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What Do You Mean?

from Let The Drum Beat by The Speak Easy

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Albert Einstein was just about finished his work on the theory of special relativity, when he decided to take a break and go on vacation to Mexico. So he hopped on a plane and headed to Acapulco.

Each day, late in the afternoon, sporting dark sunglasses, he walked in the white Mexican sand and breathed in the fresh Pacific sea air.

On the last day, he paused during his stroll to sit down on a bench and watch the Sun set. When the large orange ball was just disappearing, a last beam of light seemed to radiate toward him. The event brought him back to thinking about his physics work.

"What symbol should I use for the speed of light?" he asked himself. The problem was that nearly every Greek letter had been taken for some other purpose.

Just then, a beautiful Mexican woman passed by. Albert Einstein just had to say something to her. Almost out of desperation, he asked as he lowered his dark sunglasses, "Do you not zink zat zee speed of light is zery fast?" The woman smiled at Einstein and replied, "Si."

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I saw the light there in your eyes
My only hope was you could sympathize
Now I see this light everywhere
But I'm still hooked on your stare

Can't you see what you done to me
I can feel you like a cool breeze
Cause with this distance I'm always alone
Makes me pack my bags and want to go home

Let me steal some of your fire
Tell me my love is not a liar
Show me sights unseen
She said "what do you mean?"
She said "what do you mean?"

I thought this little light was mine
But it's just a matter of time
I asked why'd the light go so fast
Don't you know they always in the past

She said "what do you mean?"
She said "what do you mean?

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from Let The Drum Beat, released January 25, 2012

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