Lyrics to
All Things Must Pass

This version of All Things Must Pass was released by George Harrison in 1970.

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Sunrise doesn’t last all morning
A cloudburst doesn’t last all day
Seems my love is up and has left you with no warning
It’s not always going to be this grey

All things must pass
All things must pass away

Sunset doesn’t last all evening
A mind can blow those clouds away
After all this, my love is up and must be leaving
It’s not always going to be this grey

All things must pass
All things must pass away
All things must pass
None of life’s strings can last
So, I must be on my way
And face another day

Now the darkness only stays the night-time
In the morning it will fade away
Daylight is good at arriving at the right time
It’s not always going to be this grey

All things must pass
All things must pass away
All things must pass
All things must pass away

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About Lyrics and All Things Must Pass by George Harrison

The lyrics to All Things Must Pass are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that George Harrison used when the song was created in 1970. The lyrics to All Things Must Pass have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only George Harrison 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 All Things Must Pass by George Harrison. 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 All Things Must Pass" means the words set to the music of All Things Must Pass, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by George Harrison. 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 All Things Must Pass and the lyrics to All Things Must Pass are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of George Harrison who came here looking just for the lyrics to All Things Must Pass, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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