Lyrics to
Exposure

This version of Exposure was released by Peter Gabriel in 1978.

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Exposure

Space is what I need, it’s what I feed on.

Exposure

Out in the open…

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About Lyrics and Exposure by Peter Gabriel

The lyrics to Exposure are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Peter Gabriel used when the song was created in 1978. The lyrics to Exposure have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Peter Gabriel 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 Exposure by Peter Gabriel. 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 Exposure" means the words set to the music of Exposure, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Peter Gabriel. 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 Exposure and the lyrics to Exposure are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Peter Gabriel who came here looking just for the lyrics to Exposure, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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