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Oh, Thank You Great Spirit

This version of Oh, Thank You Great Spirit was released by Chicago in 1974.

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Pulling myself out of a dead sleep
With the impression of the dream still fresh in my mind
Before I’m even awake, the words, the music were complete
I woke up that mornin’
Feelin’ so rested and young
My mind was clear of all the problems
That been hasslin’ my head
I couldn’t quite understand why
I felt so fine
I felt so free
So beyond it all
As I turned towards the bed
I understood as all came clear
As I turned towards the bed
I understood as all came clear
I saw myself lyin’ there
Didn’t have a care
Piece of mind was finally mine
Now free to fly
Into the blue sky
Oh great spirit
Fly away
Oh great spirit
Just fly
Fly
Oh fly away

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The lyrics to Oh, Thank You Great Spirit are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Chicago used when the song was created in 1974. The lyrics to Oh, Thank You Great Spirit have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Chicago 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 Oh, Thank You Great Spirit by Chicago. 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 Oh, Thank You Great Spirit" means the words set to the music of Oh, Thank You Great Spirit, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Chicago. 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 Oh, Thank You Great Spirit and the lyrics to Oh, Thank You Great Spirit are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Chicago who came here looking just for the lyrics to Oh, Thank You Great Spirit, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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