Lyrics to
The Eternal Light

This version of The Eternal Light was released by Jackson 5 in 1976.

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Mother earth told the people
That the cold nights can be warm
Just get along with your brother
(it’s the shelter from the storm)

If you’re standing in the sunshine
But still out in the rain
Let your heart strike a match
(cause love lights the flame)

Let it shine so bright
The eternal light
Let it burn forever and ever
Let love bring us together
Let it shine so bright
The eternal light
Let us join our hands together
Make a chain that bonds forever

Motionless people gather dust
Stand in the rain and you’ll rust

Let’s try to show compassion
It’s the time for us to learn
There will be a better tomorrow
Our reward is love in return

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About Lyrics and The Eternal Light by Jackson 5

The lyrics to The Eternal Light are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Jackson 5 in 1976. Elements of the lyrics to The Eternal Light are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Jackson 5 and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for The Eternal Light back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to The Eternal Light by Jackson 5 in a number of ways. 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 The Eternal Light" means the words set to the music of The Eternal Light, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Jackson 5. 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 The Eternal Light and the lyrics to The Eternal Light are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Jackson 5 who came here looking just for the lyrics to The Eternal Light, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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