There are plenty of band biographies that deal with the Beatles’ careers and successes. As a contrast, even in the Anglophone market there is no detailed account of the development of their lyrics and the relation of the lyrics to each other. This is even more remarkable considering the remarks generally made about the friendly competition of the songwriters Lennon and McCartney. Still, the question whether and how this is mirrored in the band’s lyrics has not been pursued – a blank that is finally being filled with “Words are flying out”. The author shows how several topics and motives can be traced throughout the entire mass of songs, and how a sub/dialogue between the songwriters develops in the process. It quickly becomes obvious that the image of the happy and carefree ‘moptops’ is purposefully constructed with the singles, while the quantitatively equally present melancholy and pessimistic lyrics are predominantly to be found on the LPs. This is a new or even first interpretation of many lyrics and albums, and it turns out that hints to the future of the band can be found very early on – within the lyrics.