Lyrics to
Amnesty

This version of Amnesty was released by The Hollies in 1978.

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Love is the sweetest amnesty
Floats like a cloud between the sky and sea
I’ll give it to you
Could you please give it to me

Love is the sweetest amnesty
Given by the powers
Then let us be
I’ll give it to you
Could you please give it to me
’cause I need you

We can talk
We can see
If we disagree we do it honestly
Let our lovin’ be
The sweetest amnesty

Between you and me
There’s bound to be
Some conscientious objection
Our spirits dressed in mystery
Speak solely through affection

“Cos I need you (need you)

Let our lovin’ be
The sweetest amnesty

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About Lyrics and Amnesty by The Hollies

The lyrics for Amnesty are defined as the words making up the song released by The Hollies in 1978. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Amnesty have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only The Hollies and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Amnesty by The Hollies if you think through it. 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 Amnesty" means the words set to the music of Amnesty, 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 Amnesty and the lyrics to Amnesty 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 Amnesty, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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