Lyrics to
The Spell

This version of The Spell was released by Uriah Heep in 1972.

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Whatcha think I am
Do you think I’m dreaming
Don’t you know I know
What it is you’re scheming

Who’d you think gave you the right
Hidden by the dead of night
To take the world and turn it upside down
When it should be round

Seems I made it just in time
To use my reason and my rhyme
To save us from the evils of your mind

I will cast the spell
Be sure I’ll cast it well
I will light a fire
Kindled with desire

I’ll fill you with fear
So you know I’m here
And I won’t be treated like a fool

It’s no good you pretending
There’ll be no happy ending
I’m alive and darkness is my tool

But when the night is over
And daytime steals your cover
The goodness of the morning sun
Will warm away what you have done
And leave you cold

I have no need for moonlight
You’re wrong to trust in sunlight
For I exist not just in storms
But in life itself in so many forms
To leave you cold

I will leave you now
But you won’t defeat me
You had best beware
When you come to meet me

Love and truth will follow me
An army of reality
Brought from every corner of the world

You will never break the spell
I’ll summon all the fires of hell
And this is my advice for what it’s worth

Let us not begin
This fight we cannot win
Be sure you’re watching me
Cause all through your life
Everyday and everynight
You should know that I’ll be watching you

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About Lyrics and The Spell by Uriah Heep

The lyrics to The Spell are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Uriah Heep in 1972. Elements of the lyrics to The Spell are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Uriah Heep and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for The Spell 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 Spell by Uriah Heep 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 Spell" means the words set to the music of The Spell, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Uriah Heep. 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 Spell and the lyrics to The Spell are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Uriah Heep who came here looking just for the lyrics to The Spell, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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