Lyrics to
The Rhythm

This version of The Rhythm was released by Xtc in 1978.

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He makes a beeline for the place
Where he gets his only ace
Sometimes he’s standing in the rain
Oh Gene Kelly’s hat and cane

He has the Rhythm in his head
He has the Rhythm, sing!

It’s chaotic at the bar
B & O those sweaty drops
We are all mesmorized
To the thing we have inside

Inside, outside, eastside, West
We kill the beast
Yourside, myside, worlds collide, yes
We kill the beast

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Xtc has released many songs over the years besides The Rhythm. Xtc released songs from 1978 to 1992 spanning across albums like White Music, Go 2, Drums And Wires, Black Sea, Mummer, The Big Express, Skylarking, Chips From The Chocolate Fireball, and Nonsuch. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Xtc.

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About Lyrics and The Rhythm by Xtc

The lyrics for The Rhythm are defined as the words making up the song released by Xtc in 1978. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to The Rhythm have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Xtc 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 The Rhythm by Xtc 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 The Rhythm" means the words set to the music of The Rhythm, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Xtc. 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 Rhythm and the lyrics to The Rhythm are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Xtc who came here looking just for the lyrics to The Rhythm, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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