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Sisters, O Sisters

This version of Sisters, O Sisters was released by John Lennon in 1972.

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We lost our green land
We lost our clean air
We lost our true wisdom
And we live in despair

Sisters, O sisters
Lets stand up right now
It’s never too late
To start from the start

O wisdom, O wisdom
That’s what we ask for
And yes, my dear sisters
We must learn to ask

Wisdom, O wisdom
That’s what we ask for
That’s what we live for now

Wisdom, O wisdom
That’s what we ask for
That’s what we live for now

Sisters, O sisters
Let’s wake up right on
It’s never too late
To shout from our hearts

O freedom, O freedom
That’s what we fight for
And yes, my dear sisters
We must learn to fight

Freedom, O freedom
That’s what we ask for
That’s what we live for now

Freedom, O freedom
That’s what we ask for
That’s what we live for now

O sisters, O sisters
Let’s give up no more
It’s never too late
To build a new world

O new world, O new world
That’s what we live for
And yes, my dear sisters
We must learn to live

New world, O new world
That’s what we live for
That’s what we must now learn to build

O new world, O new world
That’s what we live for
That’s what we must now learn to build

New world, O new world
That’s what we live for
That’s what we must now learn to build

New world, O new world
That’s what we live for
That’s what we must learn to build

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About Lyrics and Sisters, O Sisters by John Lennon

The lyrics to Sisters, O Sisters are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by John Lennon in 1972. Elements of the lyrics to Sisters, O Sisters are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by John Lennon and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Sisters, O Sisters back when it was created.

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

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