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Father To Son

This version of Father To Son was released by Queen in 1974.

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A word in your ear, from father to son
hear the words that I say
I fought with you, fought on your side
Long before you were born

Joyful the sound, the word goes around
From father to son, to son

And the voice is so clear, time after time it leeps
Calling you, calling you on
Don’t destroy what you see, your country to be
Just keep on building on the ground that’s been won

Kings will be crowned, the word goes around
From father to son, to son

Take this letter that I give you,
Take it sonny, hold it high
You won’t understand a word that’s in it
But you’ll write it all again before you die
A word in your ear from father to son
Funny you don’t hear a single word I say
But my letter to you, will stay by your side
Through the years till the loneliness is gone
Sing if you will –
But the air you breathe I live to give you

Father to son
Father to, father to, father to son

Joyful the sound, the word goes around
From father to son, to son…

Kings will be crowned, the word goes around
From father to son, to son…

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The lyrics for Father To Son are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1974 song by Queen. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Father To Son have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Father To Son - Queen and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Father To Son by Queen in multiple 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 Father To Son" means the words set to the music of Father To Son, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Queen. 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 Father To Son and the lyrics to Father To Son are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Queen who came here looking just for the lyrics to Father To Son, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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