Lyrics to
Golden Lark

This version of Golden Lark was released by Styx in 1974.

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one day you’re up
and the next day you’re down
and all your dreams
pass you by

you sit in your room
with your face in a frown
waiting for her
last goodbye

and all of the wishing wells
and stars in the sky
won’t make her stay any more

and all of the plans you’ve made
will soon wash to sea
like a lark who can’t sing any more

once in awhile you remember her laugh
for she could make you feel strong
’twas then that you thought your love always would last
but now it seems you were wrong

and all of the wishing wells
and stars in the sky
won’t make her stay anymore

and all of the plans you’ve made
will soon wash to sea
like a lark who can’t sing any more
golden lark won’t you sing any more

golden lark
keeps her heart
riding on the wind

she’s a mystery
like a gypsy
hides her love within

golden lark
keeps her heart
riding on the wind

she’s a mystery
like a gypsy
hides her love within

la la la la
la la la la
la la la la la

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About Lyrics and Golden Lark by Styx

The lyrics to Golden Lark are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Styx in 1974. Elements of the lyrics to Golden Lark are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Styx and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Golden Lark back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Golden Lark by Styx 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 Golden Lark" means the words set to the music of Golden Lark, 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 Golden Lark and the lyrics to Golden Lark 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 Golden Lark, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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