Lyrics to
Vengeance

This version of Vengeance was released by Carly Simon in 1979.

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That’s dangerous driving baby, The policeman said.
I can smell the passion of another man on your breath
I could give you life, get you back for what I saw
That’s vengeance he said, that’s the law

You throw your misdemeanors right up in my face
The kind of man I am, I got to put you right in your lace
I should lock you up, get you back for what I saw
That’s vengeance he said, that’s the law
That’s vengeance, Oh that’s vengeance
Yeah that’s vengeance he said, that’s the law

You’ve taken your half out of the middle
Time and time again
But now I’m damned if I’ll give you and itch
Till I get even

She said: Just because you’re stronger and you hold it over me
I’ll put the pedal to the floor, and prove to you that I’m free
Though you’ve stopped me once again, It’s not the end of the war
It’s vengeance she said, that’s the law
That’s vengeance, that’s vengeance she said,
That’s the law

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About Lyrics and Vengeance by Carly Simon

The lyrics for Vengeance are defined as the words making up the song released by Carly Simon in 1979. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Vengeance have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Carly Simon 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 Vengeance by Carly Simon 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 Vengeance" means the words set to the music of Vengeance, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Carly Simon. 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 Vengeance and the lyrics to Vengeance are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Carly Simon who came here looking just for the lyrics to Vengeance, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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