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**Clockwatching: Jason Mraz**
//Verse 1://
 * Take off both your shoes and clothes I’ll follow**
 * Undo corkscrew drink from the half of a broken bottle**
 * Lately we’re running out of time, aren’t we?**
 * Smoking often and calling out our guilty pleasures**
 * Let’s keep talking anything to stop clock watching**

//Pre Chorus://
 * Lately we’re running out of time.**
 * aren’t we crazy for running all the time? M-M-M-M-Maybe**
 * Let’s forget we’re running out of time**

//Chorus:// //Verse 2:// //Chorus 2://
 * I’m off like an aeroplane**
 * I’m using my right brain and I’m praying that we don’t crash**
 * On a short lived flight making love on economy**
 * No jumping conclusions**
 * I don’t think there’s no solution**
 * Let’s get backwards and forget our restless destination**
 * Let’s live in the moment just this time could we**
 * Let's take one moment of our time M-M-M-Mmaybe**
 * Let’s forget we’re running out of time**
 * I’m off like an aeroplane**
 * I’m catching my second wind again**
 * I’m using my left-brain and I’m righting all my wrongs**
 * I’m yearning to turn you on**

//Bridge://
 * But how can I guess by the subject of the best predicate is left unsaid**
 * When the matter is too delicate my loneliness is evident**
 * And it’s You. You’re running through my mind**
 * And it makes me crazy**


 * la la la la la**
 * la la la la la**

//Outro://
 * la la la la la**
 * la la la la la**
 * laaaaa**
 * lady dreamer you might be the soundest sleeper**
 * tonight sleep tight and build your nest upon my shoulder**

Analysis
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 * The Title and the theme of this song immediately show the theme "Carpe Diem"
 * There is no steady rhyme scheme in this but rhyming is used in the chorus
 * Jason actually advocates to stop thinking about running out of time, and just live life to the fullest, because we don't have much of it. Clockwatching doesn't help
 * **In Verse 2** Jason directly refers to the fact that we should live in the moment. Hence that this song is carpe diem themed. In Verse 2 the "restless destination" he refers to is death. We are always getting closer to the destination of death, and we should forget about this
 * **The chorus** has scattered thoughts in it "Off like an aeroplane" is a simile very possibly referring to sexual arousal.
 * "build your nest upon my shoulder" is a metaphor of comfortable sleep to building a nest.
 * Also in the **chorus**, Jason has a cool count up element when he says "2 pump chump...made it to 3 and FOREclosed my 5 minute fantasy"
 * The overall meaning in the song as I depicted after analyzing it is to enjoy the little time we have and is mostly about sex, much like "To the Virgins to Make Much of Time" by Herrick.
 * I don't even want to share my analysis on Chorus 2 because it's directly about sex. "Off like an aeroplane"... then jason catches his second wind and for a round 2 in order to right all his wrongs. He writes about redeeming his lover's previous unfulfilled flight.
 * After analyzing it, I realized that the song is completely about sex. I didn't mean to pick a song primarily about sex, but i've invested enough time into this assignment that I'm not going to change it; we're big kids and can handle it.