“The song that’s now 5:30 was probably one of the first things I ever wrote, which I think was called ‘That’s Why Love’, way back in the day.
Originally, 5:30 was about someone who has just figured out that it’s a waste of time, and he’s in a really bitter place, and then Mark told me this ghastly...
I'm around
I figure it out
So far, so sad
There's a thorn
A cupid's eye
No sides
In landside
That's my love
All falls down
That's why I won't fold
Under fire
Under ground
That's why love don't wash
Been what's past
You see, I saw the second hand
Thanks Dad
Am I free?
And was that me?
Why is it always 5.30?
That's why love
All falls down
That's why I won't fold
Love start fire
Rolling under ground
That's why love don't wash down
It was never really bad
I was never that alone
So it wound up where it lead
So it lays beside road
I had barely deeply breathed
I was not the man to feel
So it turned as this as string
And it catches in the wheel
Wouldn't claim it felt unfair
An asylum in my house
I could not escape his mouth
I could not escape it
For the moment I believe
As my hands adjust your hair
Let my cover blow
I was never real in there
It was just a little scared
I was just a little scared
You were only never here
Just a little bit
Robert Downey Jr. released 5:30 on Tue Nov 23 2004.