Lyrics to
Helicopter

This version of Helicopter was released by Xtc in 1979.

Our Xtc Songs profile has Helicopter lyrics from 1979 and most if not all of the lyrics by Xtc that we have here at Decade Lyrics.

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Oh heli Oh heli
I’m crouching here with a telescope in hand
Looking across our lego land
I really think it’s about time that she came down
She a laughing giggly whirlybird
She got to be obscene to be obheard
I really think its about time that she came down

And I object to all the air male that she pick up
the air male that she pick up
the air male that she pick up

When she’s up there twirling round
Just like a helicopter – copter
She’s landing on the town
It’s about time that I stopped her – stopped her
When she’s up there twirling round
Just like a helicopter – copter
Oh heli – Oh heli

Now she’s away from convent she’s gone wild
Grown from a nice young lady to a child
I really think its about time that she came down
She a laughing giggly whirlybird
She got to be obscene to be obheard
I really think it’s about time that she came down

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About Lyrics and Helicopter by Xtc

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

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