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Rosewater

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

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In my room where I used to sleep with you
Things have changed all that’s left are the mem’ries of two
Two who loved and dreamed where the trees seem to whisper your name
But I don’t like to go there ’cause Rosewater no longer feels the same

Through the glass the sun shows the marks on the wall
Seasons pass and you know how it looks in the fall
Here at my Rosewater the grass is a deeper green
And a calm surrounds her when love was here
The warmest place I’ve ever been

As I walk the echo of empty I hear and I feel that this house is not home
And now we’re not here, it’s lonely; the stairs seem to beckon me stay
But dreams are better treasured than slowly eaten away

Christmastime when snow filled your garden with white
And the moon’s cold patterns on windows at night
Now you’ll make a new home for people as hopeful as me
Harbour their dreams and their secrets
But don’t ever, please, don’t ever Rosewater, forget about me
Forget about me

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Olivia Newton-John has released many songs over the years besides Rosewater. 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 Rosewater by Olivia Newton-John

The lyrics to Rosewater are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Olivia Newton-John used when the song was created in 1973. The lyrics to Rosewater 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 Rosewater 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 Rosewater" means the words set to the music of Rosewater, 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 Rosewater and the lyrics to Rosewater 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 Rosewater, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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