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Ten Seconds to Midnight Lyrics
Ten: Apes turn into men
And grapes turn into wine
How we made it to nine
I'll never know
Eight: Man looks for a mate
But fate plays cruel tricks
And seven turns to six
Still he's alone
Along comes number five
Eureka, I'm alive
I think, therefore, I am a lucky man
Three: From this balcony
The two of us can see
The house where we first met
One wet Sunday
And grapes turn into wine
How we made it to nine
I'll never know
But fate plays cruel tricks
And seven turns to six
Still he's alone
Eureka, I'm alive
I think, therefore, I am a lucky man
The two of us can see
The house where we first met
One wet Sunday
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songmeanings On Feb 06, 2012
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I think, therefore, I am a lucky man
I think this sentenceis inspired by the famosu sentence of Descartes Cogito ergo sum: I think therefore I am
I lkie the way the singer takes this sentence and put it personal mark on it...
Love this song! As the title and lyrics clearly show, this song indicates a countdown to midnight (New Year's Eve perhaps?).
I read somewhere previously that the whole album from which this song came is a description of a boy and girl having a date. (bathing to get ready, eating a seafood dinner, going to see a French film, etc etc).
What I love about this song particularly is the clever way that it embeds the countdown within the lyrics, particularly in the latter stages of the song:
"I think, therefore (FOUR), I am a lucky man
Three: From this balcony The TWO of us can see The house where we first met ONE wet Sunday" :)