Lyrics to
As If

This version of As If was released by Neil Diamond in 1977.

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It was more than a matter of knowing
All the words that were finally said
It was more than the coming or going
All the things that remain in your head

It was more than a matter of wanting
And needing
The foolish things I gave

As if I ever cared to make you cry
Could’ve been right
You know that it was
And yet you knew I was sorry
I dared to make you cry
As if I would,
As if I could,
As if I tried

But the words that were finally spoken
Like the thoughts
That were made in my soul
And the hearts that were finally broken
An embrace that would never be hold
And the words that I never told you
Could I’ve told you
The foolish things I’ve said

As if I ever cared to make you cry
I could’ve been right
You know that I was
And yet you knew I was sorry
I dared to make you cry
As if I would,
As if I could,
As if I tried

As if I ever cared to make you cry
Could’ve been right
You know that I was
And yet you knew I was sorry
I dared to make you cry
Could’ve been strong,
But the words didn’t rhyme
With the things
That would come between us

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About Lyrics and As If by Neil Diamond

When you decide to study the lyrics to As If, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1977 song by Neil Diamond. Some of the lyrics to As If have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Neil Diamond and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

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

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