Lyrics to
The Song Is Over

This version of The Song Is Over was released by The Who in 1971.

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The song is over
It’s all behind me
I should have known it
She tried to find me

Our love is over
They’re all ahead now
I’ve got to learn it
I’ve got to sing out

I’ll sing my song to the wide open spaces
I’ll sing my heart out to the infinite sea
I’ll sing my visions to the sky high mountains
I’ll sing my song to the free, to the free
I’ll sing my song to the wide open spaces
I’ll sing my heart out to the infinite sea
I’ll sing my visions to the sky high mountains
I’ll sing my song to the free, to the free

When I walked in through the door
Thought it was me I was looking for
She was the first song I ever sang
But it stopped as soon as it began

Our love is over
It’s all behind me
They’re all ahead now
Can’t hope to find me

This song is over
I’m left with only tears
I must remember
Even if it takes a million years

The song is over
The song is over

Searchin’ for a note, pure and easy
Playing so free, like a breath rippling by

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About Lyrics and The Song Is Over by The Who

The lyrics to The Song Is Over are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by The Who in 1971. Elements of the lyrics to The Song Is Over are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by The Who and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for The Song Is Over 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 Song Is Over by The Who 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 Song Is Over" means the words set to the music of The Song Is Over, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Who. 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 Song Is Over and the lyrics to The Song Is Over are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Who who came here looking just for the lyrics to The Song Is Over, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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