Lyrics to In The Lap Of The Gods (Revisited)

This version of In The Lap Of The Gods (Revisited) was released by Queen in 1974.

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It’s so easy, but I can’t do it
So risky – But I gotta chance it
It’s so funny, there’s nothing to laugh about
My money, that’s all you wanna talk about
I can see what you want me to be
But I’m no fool

It’s in the lap of the Gods
I can see what you want me to be
But I’m no fool

No beginning, there’s no ending
There’s no meaning in my pretending
Believe me, life goes on and on and on
Forgive me when I ask you where do I belong
You say I can’t set you free from me
But that’s not true

It’s in the lap of the Gods
I can see what you want me to be
But I’m no fool
It’s in the lap of the Gods
Wo wo la la la wo
Wo wo la la
Wah wah ooh
But that’s not true

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When you decide to study the lyrics to In The Lap Of The Gods (Revisited), you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1974 song by Queen. Some of the lyrics to In The Lap Of The Gods (Revisited) have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Queen and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

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You can understand the lyrics to In The Lap Of The Gods (Revisited) if you take apart the structure of the words. 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 Lap Of The Gods (Revisited)" means the words set to the music of In The Lap Of The Gods (Revisited), or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Queen. 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 Lap Of The Gods (Revisited) and the lyrics to In The Lap Of The Gods (Revisited) are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Queen who came here looking just for the lyrics to In The Lap Of The Gods (Revisited), but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.