Lyrics to
Sad Lisa

This version of Sad Lisa was released by Cat Stevens in 1970.

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She hangs her head and cries on my shirt.
She must be hurt very badly.
Tell me what’s making you sad, Li?
Open your door, don’t hide in the dark.
You’re lost in the dark, you can trust me.
‘Cause you know that’s how it must be.

Lisa Lisa, sad Lisa Lisa.

Her eyes like windows, trickle in rain
Upon the pain getting deeper.
Though my love wants to relieve her.
She walks alone from wall to wall.
Lost in her hall, she can’t hear me.
Though I know she likes to be near me.

Lisa Lisa, sad Lisa Lisa.

She sits in a corner by the door.
There must be more I can tell her.
If she really wants me to help her.
I’ll do what I can to show her the way.
And maybe one day I will free her.
Though I know no one can see her.

Lisa Lisa, sad Lisa Lisa.

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About Lyrics and Sad Lisa by Cat Stevens

The lyrics to Sad Lisa are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Cat Stevens in 1970. Elements of the lyrics to Sad Lisa are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Cat Stevens and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Sad Lisa back when it was created.

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

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