Lyrics to
Statue Of Liberty

This version of Statue Of Liberty was released by Xtc in 1978.

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The first time I saw you standing in the water
You must have been all of a thousand feet tall
Nearly naked – unashamed like Herod’s daughter
Your love was so big
It made New York look small

You’ve been the subject of so many dreams
Since I climbed your torso
Oh!
My statue of Liberty
Boo Boo
Impaled on your hair
What do you do
Do Do to me
Boo Boo

I leaned right over to kiss your stoney book
A little jealous of the ships with whom you flirt
A billion lovers with their cameras
Snap to look and in my fantasy
I sail beneath your skirt

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Xtc has released many songs over the years besides Statue Of Liberty. Xtc released songs from 1978 to 1992 spanning across albums like White Music, Go 2, Drums And Wires, Black Sea, Mummer, The Big Express, Skylarking, Chips From The Chocolate Fireball, and Nonsuch. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Xtc.

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About Lyrics and Statue Of Liberty by Xtc

The lyrics to Statue Of Liberty are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Xtc used when the song was created in 1978. The lyrics to Statue Of Liberty have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Xtc 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 Statue Of Liberty by Xtc. 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 Statue Of Liberty" means the words set to the music of Statue Of Liberty, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Xtc. 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 Statue Of Liberty and the lyrics to Statue Of Liberty are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Xtc who came here looking just for the lyrics to Statue Of Liberty, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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