Lyrics to
Gettin’ Tighter

This version of Gettin’ Tighter was released by Deep Purple in 1975.

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When night time comes
And I’m ten thousand miles away
Just lose yourself
And watch the band kick back and play

Get up–keep in line
It’s gettin’ tighter all the time
You say you’re feelin’ fine
It’s gettin’ tighter all the time

Get a load off your mind
This place is right
It’s hard to find
The mood is set alright
It’s gonna be a long long night
You keep spinnin’ ’round
You find it hard to touch the ground
And time is all it takes
You’ll find it easy once you make

Get up–keep in line
It’s gettin’ tighter all the time
Gettin’ tighter
Gettin’ tighter

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The lyrics for Gettin’ Tighter are defined as the words making up the song released by Deep Purple in 1975. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Gettin’ Tighter have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Deep Purple and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Gettin’ Tighter by Deep Purple if you think through it. 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 Gettin’ Tighter" means the words set to the music of Gettin’ Tighter, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Deep Purple. 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 Gettin’ Tighter and the lyrics to Gettin’ Tighter are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Deep Purple who came here looking just for the lyrics to Gettin’ Tighter, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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