Lyrics to
Something New

This version of Something New was released by Traffic in 1974.

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You said you couldn’t leave me after all that we’d been through
I believed you when you said we should both try something new
I was drowning inside here with a love that was so true
But you laughed right in my face and there was nothing I could do
Once I took a walk across the hill to see what I could see
I saw a light falling from the sky and land beneath a tree
The light it gave was oh, so bright that it took away my care
I ran back to the house to tell you but you were not there

When you’ve loved someone dearly it’s so hard not to regret
Memories that have faded, suddenly you can’t forget
I know I was not dreaming when you walked right out the door
Just a feeling that told me my love was gone for evermore
When you think you’ve found the key, the door just slips away
And so you walk the floor all night until the break of day
Somewhere in your mind you know that things will be alright
Because everything in life is equal just like the day and night
You said you couldn’t leave me after all that we’d been through
I believed you when you said that we should both try something new
Something new

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About Lyrics and Something New by Traffic

The lyrics for Something New are defined as the words making up the song released by Traffic in 1974. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Something New have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Traffic 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 Something New by Traffic 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 Something New" means the words set to the music of Something New, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Traffic. 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 Something New and the lyrics to Something New are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Traffic who came here looking just for the lyrics to Something New, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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