Lyrics to
First Time

This version of First Time was released by Styx in 1979.

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The lights are low
And we’re alone
The fire’s glow
It keeps us warm
As I reach out and touch your face
The moon lights up our first embrace
But please don’t hesitate
Hold my hand, don’t be afraid
Of the feelings in your heart
Just close your eyes, no one will mind
If we’re to fall in love this first time

Don’t be afraid of love
Don’t be afraid of love
Don’t be afraid of love

It’s the first time
The first time for love
There could be so many worlds and mountains
We could climb
Together, the two of us tonight

The two of us, we’re quite a pair
These lonely nights we both can share
So don’t be shy, ’cause it’s okay
I understand feeling that way
Hold my hand, don’t be afraid
Of the feelings in your heart
Close your eyes, no one will mind
If we’re to fall in love this first time
It’s the first time
The first time for love
There could be so many worlds and mountains
We could climb
Together, the two of us tonight

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About Lyrics and First Time by Styx

The lyrics to First Time are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Styx used when the song was created in 1979. The lyrics to First Time have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Styx 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 First Time by Styx. 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 First Time" means the words set to the music of First Time, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Styx. 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 First Time and the lyrics to First Time are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Styx who came here looking just for the lyrics to First Time, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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