Lyrics to
Writing On The Wall

This version of Writing On The Wall was released by The Hollies in 1978.

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I’ve seen the writing on the wall
What’s the answer to it all
My eyes are open
No need to stall
I’ve seen the writing on the wall

How I loved you
When I first saw you
The transformation was there to see
I gave my heart, my body and soul
When I first saw you
Oh, how I loved you

Games, games, games – games people playin’
There’s always a loser
This time it’s me
Oh how I love my inspiration
Such a sad story
The game we played

How could sweet love
Turn to sour love
How could I’ve lied
One lie too many
Why should we be separated
You know that I still want you
You know that I still want you

Seen the writing on the wall
What’s the answer to it all
My eyes are open No need to stall
Seen the writing on the wall

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The lyrics to Writing On The Wall are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that The Hollies used when the song was created in 1978. The lyrics to Writing On The Wall have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only The Hollies and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Writing On The Wall by The Hollies. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Writing On The Wall" means the words set to the music of Writing On The Wall, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Hollies. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Writing On The Wall and the lyrics to Writing On The Wall are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Hollies who came here looking just for the lyrics to Writing On The Wall, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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