Lyrics to Every Mothers Son

This version of Every Mothers Son was released by Traffic in 1970.

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Once again I’m northward bound, on the edge of sea and sky
Tomorrow is my friend, my one and only friend
We travel on together searching for the end

I’m a traveling soul and every mother’s son
Although I’m getting tired I’ve got to travel on
Can you please help, my god? Can you please help, my god?
Can you please help, my god? I think it’s only fair

Once again I’m northward bound, on the edge of sea and sky
Together we will go and see what waits for us
A backdoor to the universe, that old moondust.

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About Lyrics and Every Mothers Son by Traffic

The lyrics to Every Mothers Son are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Traffic in 1970. Elements of the lyrics to Every Mothers Son are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Traffic and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Every Mothers Son back when it was created.

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