Lyrics to
Leaving

This version of Leaving was released by Olivia Newton-John in 1973.

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Nothing is moving, all the world is still
No birds are singing and they never will
Cause you’re leaving
No doors are open, the sun doesn’t smile
There’s no sign of laughter, it rains all the while
And I’m grieving
Cause you’re leavin’, leavin’

Food doesn’t tempt me
No coffee or cakes, everything’s empty
My heart’s full of aches, nothing can please me
Why are you leaving?

Oh, no silver linings, no fluffy white clouds
I keep on walking, I’m lost in a crowd
Cause you’re leaving
Nothing gives me pleasure, nothing gives me pain
I’m all over numb and I can’t explain
Now you’re leaving
Cause you’re leavin’, leavin’

So you put me down, you go your way around
I’m glad you’re doing fine, I’ll make out in time
Don’t you worry, now you’re leaving

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Olivia Newton-John has released many songs over the years besides Leaving. Olivia Newton-John released songs from 1970 to 2007 spanning across albums like Toomorrow, If Not For You, Olivia, Let Me Be There, Long Live Love, Have You Never Been Mellow, Clearly Love, Don't Stop Believin', Come On Over, Making A Good Thing Better, Totally Hot, Grease, Xanadu, Physical, Two Of A Kind, Soul Kiss, The Rumour, Warm And Tender, Gaia: One Woman's Journey, Back With A Heart, Sordid Lives, -2, Indigo: Women Of Song, Stronger Than Before, and Christmas Wish. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Olivia Newton-John.

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About Lyrics and Leaving by Olivia Newton-John

The lyrics to Leaving are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Olivia Newton-John used when the song was created in 1973. The lyrics to Leaving have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Olivia Newton-John 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 Leaving by Olivia Newton-John. 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 Leaving" means the words set to the music of Leaving, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Olivia Newton-John. 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 Leaving and the lyrics to Leaving are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Olivia Newton-John who came here looking just for the lyrics to Leaving, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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