Lyrics to
No Quarter

This version of No Quarter was released by Led Zeppelin in 1973.

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Close the door, put out the light.
You know they won’t be home tonight.
The snow falls hard and don’t you know?
The winds of Thor are blowing cold.
They’re wearing steel that’s bright and true
They carry news that must get through.

They choose the path where no-one goes.

They hold no quarter.

Walking side by side with death, The devil mocks their every step
The snow drives back the foot that’s slow, The dogs of doom are howling more
They carry news that must get through, To build a dream for me and you

They choose the path where no-one goes.

They hold no quarter. They ask no quarter.
The pain, the pain without quarter.
They ask no quarter.
The dogs of doom are howling more!

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About Lyrics and No Quarter by Led Zeppelin

The lyrics to No Quarter are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Led Zeppelin in 1973. Elements of the lyrics to No Quarter are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Led Zeppelin and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for No Quarter back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to No Quarter by Led Zeppelin 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 No Quarter" means the words set to the music of No Quarter, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Led Zeppelin. 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 No Quarter and the lyrics to No Quarter are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Led Zeppelin who came here looking just for the lyrics to No Quarter, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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