Lyrics to
After You Came

This version of After You Came was released by Moody Blues in 1971.

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Since it began I’ve got one dream and really It’s my only blessing
If I can come through then so can you
And you will find there’s no regretting
Things that you want from your life’s font
Will never let your spirit grow
Come back to earth for what it’s worth
For you’ve been dreaming of the ceiling not a home

I’ve been doing my best
What else can I do?
Is there something I’ve missed
That will help you through

I’ve reached the top of my wall
I’ve found another way to fall

For some short time
For a while you and I were joined to eternity
Then we’re split in two back to me and you
Like the rain rising from the sea
Rising from the sea

We all can see what we shall be
But knowing’s really not controlling

With time perhaps I’ll pass the traps and find some peace and understanding
After you’ve come and while you’re gone
You leave me guessing – It’s depressing
Never to know the way to go to find some time along a little less pressing
So you just have to laugh
When it hurts so much
You’re so far away and so hard to touch

I’ve reached the top of my wall
I’ve found another way to fall

Since it began I’ve got one dream and really It’s my only blessing
If I can come through then so can you
And you will find there’s no regretting
Things that you want from your life’s font
Will never let your spirit grow
Come back to earth for what it’s worth
For you’ve been dreaming of the ceiling not a home

I’ve been doing my best
What else can I do?
Is there something I’ve missed
That will help you through

I’ve reached the top of my wall
I’ve found another way to fall

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About Lyrics and After You Came by Moody Blues

The lyrics to After You Came are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Moody Blues in 1971. Elements of the lyrics to After You Came are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Moody Blues and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for After You Came back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to After You Came by Moody Blues in a number of ways. 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 After You Came" means the words set to the music of After You Came, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Moody Blues. 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 After You Came and the lyrics to After You Came are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Moody Blues who came here looking just for the lyrics to After You Came, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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