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Children Of The Land

This version of Children Of The Land was released by Styx in 1972.

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Children of the land
Don’t wear a frown upon your face
Come on and join your hands
We’re all a part of the human race

The music is here
To let you leave your fears behind
Come on along don’t do me wrong
Let’s see what you might find

Children of the land
Children of the land
Don’t misunderstand
We’re all children of the land

Don’t trust anyone else
To run your life and set your goals
You’ve gotta be able to live with yourself
When you are getting old

Others are getting blamed
For messing your life around
It’s your own fault if you complain
For letting it get you down

Children of the land
Children of the land
Don’t misunderstand
We’re all children of the land

Children – come on children now
Children – yeah
Children – I said children yeah
Children – come on children now
Children – of the land
Children – of the land
Children – I said of the land

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About Lyrics and Children Of The Land by Styx

The lyrics to Children Of The Land are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Styx in 1972. Elements of the lyrics to Children Of The Land are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Styx and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Children Of The Land back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Children Of The Land by Styx in a number of 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 Children Of The Land" means the words set to the music of Children Of The Land, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Styx. 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 Children Of The Land and the lyrics to Children Of The Land are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Styx who came here looking just for the lyrics to Children Of The Land, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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