Lyrics to
Skybird

This version of Skybird was released by Neil Diamond in 1973.

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Skybird
Make your sail
And every heart
Will know of the tale

And head for the farthest shore

Songbird
Make your tune
For none may sing it just as you do

And make your song be heard

Look at the way I glide
Caught on the winds lazy tide
Sweetly how it sings
Rally each heart
At the sight of your silver wings

Skybird
Skybird
Night bird
Find your way
For none may know it just as you may

Seek out your harbor of light
Let your song be heard
Rally each heart
To the sight of your silver wings
Skybird

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About Lyrics and Skybird by Neil Diamond

The lyrics for Skybird are defined as the words making up the song released by Neil Diamond in 1973. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Skybird have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Neil Diamond 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 Skybird by Neil Diamond 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 Skybird" means the words set to the music of Skybird, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Neil Diamond. 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 Skybird and the lyrics to Skybird are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Neil Diamond who came here looking just for the lyrics to Skybird, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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