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Christopher, Mr. Christopher

This version of Christopher, Mr. Christopher was released by Styx in 1974.

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I remember Christopher
such a man
so brave and tall

he took the baby Jesus
in his arms
across the waterfall

people cried, “he’s holy!
he’s a saint not a man!”
all at once it was written
in the book of the land

Christopher, Mr. Christopher
why won’t they leave you alone?
Christopher, Mr. Christopher
why won’t they leave you alone?

there was Mary Margaret
a Christian lady
dressed in black

she believed St. Christopher
helped her find
a way back

she told him all her secrets
and the dreams of her years
so when they took that saint away
all that’s left were her tears

Mary cried “they’re crazy!
the world is changing too fast!”
it was then she discovered
that her faith couldn’t last

Christopher, Mr. Christopher
why won’t they leave you alone?
Christopher, Mr. Christopher
why won’t they leave you alone?

Christopher, Mr. Christopher
why won’t they leave you alone?
Christopher, Mr. Christopher
why won’t they leave you alone?

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The lyrics to Christopher, Mr. Christopher are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Styx used when the song was created in 1974. The lyrics to Christopher, Mr. Christopher have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Styx 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 Christopher, Mr. Christopher by Styx. 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 Christopher, Mr. Christopher" means the words set to the music of Christopher, Mr. Christopher, 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 Christopher, Mr. Christopher and the lyrics to Christopher, Mr. Christopher 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 Christopher, Mr. Christopher, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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