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The Writing’s On The Wall

This version of The Writing’S On The Wall was released by Three Dog Night in 1972.

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Lookin’ out my window, it was a smoggy afternoon,
I breathen in some air, I couldn’t get in too soon.
I turned on the news, learned of some food I shouldn’t eat,
Don’t you run around today, you might pass out in the heat.

Writing’s on the wall, facts are in the books,
Nothin’ lost is nothin’ gained,
It seems there’s writings on the wall.

Yeah

I just can’t understand how this world is run,
Well, people say that war is bad, but they keep on makin’ guns.
Ever since the world began it’s always been the same,
‘Cause hist’ry’ll always tell the truth
War is such a shame.

So the writing’s on the wall you can’t outrace your fate,
What will be will always be, so the writing’s on the wall.
Facts are in the books, nothin’ lost is nothin’ gained,
Writing’s on the wall.

Writing’s on the wall, facts are in the books,
Nothin’ lost is nothin’ gained, so there’s writings on the wall.

Writing’s on the wall, facts I learned too late,
What will be will always be, writings on the wall.
You can’t outrace your fate, so what will be will always be,
There’s writings on the wall, the lesson’s learned too late,
Nothin’ lost is nothin’ gained cause the writing’s on the wall.
Facts I learned too late, so what will be will always be,
Writing’s on the wall, you can’t outrace your fate
So what will be will always be, cause the writing’s on the wall

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The lyrics for The Writing’S On The Wall are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1972 song by Three Dog Night. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to The Writing’S On The Wall have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for The Writing’S On The Wall - Three Dog Night and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to The Writing’S On The Wall by Three Dog Night in multiple 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 Writing’S On The Wall" means the words set to the music of The Writing’S On The Wall, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Three Dog Night. 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 Writing’S On The Wall and the lyrics to The Writing’S On The Wall are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Three Dog Night who came here looking just for the lyrics to The Writing’S On The Wall, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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