Lyrics to
The Land Of Make-Believe

This version of The Land Of Make-Believe was released by Moody Blues in 1972.

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We’re living in a land of make believe
And trying no to let it show
Maybe in that land of make believe
Heartaches can turn into joy

We’re breathing in the smoke of high and low
We’re taking up a lot of room
Somewhere in the dark and silent night
Our prayer will be heard
Make it soon

So fly little bird
Up into the clear blue sky
And carry the word
Love’s the only reason why

Open all the shutters on your windows
Unlock all the locks upon your doors
Brush away the cobwebs from your day-dreams
No secrets come between us anymore
Oh, say it’s true
Only love can see you through
You know what love can do to you

We’re living in a land of make believe
And trying no to let it show…
Maybe in that land of make believe
Heartaches can turn into joy

We’re breathing in the smoke of high and low
We’re taking up a lot of room
Somewhere in the dark and lonely night
Our prayer will be heard
Make it soon

So fly little bird
Up into the clear blue sky
And carry the word
Love’s the only reason why…

Open all the shutters on your windows
Unlock all the locks upon your doors
Brush away the cobwebs from your day-dreams
No secrets come between us anymore
Oh, say it’s true
Only love can see you through
You know what love can do to you

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When you decide to study the lyrics to The Land Of Make-Believe, you're looking at the words, verses and background chorus from the 1972 song by Moody Blues. Some of the lyrics to The Land Of Make-Believe have clear meanings and some contain metaphorical references. Like most songs, only Moody Blues and their collaborators know the full story behind any of the their songs.

You can understand the lyrics to The Land Of Make-Believe if you take apart the structure of the words. 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 Land Of Make-Believe" means the words set to the music of The Land Of Make-Believe, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Moody Blues. 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 Land Of Make-Believe and the lyrics to The Land Of Make-Believe are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Moody Blues who came here looking just for the lyrics to The Land Of Make-Believe, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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