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Underneath The Neon Sign

This version of Underneath The Neon Sign was released by The Kinks in 1975.

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Our hero leaves the pub his head still
Swimming with alcohol, his head
Buzzing with facts, figures and
Computers. Night is descending as he
Wearily makes his way home through
The traffic jams and neon lights of the
Great metropolis.

Underneath The Neon Sign

All I see is imitation
And there’s no earth beneath my feet.
There are no trees or fields in front of me
Only slabs of concrete.
Skyscrapers reaching up to the clouds,
Don’t give the moon a chance to shine,
And I’ve got imitation moonlight
Standing underneath the neon sign.

Is it real or just illusion?
Can there be day-time when it’s night?
Is it merely my delusion
Or are my senses telling me lies.
Is it just hallucination?
Have I been drinking too much wine?
I don’t know if it’s day or night,
When I’m underneath the neon sign.
Underneath the neon sign.

Electronic nature made by man with robots in mind.
Big city lights guide my way into the night, darkness shines
When I’m standing underneath the neon sign.

If there isn’t any sunshine
We’ll sunbathe by the neon sign
And if we can’t see any stars at night
We’ll sit and watch the traffic lights.
If there isn’t any day-time
I’ve got an imitation dawn,
I’ve got a simulated sunshine
Standing underneath the neon sign.

Is it only an illusion?
Have I been drinking too much wine?
Can there be day-time when it’s night
Underneath the neon sign.
Underneath the neon sign.
Is it mother nature
Playing tricks with my eyes
For darkness shines
When I’m standing underneath the neon sign.

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About Lyrics and Underneath The Neon Sign by The Kinks

The lyrics for Underneath The Neon Sign are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1975 song by The Kinks. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Underneath The Neon Sign 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 Underneath The Neon Sign - The Kinks 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 Underneath The Neon Sign by The Kinks 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 Underneath The Neon Sign" means the words set to the music of Underneath The Neon Sign, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by The Kinks. 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 Underneath The Neon Sign and the lyrics to Underneath The Neon Sign are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of The Kinks who came here looking just for the lyrics to Underneath The Neon Sign, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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