Lyrics to
I’m So Free

This version of I’M So Free was released by Lou Reed in 1972.

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Yes I am mother nature’s son
and I’m the only one
I do what I want and I want what I see
huh, could only happen to me

I’m so free
I’m so free

Oh, please, Saint Germaine
I have come this way
Do you remember the shape I was in
I had horns that bent

I’m so free
I’m so free

Do you remember the silver walks
you used to shiver and I used to talk
Then we went down to Times Square
and ever since I’ve been hanging around there

I’m so free
I’m so free

Yes I am mother nature’s son
and I’m the only one
I do what I want and I want what I see
could only happen to me

I’m so free
I’m so free

Oh, oh, oh, I’m so free
oh, oh, oh, I’m so free
Oh, oh, oh, I’m so free
early in the morning, I’m so free
Late in the evening, I’m so free
yeah, yeah, yeah, I’m so free
When I feel good, I’m so free
when it’s in the morning, I’m so free
When it’s in the evening, I’m so free
I’m so free, I’m so free
I’m so free, I’m so free
feel so good, now, I’m so free
Oh, oh, oh, I’m so free
yeah, yeah, yeah, I’m so free
Oh, oh, oh, I’m so free
feel so good, now, I’m so free
Feel little nice, I’m so free
feel little down, now, I’m so free
You’re so free, I’m so free
I’m so free, I’m so free
I’m so free, I’m so free
I’m so free, I’m so free
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About Lyrics and I’M So Free by Lou Reed

The lyrics to I’M So Free are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Lou Reed used when the song was created in 1972. The lyrics to I’M So Free have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Lou Reed 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 I’M So Free by Lou Reed. 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 I’M So Free" means the words set to the music of I’M So Free, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Lou Reed. 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 I’M So Free and the lyrics to I’M So Free are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Lou Reed who came here looking just for the lyrics to I’M So Free, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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