Lyrics to
Curtains

This version of Curtains was released by Elton John in 1975.

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I used to know this old scarecrow
He was my song, my joy and sorrow
Cast alone between the furrows
Of a field no longer sown by anyone

I held a dandelion
That said the time had come
To leave upon the wind
Not to return
When summer burned the earth again

Cultivate the freshest flower
This garden ever grew
Beneath these branches
I once wrote such childish words for you

But that’s okay
There’s treasure children always seek to find
And just like us
You must have had
A once upon a time

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About Lyrics and Curtains by Elton John

The lyrics to Curtains are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Elton John in 1975. Elements of the lyrics to Curtains are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Elton John and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Curtains back when it was created.

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

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