Lyrics to
Spirit

This version of Spirit was released by Gary Moore in 1973.

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I need you to show me the way.
“Can you help me?” is all I can say.
I need you to set me on straight.
Help me now before it’s too late.

Come along, I’ll give you your directions
how to try, but nothin’ I see.
Or is it just a subtle reflection
of what I am or am destined to be.

I need you to set me on straight.
Help me now before it’s too late.
I need you to show me the way.
“Can you help me?” is all I can say.

Come along, I’ll give you your directions
how to try, but nothin’ I see.
Or is it just a subtle reflection
of what I am or am destined to be.
Hoh!

I need you to show me the way.
“Can you help me?” is all I can say.
I need you to set me on straight.
Help me now before it’s too late.

Come along, I’ll give you your directions.
how to try, but nothin’ I see.
Or is it just a subtle reflection
of what I am or am destined to be.

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About Lyrics and Spirit by Gary Moore

The lyrics to Spirit are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Gary Moore used when the song was created in 1973. The lyrics to Spirit have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Gary Moore and any collaborators know all of the inspirations for the song.

If you like etymology or breaking apart phrases and words, it is easy to understand the lyrics to Spirit by Gary Moore. 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 Spirit" means the words set to the music of Spirit, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Gary Moore. 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 Spirit and the lyrics to Spirit are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Gary Moore who came here looking just for the lyrics to Spirit, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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