Lyrics to
Caroline Says II

This version of Caroline Says Ii was released by Lou Reed in 1973.

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Caroline says
as she gets up off the floor
Why is it that you beat me
it isn’t any fun

Caroline says
as she makes up her eyes
You ought to learn more about yourself
think more than just I

But she’s not afraid to die
all her friends call her “Alaska”
When she takes speed, they laugh and ask her

What is in her mind
what is in her mind

Caroline says
as she gets up from the floor
You can hit me all you want to
but I don’t love you anymore

Caroline says
while biting her lip
Life is meant to be more than this
and this is a bum trip

But she’s not afraid to die
all her friends call her “Alaska”
When she takes speed, they laugh and ask her

What is in her mind
what is in her mind

She put her fist through the window pane
It was such a funny feeling

It’s so cold in Alaska
it’s so cold in Alaska
It’s so cold in Alaska

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About Lyrics and Caroline Says Ii by Lou Reed

The lyrics for Caroline Says Ii are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1973 song by Lou Reed. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Caroline Says Ii have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Caroline Says Ii - Lou Reed and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Caroline Says Ii by Lou Reed in multiple ways. 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 Caroline Says Ii" means the words set to the music of Caroline Says Ii, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Lou Reed. 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 Caroline Says Ii and the lyrics to Caroline Says Ii are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Lou Reed who came here looking just for the lyrics to Caroline Says Ii, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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