Lyrics to
The Grove Of Eglantine

This version of The Grove Of Eglantine was released by Styx in 1974.

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Hey you there
Cast an eye this way
You with that young lust virgin smile
Don’t pretend that you’re quickly melting before my eyes
That’s a lie

‘Cause I see all of you
Quite clearly now
I like our looks your moves you know everything
So when I ring you up in the evening I shall meet you

In the Grove of Eglantine
Just south of man’s delight
Close to a soft flowing stream

In the Grove of Eglantine
We will join as lovers might
Between the lines of a dream

Your magic lips
Have made me realize
All of the pleasures man can fantasize
So don’t pretend that you’re sad to see me say goodbye
That’s a lie

You’re a wicked wench…ha
But thanks for all the laughs
You and your young lust virgin smile
And when I’m gone for awhile
I’ll once more want to meet you

In the Grove of Eglantine
Just south of man’s delight
Close to a soft flowing stream

In the Grove of Eglantine
We will join as lovers might
Between the lines of a dream
In the Grove of Eglantine
Just south of man’s delight
Close to a soft flowing stream

In the Grove of Eglantine
We will join as lovers might
Between the lines of a dream

In Eglantine…of a dream (fade)

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About Lyrics and The Grove Of Eglantine by Styx

The lyrics for The Grove Of Eglantine are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1974 song by Styx. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to The Grove Of Eglantine have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for The Grove Of Eglantine - Styx and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to The Grove Of Eglantine by Styx in multiple 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 Grove Of Eglantine" means the words set to the music of The Grove Of Eglantine, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Styx. 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 Grove Of Eglantine and the lyrics to The Grove Of Eglantine are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Styx who came here looking just for the lyrics to The Grove Of Eglantine, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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