Lyrics to
Asylum

This version of Asylum was released by Supertramp in 1974.

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Jimmy Cream was keen, his brain was always winnin’,
I can’t keep tabs on mine, it’s really quite a joke
I see him down the road, I ask if he’d be willing
To lend me 15p – I’m dying for a smoke
Don’t arrange to have me sent to no asylum
I’m just as sane as anyone
It’s a just a game I play for fun – for fun.
I told em – look! – I said I’m not the way you’re thinkin,
Just when I’m down, I’ll be a clown, I’ll play the fool.
Please don’t arrange to have me set to no asylum
It’s just a game I play for fun – for fun.
Will he take a sailboat ride?
He is very likely to,
Will he feel good inside?
He ain’t very likely to,
Will he tell you he’s alive?
He is always trying to
But nothin’, no nothin’, does he say
In the morning when the day’s begun
– “Hello Good morning, how are you?”
And in the evening or the noonday sun
– “What a lovely afternoon!”
Well I’ve been living next to you

Bluesy Monday is the one day that they come here,
When they haunt me and taunt me in my cage.
I mock them all, they’re feelin’ small, they got no answer
They’re playin’ dumb but I’m just lauging as they rage
Don’t arrange to have me sent to no asylum
It’s only a game I play for fun
I’ve been foolin’ everyone – everyone.
Will he take a sailboat ride?
He is very likely to
Will he feel good inside?
He ain’t ever likely to
Will he tell you he’s alive?
He is always tryin’ to
But nothin’, no nothin’ does he ever say
In the morning when the day’s begun
– “Do you think it looks like rain”?
And in the evening or the noonday sun
– “You know I nearly missed my train”
Well I’ve been living next to you my friend
But what kind of friend are you?
Is it the beginning or the sorry end?
Will I ever see it through?
I’ve never been insane
Oh what’s the game?
I believe I’m dying…
He’s mad, mad, mad…
Not quite right…
Oooooooooo…………..

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The lyrics for Asylum are defined as the words making up the song released by Supertramp in 1974. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Asylum have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Supertramp 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 Asylum by Supertramp 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 Asylum" means the words set to the music of Asylum, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Supertramp. 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 Asylum and the lyrics to Asylum are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Supertramp who came here looking just for the lyrics to Asylum, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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