Lyrics to
Two Sides

This version of Two Sides was released by The Carpenters in 1977.

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Well, there’s two sides, to every situation
Yes, there’s two sides, two interpretations
A laugh is a cry, hello means goodbye
You’re sayin’ something baby, I don’t wanna buy

Well, there’s two sides to every creation
You and me babe, we’re no revelation
Well there’s darkness in our light, and there’s
wrong in our right
There’s sorry babe, I’m workin’ late tonight

Well, there’s two sides, there’s another side of me
There’s the one you think, you live with,
the one you never see
lt’s never really lived, but it’s never really died
It’s never really made it but it’s tried

Well, there’s two sides to every conversation
But with you babe, that’s no consolation
Silence is golden, let me put you on hold
Danglin’ on your love line, baby, it’s growin’ old

WeII, I don’t know how to say it
Cause I never thought I could
God knows I’ve tried so many times
But there’s two sides, there’s another side of me
There’s the one you think you live with,
the one you never see
It’s never really lived, but it’s never really died
It’s never really made it, but it’s tried

To every creation
We’re no revelation
One sees the wrong, and one sees the right
The other side of me just caught a flight

Goodbye

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About Lyrics and Two Sides by The Carpenters

The lyrics for Two Sides are defined as the words making up the song released by The Carpenters in 1977. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Two Sides have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only The Carpenters 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 Two Sides by The Carpenters 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 Two Sides" means the words set to the music of Two Sides, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Carpenters. 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 Two Sides and the lyrics to Two Sides are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Carpenters who came here looking just for the lyrics to Two Sides, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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