Lyrics to
The Key

This version of The Key was released by Chris De Burgh in 1975.

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Each time that I hold you, your eyes fill with fear,
You can’t lose control now, the price is too dear,
But love, I have heard you crying in the dark,
And the tears on your pillow came bleeding, weeping from your heart.

Oh sinner, you’re losing all that you had,
Your day is in peaces, your night has gone mad,
And love cannot touch you, the search has no end,
And the one you’ve forgotten was really your only friend…

Then your soul flies to Heaven,
You reach out for me,
But the door will not open,
You’ve thrown away the key;
No the door will not open,
You’ve thrown away the key…

Oh stranger beware the life that you lead,
Is filled with the warnings you can or will not read;
Your castle has fallen, it lies in the sand,
I heard your voice calling, I thought I felt the brush of your hand…

Oh gambler remember the love that you lend,
Will never come back for the game has no ending;
The smiler is calling, you turn for the deal,
And the aces keep falling with every spin of the wheel;

Then you gather your winnings,
You’re ready to leave,
But the door will not open,
You’ve thrown away the key,
Oh there’s no point in staying,
So don’t wait to see,
For the door will not open,
You’ve thrown away the key…

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Chris De Burgh has released many songs over the years besides The Key. Chris De Burgh released songs from 1975 to 2006 spanning across albums like Spanish Train And Other Stories, Far Beyond These Castle Walls, At The End Of A Perfect Day, Crusader, Eastern Wind, The Getaway, Man On The Line, Into The Light, Flying Colours, Power Of Ten, This Way Up, Beautiful Dreams, Quiet Revolution, Timing Is Everything, The Road To Freedom, and The Storyman. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Chris De Burgh.

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About Lyrics and The Key by Chris De Burgh

The lyrics to The Key are just the words, phrases, verses and chorus that Chris De Burgh used when the song was created in 1975. The lyrics to The Key have both easy-to-spot meanings and hidden metaphors that have been discussed by the music press and fans, but only Chris De Burgh 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 The Key by Chris De Burgh. 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 Key" means the words set to the music of The Key, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Chris De Burgh. 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 Key and the lyrics to The Key are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Chris De Burgh who came here looking just for the lyrics to The Key, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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