The band are currently signed to Heavenly Records, and their self-titled debut album was released on 13 June 2005. Singles from that album have included Forever Lost, Love Me Like You, Love's A Game and I See You, You See Me. Later on that year they recorded a new song, Gone are the Days, used on the War Child charity album Help! A Day in the Life
In 2005 they supported Athlete, Doves, and Brian Wilson, and played the Glastonbury Festival to a fantastic reception. August saw the band play at the dual-venue V Festival in Chelmsford and Staffordshire and Leicester's Summer Sundae.
The band have since released their second album, Those The Brokes in November 2006, and the Undecided EP in September 2007.
Take A Chance
The Magic Numbers Lyrics
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Take another heart through this lonely town
What You gonna do when she turns around
And says I never ever thought that you'd be messing 'round
But then You dance dance dance with the woman that let's you
How's it gonna feel until I catch You
What You gonna do when she turns around
It's a crying shame, that the love you've made
Is a cross that you bear when it's cold
Why don't you leave me alone?
The Magic Numbers' song Take A Chance tells the story of someone who is torn between two people they love. The first stanza questions what the person is going to do when everything falls apart, when the woman he loves turns around and accuses him of betraying her. Despite this, the person is still dancing with the other woman, holding onto the hope that it will all work out in the end. The second stanza emphasizes the shame and pain that the person will have to bear as a result of their actions. The lyrics culminate with the plea to be left alone.
Overall, Take A Chance speaks to the universal experience of loving someone unattainable, while hurting those who are most vulnerable. The lyrics are both full of regret and hope, emotion and logic. It is a song that asks the listener to confront the intensity of their own emotions and to choose a path forward.
Line by Line Meaning
What You gonna do when it all breaks down
How will you react when everything falls apart?
Take another heart through this lonely town
Find another person to be with in this desolate place.
What You gonna do when she turns around
How will you respond if she confronts you?
And says I never ever thought that you'd be messing 'round
She is surprised and disappointed that you would cheat on her.
But then You dance dance dance with the woman that let's you
You have no shame or remorse for what you've done because someone else is enabling it and distracting you.
How's it gonna feel until I catch You
The guilt will eat away at you until you're caught in the act.
What You gonna do when she turns around
How will you respond if she confronts you again?
And says you broke another heart that was broken down
She will accuse you of compounding someone else's pain with your actions.
It's a crying shame, that the love you've made
It's pitiful that the relationships you have are built on lies and deceit.
Is a cross that you bear when it's cold
The consequences of your actions will weigh you down and burden you in times of hardship.
Why don't you leave me alone?
The singer is done with the relationship and wants to be free from the toxicity.
Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: ROMEO WILLIAM STODART
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