Page type: lyric reference
Artist: The Yardbirds
Canonical path: /yardbirds/what-do-you-want
Related lyric paths: 6
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What Do You Want
Read What Do You Want lyrics by The Yardbirds on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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What Do You Want
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I want somebody here to tell me why
There's always smoke up in the sky
Please don't make me want to cry
Detail has not been seen
Summer trees should all be green
Plain and green as they have been
Sun don't ever change the scene
Please never let them die
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Sounds which soar above my ears
Will naturally precede in years
They only cause a flood of tears
I want to turn and run
Don't need someone to make my fun
Only need to see the sun
I will not go and cause harm
I cannot think that way
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Sit spellbound by a flickering screen
Watch the ever changing scenes
Listen to the rising screams
Of children of today
Lock your doors and stay within
Upon your face the stupid grins
Penalty for unrealised sins
Committed on your way
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The Yardbirds performs "What Do You Want", and this lyric page sits inside the The Yardbirds catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to An Original Man (A Song for Keith) and Mr. Saboteur with a short reason for opening each page next.
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