Lyrics to
Vicious Circle

This version of Vicious Circle was released by Lou Reed in 1976.

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You’re caught in a vicious circle
surrounded by your so called friends
You’re caught in a vicious circle
and it looks like it will never end

‘Cause some people think that they like problems
and some people think that they don’t
And for everybody who says yes
there’s somebody who’s staring, saying don’t

You’re caught in a vicious circle
surrounded by your so called friends
You’re caught in a vicious circle
and it looks like it will just never end

‘Cause some people think that it’s nerves
and some people think that it’s not
And some people think that it’s things that you do
and others think that you were cold when you were hot
They think that, that is what it was about

You’re caught in a vicious circle
You’re caught in a vicious circle
You’re caught in a vicious circle
You’re caught in a vicious circle
surrounded by all of your friends

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About Lyrics and Vicious Circle by Lou Reed

The lyrics to Vicious Circle are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Lou Reed in 1976. Elements of the lyrics to Vicious Circle are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Lou Reed and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for Vicious Circle back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to Vicious Circle by Lou Reed 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 Vicious Circle" means the words set to the music of Vicious Circle, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Lou Reed. 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 Vicious Circle and the lyrics to Vicious Circle are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Lou Reed who came here looking just for the lyrics to Vicious Circle, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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