Lyrics to
See Emily Play

This version of See Emily Play was released by David Bowie in 1973.

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Emily tries but misunderstands
She’s often inclined to borrow somebody’s dreams ’til
tomorrow

There is no other day
Let’s try it another way
You’ll lose your mind and play
Free games for May
See Emily play

Soon after dark Emily cries
Gazing at trees in sorrow hardly a sound ’til tomorrow

Put on a gown that touches the ground
Float on a river for ever and ever
Emily

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About Lyrics and See Emily Play by David Bowie

The lyrics for See Emily Play are defined as the words making up the song released by David Bowie in 1973. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to See Emily Play have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only David Bowie and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to See Emily Play by David Bowie if you think through it. 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 See Emily Play" means the words set to the music of See Emily Play, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by David Bowie. 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 See Emily Play and the lyrics to See Emily Play are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of David Bowie who came here looking just for the lyrics to See Emily Play, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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