Lyrics to
10538 Overture

This version of 10538 Overture was released by Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) in 1971.

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Did you see your friend crying from his eyes today
Did you see him run through the streets and far away
Aah
Did you see him run, did you see him fall
Did his life flash by at the bedroom door

Did you hear the news it came across the air today
Someone has been found on the rocks down in the bay
Ahhh
Did you see him hide, did you see him crawl
Does his life mean more than it did before

Did you see that man running through the streets today
Did you catch his face, was it 10538
Ahhhh

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About Lyrics and 10538 Overture by Electric Light Orchestra (Elo)

The lyrics to 10538 Overture are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) used when the song was created in 1971. The lyrics to 10538 Overture have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) 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 10538 Overture by Electric Light Orchestra (Elo). 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 10538 Overture" means the words set to the music of 10538 Overture, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Electric Light Orchestra (Elo). 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 10538 Overture and the lyrics to 10538 Overture are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Electric Light Orchestra (Elo) who came here looking just for the lyrics to 10538 Overture, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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