Lyrics to
In The Flesh?

This version of In The Flesh? was released by Pink Floyd in 1979.

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So ya
Thought ya
Might like to go to the show
To feel the warm thrill of confusion
That space cadet glow
Tell me is something eluding you sunshine?
Is this not what you expected to see?
If you wanna to find out what’s behind these cold eyes?
You’ll just have to blow your way through this
Disguise

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About Lyrics and In The Flesh? by Pink Floyd

The lyrics for In The Flesh? are defined as the words making up the song released by Pink Floyd in 1979. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to In The Flesh? have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Pink Floyd 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 In The Flesh? by Pink Floyd 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 In The Flesh?" means the words set to the music of In The Flesh?, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Pink Floyd. 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 In The Flesh? and the lyrics to In The Flesh? are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Pink Floyd who came here looking just for the lyrics to In The Flesh?, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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