Lyrics to
South Side Of The Sky

This version of South Side Of The Sky was released by Yes in 1971.

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A river a mountain to be crossed
the sunshine in mountains sometimes lost
around the south side so cold that we cried
were we ever colder on that day a million miles away
it seemed from all of eternity

Move forward was my friends only cry
in deeper to somewhere we could lie
and rest for the day with cold in the way
were we ever colder on that day a million miles away
it seemed from all of eternity

The moments seemed lost in all the noise
a snow storm a stimulating voice
of warmth of the sky of warmth when you die
were we ever warmer on that day a million miles away
we seemed for all of eternity

The sunshine in mountains sometimes lost
the river can disregard the cost
and melt in the sky warmth when you die
were we ever warmer on that day a million miles away
we seemed from all of eternity

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About Lyrics and South Side Of The Sky by Yes

The lyrics for South Side Of The Sky are defined as the words making up the song released by Yes in 1971. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to South Side Of The Sky have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Yes 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 South Side Of The Sky by Yes 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 South Side Of The Sky" means the words set to the music of South Side Of The Sky, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Yes. 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 South Side Of The Sky and the lyrics to South Side Of The Sky are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Yes who came here looking just for the lyrics to South Side Of The Sky, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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