Lyrics to
Emily’s Song

This version of Emily’S Song was released by Moody Blues in 1971.

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Lovely to know the warmth
You’re smile can bring to me
I want to tell you but the words you do not know

Sing me a lullaby
Of songs you cannot write
And I will listen for there’s beauty where there’s love

And in the morning of my life
And in the evening of my day
I will try to understand in what you say…

River’s of endless
Tides have passed beneath my feet
And all too soon they had me standing on my own

Then when my eyes were closed
You opened them for me
And now we journey thro’ our lives to what will be

And in the morning of my life
And in the evening of my day
I will try to understand in what you say

Through all that live can give to you
Only true love will see you through
And will stand beside you now in what you say

And in the morning of my life
And in the evening of my day
I will try to understand in what you say

Take me into your world
Alone I can not go
For I’ve been here so long
You’re leaving me behind
Walk with me now
Into your land of fairy tales
And open up that book of pages in my mind
And open up that book of ages in my mind

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About Lyrics and Emily’S Song by Moody Blues

When you decide to study the lyrics to Emily’S Song, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1971 song by Moody Blues. Some of the lyrics to Emily’S Song have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Moody Blues and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to Emily’S Song if you take apart the structure of the words. 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 Emily’S Song" means the words set to the music of Emily’S Song, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Moody Blues. 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 Emily’S Song and the lyrics to Emily’S Song are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Moody Blues who came here looking just for the lyrics to Emily’S Song, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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