Lyrics to
Sunshine

This version of Sunshine was released by Uriah Heep in 1973.

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For many years I thought like a man
Feeling his way through darkness
This priceless treasure for which I’ve searched
Appeared to me nothing more than a mirage in the sea

But when the vision faded
From this struggle and dream
Suddenly my illusion was staring
I now discovered was reality

Sunshine, Sunshine, Sunshine, I’ve found you
Even if you’re only, even if you’re only
Even if you’re only just in for a while
Sunshine, Sunshine, Sunshine, I’ve found you
Even if you’re only destined for a while

I devote most depressions
And I write this with a smile
As the picture book shows Stanley
Standing at the source of the Nile

But when the vision faded
From this struggle and dream
Suddenly my illusion was staring
I now discovered was reality

Sunshine, Sunshine, Sunshine, I’ve found you
Even if you’re only just in for a while
Sunshine, Sunshine, Sunshine, I’ve found you
Even if you’re only destined for a while

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About Lyrics and Sunshine by Uriah Heep

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

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