27 Lyrics
[Verse: Ned Russin]
My father said, "Don't be so scared"
Driving home all alone, you're in a hospital bed
I closed my eyes, ignored the signs
Tried to wake up from a dream, it's not working this time
[Chorus: Ned Russin]
If I said your name twenty-seven times
Would that bring you back to life?
If I said your name twenty-seven times
Would that bring you back to life?
[Bridge: Ned Russin]
Do you remember your lucky number?
Your superstition has me buried six feet under
[Chorus: Ned Russin]
If I said your name twenty-seven times
Would that bring you back to life?
If I said your name twenty-seven times
Would that bring you back to life?
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge: Ned Russin]
Do you remember your lucky number?
Do you remember your lucky number?
My father said, "Don't be so scared"
Driving home all alone, you're in a hospital bed
I closed my eyes, ignored the signs
Tried to wake up from a dream, it's not working this time
[Chorus: Ned Russin]
If I said your name twenty-seven times
Would that bring you back to life?
If I said your name twenty-seven times
Would that bring you back to life?
[Bridge: Ned Russin]
Do you remember your lucky number?
Your superstition has me buried six feet under
[Chorus: Ned Russin]
If I said your name twenty-seven times
Would that bring you back to life?
If I said your name twenty-seven times
Would that bring you back to life?
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge: Ned Russin]
Do you remember your lucky number?
Do you remember your lucky number?
About
Genius Annotation
This song is about Ned Russin’s father and his superstitions. In an interview with the Culture Creature podcast, Ned explained: “[Superstition] is a thing you do when you have no other option. ‘27’ is a song about my father. His lucky number is 27. He was born on the 27th, got married on the 27th. He says he always sees 27. So it’s like, what can you do in a moment when your father is on an operating room table with his stomach opened up? There’s nothing you can do other than resort to thinking about some superstition. To me, that’s what it’s about. I’m not a superstitious person, at least I try not to be.”
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Release Date
February 10, 2011
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