Lyrics to Isn't It A Pity

This version of Isn’T It A Pity was released by Nina Simone in 1972.

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Isn’t it a pity
You don’t know what I’m talking about yet
But i will tell you soon
It’s a pity

Isn’t it a pity
Isn’t it a shame
Yes, how we break each other’s hearts
And cause each other pain

How we take each other’s love
Without thinking anymore
Forgetting to give back
Forgetting to remember
Just forgetting and no thank you
Isn’t it a pity

Some things take so long
But how do i explain
Why not too many people can see
That we are all just the same
We’re all guilty

Because of all the tears
Our eyes just can’t hope to see
But i don’t think it’s applicable to me
The beauty that surrounds them
Child, isn’t it a pity

How we break each other’s hearts
And cause each other pain
How we take each other’s love
The most precious thing
Without thinking anymore

Forgetting to give back
Forgetting to keep open our door
Isn’t it a pity
Isn’t it a pity

Some things take so long
But how do i explain
Isn’t it a pity
Why not too many people
Can see we’re all the same

Because we cry so much
Our eyes can’t, can’t hope to see
That’s not quite true
The beauty that surrounds them
Maybe that’s why we cry
God, isn’t it a pity

Lord knows it’s a pity
Mankind has been so programmed
That they don’t care about nothin’
That has to do with care
C-a-r-e

How we take each other’s love
The most precious thing
Without thinking anymore
Forgetting to give back
Forgetting to keep open the door

But i understand some things take so long
But how do i explain
Why not too many people
Can see we’re just the same

And because of all their tears
Their eyes can’t hope to see
The beauty that surrounds them
God, isn’t it a pity
The beauty that surrounds them
It’s a pity

We take each other’s love
Just take it for granted
Without thinking anymore
We give each other pain
And we shut every door

We take each other’s minds
And we’re capable of take each other’s souls
We do it every day
Just to reach some financial goal
Lord, isn’t it a pity, my God
Isn’t it a pity, my God
And so unnecessary

Just a little time, a little care
A little note written in the air
Just the little thank you
We just forget to give back
Cause we’re moving too fast
Moving too fast
Forgetting to give back

But some things take so long
And i cannot explain
The beauty that surrounds us
And we don’t see it
We think things are just the same
We’ve been programmed that way

Isn’t it a pity
If you want to feel sorry
Isn’t it a pity
Isn’t it a pity
The beauty sets the beauty that surrounds us
Because of all our tears
Our eyes can’t hope to see

About Lyrics and Isn’T It A Pity by Nina Simone

The lyrics for Isn’T It A Pity are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1972 song by Nina Simone. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Isn’T It A Pity have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Isn’T It A Pity - Nina Simone and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Isn’T It A Pity by Nina Simone in multiple 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 Isn’T It A Pity" means the words set to the music of Isn’T It A Pity, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Nina Simone. 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 Isn’T It A Pity and the lyrics to Isn’T It A Pity are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Nina Simone who came here looking just for the lyrics to Isn’T It A Pity, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.