Lyrics to
Breathe – Reprise

This version of Breathe – Reprise was released by Pink Floyd in 1973.

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Home, home again
I like to be there when I can
When I come in cold and tired
It’s good to warm my bones beside the fire
Far away across the field
The tolling of the iron bell
Calls the faithful to their knees
To hear the softly spoken magic spells.

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About Lyrics and Breathe – Reprise by Pink Floyd

The lyrics to Breathe – Reprise are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Pink Floyd used when the song was created in 1973. The lyrics to Breathe – Reprise have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Pink Floyd 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 Breathe – Reprise by Pink Floyd. 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 Breathe – Reprise" means the words set to the music of Breathe – Reprise, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Pink Floyd. 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 Breathe – Reprise and the lyrics to Breathe – Reprise are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Pink Floyd who came here looking just for the lyrics to Breathe – Reprise, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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