Lyrics to
Lorelei

Released by Styx in 1975
From the Album: Equinox |

This version of Lorelei was released by Styx in 1975.

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When I think of Lorelei my head turns all around
As gentle as a butterfly she moves without a sound
I call her on the telephone, she says be there by eight
Tonight’s the night she’s moving in and I can hardly wait

The way she moves, ooh-ooh
I gotta say
Lorelei let’s live together
Brighter than the stars forever
Lorelei let’s live together
Brighter than the stars forever

Her eyes become of Paradise, she softly speaks my name
She brightens every lonely night, no one’s quite the same
She calls me on the telephone, she says be there by eight
Tonight’s the night she’s moving in, it’s time to celebrate

The way she moves, ooh-ooh
I gotta say
Lorelei let’s live together
Brighter than the stars forever
Lorelei let’s live together
Brighter than the stars forever


Styx has released many songs over the years besides Lorelei. Styx released songs from 1972 to 2005 spanning across albums like Styx, Styx II, The Serpent Is Rising, Man Of Miracles, Equinox, Crystal Ball, The Grand Illusion, Pieces Of Eight, Cornerstone, Paradise Theater, Kilroy Was Here, Caught In The Act, Edge Of The Century, Return To Paradise, Brave New World, and Big Bang Theory. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Styx.

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About Lyrics and Lorelei by Styx

The lyrics to Lorelei are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Styx in 1975. Elements of the lyrics to Lorelei are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Styx and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Lorelei back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Lorelei by Styx in a number of 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 Lorelei" means the words set to the music of Lorelei, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Styx. 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 Lorelei and the lyrics to Lorelei are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Styx who came here looking just for the lyrics to Lorelei, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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