Minutes to Midnight
Midnight Reflections: Unveiling Life's Ticking Clock
Lyrics
Hah-hah-hah-hah-hah
The sound of laughter, possibly ironic or mocking
Well you can write to me your truth and happenin's inside
Invitation to share personal truths or experiences
Or sell me a world that I don't need, then hitch a ride
Offering unnecessary or unwanted things
The driver laughs, we chase behind, tryin' to match his pace
Pursuing someone's pace but struggling to catch up
You change our heads and you make our beds
Manipulating thoughts or situations
It's a hopeless race
Feeling like a race with no hope of success
You're gettin' it all your way, you can't tell wrong from right
Having one's own way without distinguishing right from wrong
And right now you've got to pay
Consequences looming for current actions
'Cause right now it's minutes to midnight
Emphasizing the urgency of the moment
Well you can tell me all about politics and kings
Discussing various topics, possibly superficially
Or the price of cars and whisky jars and a million other things
Materialistic concerns among other topics
But it seems to me my friend, a lot of lines are left unsaid
Not everything important is communicated
When the speaker has the only key to get inside his head
Difficulty understanding someone else's perspective
You're gettin' it all your way, you can't tell wrong from right
Acting without moral clarity
But right now you've got to pay
Reinforcing impending consequences
'Cause right now, it's minutes to midnight, yeah, ah yeah
Stressing the urgency of the situation
No use in getting uptight, no use in startin' a fight
Advising against unnecessary stress or conflict
It's up to you now to make it alright
Encouragement to resolve issues
Your clocks readin' minutes to midnight
Highlighting the closeness of a critical moment
You're speakin' too late
Speaking too late to effect change
Take my money, spend my life and do my thinkin' for me
Allowing others to control various aspects of life
Negotiate and sell my time, till we come down from the tree
Being manipulated or exploited
You just stand with a book in your hand, walkin' my high wire
An image of balancing precariously, led by others
And lead our way for all who pay, from fryin' pan to fire
Being guided towards trouble by those in charge
You're gettin' it all you're way, you can't tell wrong from right
Acting without regard for ethical considerations
And right now you've got to pay
Reiterating the imminent consequences
'Cause right now, it's minutes to midnight, yeah
Emphasizing the critical nature of the moment
It's gettin' too late
Stating the lateness of the situation
No use in gettin' uptight, no use in startin' a fight
Advising against unnecessary stress or conflict
It's up to you now to make it alright
Encouragement to resolve issues
Your clock's reading minutes to midnight
Reiterating the closeness of a critical moment
No use in gettin' uptight, no use in startin' a fight
Reinforcement of avoiding unnecessary conflict
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