Lyrics to
Mistreated

This version of Mistreated was released by Deep Purple in 1974.

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I’ve been mistreated, I’ve been abused.
I’ve been struck downhearted, baby, I’ve been confused
’cause I know, yes, I know I’ve been mistreated.
Since my baby left me I’ve been losing my mind, you know I have.

I’ve been lonely, I’ve been cold.
I’ve been looking for a woman to have and hold
’cause I know, yes, I know I’ve been mistreated.
Since my baby left me I’ve been losing, I’ve been losing,
I’ve been losing my mind, baby baby babe.

I’ve been mistreated, I’ve been abused.
I’ve been looking for a woman, yeh, I’ve been confused
’cause I know, yes, I know I’ve been mistreated, ooh o-o-oh.
Since my baby left me I’ve been losing, losing,
I’ve been losing my mind, baby baby babe.
Oh oh oh, oh woman, oh woman, oh woman.

I’ve been losing my mind.

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About Lyrics and Mistreated by Deep Purple

The lyrics for Mistreated are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1974 song by Deep Purple. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Mistreated 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 Mistreated - Deep Purple 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 Mistreated by Deep Purple 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 Mistreated" means the words set to the music of Mistreated, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Deep Purple. 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 Mistreated and the lyrics to Mistreated are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Deep Purple who came here looking just for the lyrics to Mistreated, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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