Lyrics to
Aisle Of Plenty

This version of Aisle Of Plenty was released by Genesis in 1973.

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“I don’t belong here”, said old Tessa out loud.
“Easy, love, there’s the Safe Way Home.”
– thankful for her Fine Fair discount, Tess Co-operates

Still alone in o-hell-o
– see the deadly nightshade grow

ENGLISH RIBS OF BEEF CUT DOWN TO 47p LB
PEEK FREANS FAMILY ASSORTED FROM 17 1/2 to 12
FAIRY LIQUID GIANT – SLASHED FROM 20p TO 17 1/2
TABLE JELLYS AT 4p EACH
ANCHOR BUTTER DOWN TO 11p FOR A 1/2
BIRDS EYE DAIRY CREAM SPONGE ON OFFER THIS WEEK.

It’s Scrambled Eggs.

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About Lyrics and Aisle Of Plenty by Genesis

When you decide to study the lyrics to Aisle Of Plenty, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1973 song by Genesis. Some of the lyrics to Aisle Of Plenty have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Genesis and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Aisle Of Plenty if you take apart the structure of the words. 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 Aisle Of Plenty" means the words set to the music of Aisle Of Plenty, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Genesis. 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 Aisle Of Plenty and the lyrics to Aisle Of Plenty are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Genesis who came here looking just for the lyrics to Aisle Of Plenty, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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