3 Seconds
William Finn & Catherine Cox & Kathy Garrick & Sherry Hursey & Stephen Bogardus * Track #17 On In Trousers (1985)
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Album In Trousers (1985)
- #1In Trousers
William Finn & Stephen Bogardus & Kathy Garrick & Sherry Hursey & Catherine Cox
- #2I Can’t Sleep
William Finn & Stephen Bogardus & Kathy Garrick & Sherry Hursey & Catherine Cox
- #3A Helluva Day
William Finn & Sherry Hursey & Kathy Garrick & Stephen Bogardus & Catherine Cox
- #4I Have A Family
William Finn & Stephen Bogardus
- #5How Marvin Eats His Breakfast (1985)
William Finn & Stephen Bogardus & Kathy Garrick & Sherry Hursey & Catherine Cox
- #6Marvin’s Giddy Seizures (Part 1)
William Finn & Kathy Garrick & Stephen Bogardus & Catherine Cox & Sherry Hursey
- #7My High School Sweetheart (1985)
William Finn & Stephen Bogardus & Kathy Garrick & Catherine Cox & Sherry Hursey
- #8Set Those Sails (1985)
William Finn & Sherry Hursey & Catherine Cox & Kathy Garrick
- #9I Swear I Won’t Ever Again (Part 1)
William Finn & Stephen Bogardus & Kathy Garrick & Sherry Hursey & Catherine Cox
- #10High School Ladies at Five O’Clock (1985)
William Finn & Stephen Bogardus & Kathy Garrick & Catherine Cox & Sherry Hursey
- #11I Swear I Won’t Ever Again (Part 2)
William Finn & Stephen Bogardus
- #12The Rape of Miss Goldberg by Marvin
William Finn & Kathy Garrick & Stephen Bogardus & Sherry Hursey
- #13I Swear I Won’t Ever Again (Part 3)
William Finn & Kathy Garrick & Sherry Hursey & Catherine Cox & Stephen Bogardus
- #14Love Me For What I Am (1985)
William Finn & Sherry Hursey & Kathy Garrick & Catherine Cox & Stephen Bogardus
- #15I Am Wearing A Hat
William Finn & Catherine Cox & Sherry Hursey & Kathy Garrick
- #16Wedding Song
William Finn & Catherine Cox & Stephen Bogardus & Kathy Garrick & Sherry Hursey
- #173 Seconds
William Finn & Catherine Cox & Kathy Garrick & Sherry Hursey & Stephen Bogardus
- #18Wedding Song (Part 2) / How the Body Falls Apart
William Finn & Sherry Hursey & Catherine Cox & Stephen Bogardus & Kathy Garrick
- #19I Feel Him Slipping Away
William Finn & Sherry Hursey & Kathy Garrick & Catherine Cox
- #20Whizzer Going Down (1985)
William Finn & Catherine Cox & Kathy Garrick & Sherry Hursey & Stephen Bogardus
- #21Marvin’s Giddy Seizures (Part 2)
William Finn & Stephen Bogardus & Catherine Cox & Kathy Garrick & Sherry Hursey
- #22I’m Breaking Down (1985)
William Finn & Catherine Cox
- #23Packing Up
William Finn & William Finn
- #24Breakfast Over Sugar (1985)
William Finn & Stephen Bogardus & Catherine Cox
- #25High School Sweetheart (Reprise)
William Finn & Kathy Garrick
- #26How America Got Its Name
William Finn & Stephen Bogardus & Kathy Garrick & Sherry Hursey
- #27Been A Helluva Day (Reprise)
William Finn & Catherine Cox
- #28Another Sleepless Night (1985)
William Finn & Catherine Cox & Stephen Bogardus & Kathy Garrick & Sherry Hursey
- #29Goodnight (No Hard Feelings)
William Finn & Catherine Cox & Sherry Hursey & Kathy Garrick & Stephen Bogardus
- #30In Trousers - Reprise (The Dream)
William Finn & Catherine Cox & Sherry Hursey & Kathy Garrick & Stephen Bogardus
3 Seconds by William Finn (Ft. Catherine Cox, Kathy Garrick, Sherry Hursey & Stephen Bogardus)
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In this song Marvin equivalates getting married to death. Marvin believes getting married will take away his freedoms and will force him to be someone he’s not, which in this song it shows he finds that devastating.
Though he thinks this, we all know that doesn’t stop Marvin from “living” his life.
3 Seconds Lyrics
[MARVIN]
What should I think about
Five seconds before I die?
Will the maid unpaid
Still come Tuesday?
Did I pick my laundry up
Wednesday night?
And there's some milk
Rotting
In my refrigerator
Rotting and stinking up the other food
Of which there isn't much
Because I'm about to die
And I didn't feel like shopping
What do I think about
Four seconds before I die?
Did I say goodbye
To the girls from high school?
What do they want?
Is that enough for them?
Bye
Bye
[SWEETHEART and GOLDBERG]
Bye
Bye. Bye
Bye. Bye. Bye
Bye...
Bye, bye
Please stop your bye-ing
Have pity on one who's dying
Four seconds my heart will stop
Four seconds I close up shop. Hey!
What do I think about?
What do I think
What do I
What do I
What do I
What do I
What do I
What do I
What do I think about
Three seconds before I die?
When her passion soon cools
And it will...if she's smart
Will she countenance fools?
Will I end what I start?
Will I break a few rules?
Will I break the girl's heart?
Did I ever have...
No. Did I ever have...
Will I ever have fun?
[LADIES]
Three
Two
One
[Machine gun fire. MARVIN screams. Silence. He opens his eyes. Feels his pulse. He walks dejectedly back to the wedding.]
3 Seconds Q&A
Who wrote 3 Seconds's ?
3 Seconds was written by William Finn.
When did William Finn release 3 Seconds?
William Finn released 3 Seconds on Tue Mar 26 1985.