you can't feel the rhythm of your steps when you hit the street.
Sixteen is so far away from here, when you're counting every step.
5-4-3-2 what are you waiting for?
The train is catching up, keep on running don't look back.
Cause its 10-9-8-7 everybody's coming to burn this city, burn this city down tonight.
Leave it all behind.
All his life he lived in this same house.
Same white fence surrounding him, he swore he would get out.
But he can't cause his foot got caught in between in the rails.
And all his friends were all up ahead
They can't hear him yelling, yelling for some help.
And it's much too late to call the doctor now.
This town is full of sympathies, we're drowning in it all.
5-4-3-2 What are you waiting for?
The train is catching up, keep on running don't look back.
Cause its 10-9-8-7 everybody's yelling to burn this city, burn this city down tonight.
Leave it all behind.
This is the sound of the gate coming down, no flashing lights, no warning.
When we press our ears to the ground we feel the shake.
But it's under the skin, so we welt like violets.
Can't get up, to put the petals in their place.
5-4-3-2 What are you waiting for?
Burn this city, burn this city tonight.
Lyrics submitted by xsaint2sinnerx
Track duration: 03:19
"The Counting 5-4-3-2-1" as written by Geoffrey/keeley Rickly
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing
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When I listen to "Counting 5,4,3,2,1," [about a teen trying to escape his small-town life in Jersey], I can't help but think it's your response to The River.
It is! It is! And people never got it. People would say "Counting" is really shallow. And I'd say, "Counting" is like my attempt as a Bruce fan. I know we're a different kind of band, but Jesus. It's not just pop either.
i love it
-from My War, an article in revolver magazine, november 2003 by Michael Azerrad
Frankly, I don't care.
Basically, I think this song is talking about someone who lives in a society that begins to trap them. Small towns tend to be like that, where you get stuck into a rough pattern and you can't escape that. I don't know where Thursday comes from, or what, but to me it sounds like the writer was feeling a bit trapped where he was at. He could even be in a personal ditch in life, where all of his friends are too busy in success to help him out.
Summary: It's wanting to escape, but being locked down without any help at all. At least, that's what it means to me.
I find this song, like the ring too it, and now you bastards are bitching about being good or bad, who gives a crap!
Just put the damn meaning! Is that too much to ask!
I find this song, like the ring too it, and now you bastards are bitching about being good or bad, who gives a crap!
Just put the damn meaning! Is that too much to ask!