Lyrics to
Curiosity

This version of Curiosity was released by Iggy Pop in 1979.

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Because of curiosity
All the Vandals had to see
The golden throne
Of Ancient Rome
And brought the city to its knees

Because of curiosity

Because of curiosity
I’m just riddled with anxiety
I’m the lowest level
As a matter of fact
I often dwell for days on this

But when I see your smiling face
I’m so disgraced
And if you’re holding out on me
I get curious
As curious as I can be

Curious
Because of curiosity

Curiosity killed the cat
But satisfaction brought it back
In terms of this cat
As a matter of fact
I’ll meet you at the old mouse hole
I’ll meet you at the old mouse hole

When I see your smiling face
I’m so disgraced
If you’re holding out on me
I get curious
As curious as I can be
Curious as I can be
Curious as I can be

Yeah, curiosity

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About Lyrics and Curiosity by Iggy Pop

The lyrics for Curiosity are defined as the words making up the song released by Iggy Pop in 1979. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Curiosity have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Iggy Pop 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 Curiosity by Iggy Pop 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 Curiosity" means the words set to the music of Curiosity, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Iggy Pop. 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 Curiosity and the lyrics to Curiosity are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Iggy Pop who came here looking just for the lyrics to Curiosity, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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