Human beings are pattern recognition machines<br>Patterns here<br>Patterns there<br>Patterns everywhere<br>What do they mean<br>Are they promises<br>Are they warnings<br>Are they predicting the unforeseen<br>Look at those numbers<br>Those stars<br>Those cards<br>Those hints<br>That convince of conspiracy<br>Leaves in a cup of tea<br>Who's that hiding in the bread mould<br>Could it be the God of old<br>Is that His face staring at me<br>Who else could it be<br>Maybe His mother Mary<br>Three good things in a row<br>On a winning streak<br>Don't change your lucky socks<br>Don't change your lucky shoes<br>Don't change your lucky anything<br>Patterns here<br>Patterns there<br>Patterns everywhere<br>Intuitions<br>Superstitions<br>Apparitions<br>All manifestations of a beautiful mind's obsession<br>With pattern recognition