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White Queen (As It Began)

This version of White Queen (As It Began) was released by Queen in 1974.

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So sad her eyes
Smiling dark eyes
So sad her eyes
As it began

On such a breathless night as this
Upon my brow the lightest kiss
I walked alone
And all around the air did say
My lady soon will stir this way
In sorrow known
The white queen walks and
The night grows pale
Stars of lovingmess in her hair

Needing – unheard
Pleading – one word
So sad my eyes
She cannot see

How did thee fare, what have thee seen
The mother of the willow green
I call her name
And ‘neath her window have i stayed
I loved the footsteps that she made
And when she came
White queen how my heart did ache
And dry my lips no word would make
So still i wait

My goddess hear my darkest fear
I speak too late
It’s for evermore that i wait

Dear friend goodbye
No tear in my eyes
So sad it ends
As it began

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The lyrics for White Queen (As It Began) are defined as the words making up the song released by Queen in 1974. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to White Queen (As It Began) have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Queen 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 White Queen (As It Began) by Queen 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 White Queen (As It Began)" means the words set to the music of White Queen (As It Began), or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Queen. 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 White Queen (As It Began) and the lyrics to White Queen (As It Began) are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Queen who came here looking just for the lyrics to White Queen (As It Began), but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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