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Emerging from my world
Imagine living in a box
And I won't come up
Until I've broken all the locks
Slurring all my words
Until something sticks
But in this smoky universe
My mind keeps playing tricks
And although, you're the only home I know
As if by magic, thoughts of you are gone
And now, I'm keeping my head in the clouds
And it's not so tragic, if I don't look down
Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oooooo [x2]
Submerging from your world
And back into my bliss
A day rolled into one
Is burning on my lips
Blurring all your words
Until they don't exist
And in a parallel universe
It's me you can't resist
And although, you're the only home I know
As if by magic, thoughts of you are gone
And now, I'm keeping my head in the clouds
And it's not so tragic, if I don't look down
Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oooooo [x2]
And although, you're the only home I know
As if by magic, thoughts of you are gone
And now, I'm keeping my head in the clouds
And it's not so tragic, if I don't look down
Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oooooo [x2]
Imagine living in a box
And I won't come up
Until I've broken all the locks
Slurring all my words
Until something sticks
But in this smoky universe
My mind keeps playing tricks
And although, you're the only home I know
As if by magic, thoughts of you are gone
And now, I'm keeping my head in the clouds
And it's not so tragic, if I don't look down
Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oooooo [x2]
Submerging from your world
And back into my bliss
A day rolled into one
Is burning on my lips
Blurring all your words
Until they don't exist
And in a parallel universe
It's me you can't resist
And although, you're the only home I know
As if by magic, thoughts of you are gone
And now, I'm keeping my head in the clouds
And it's not so tragic, if I don't look down
Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oooooo [x2]
And although, you're the only home I know
As if by magic, thoughts of you are gone
And now, I'm keeping my head in the clouds
And it's not so tragic, if I don't look down
Oo-oo-oo-oo-oo-oooooo [x2]
Lyrics submitted by smokealarm
Track duration: 03:52
"As If by Magic" as written by Eleanor Jackson Benedict Langmaid
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"You know I'll never love another "-:)Favorite lyric from the song.
The evidence is too clear for it to at least not be a reference to weed; smoky universe, day rolled into one, head in the clouds.
I don't see why people are getting so bent out of shape in just considering it could be referencing pot. FFS - get over yourself and come back to this century.
however there are clearly many different opinions on this song. and after all, that's what music is about--interpreting it as how YOU want to interpret it. at least, that's what it is to me.
Can you really promise that it's not about smoking bud, as you previously claimed? Wow, I guess you know Elly and the rest of the band personally then? That's pretty awesome. Fucking loser.
First off, if you are too stupid to read up on pot, it's a depressive just like alcohol. So i promise weed was not the intended thought for this song. Second, Yumi knows what he/she is talking about, all these quotes in the song are from old school sayings. Please get off the fucking weed before you make fools of yourselves.
Um, to the stoners above, 'keeping your head in the clouds' is an old phrase related to daydreaming, not smoking weed.. :/ I sincerely doubt they intended any of this to be drug related lol.
It's all about illusion and magic pretty much.
The lyrics use analogies referring to Houdini/magic acts -- fact.
Even if one were to read it as being about drugs, it'd simply point out that they don't fix anything, rather entrap and delude you. :)
Anyways, no point in responding to stoners who probably call 'drugs' on any lyric with 'smoke' in them. Hahah.
Please show me these 'facts' which show that the only perspective Elly could have been coming from was one of 'magic' and I'll happily concede.
'Anyways', no point in responding to the literal-minded 'moron'. Go back to listening to 'Empire of the Sun' and leave the goof bands to 'stoners' like us.
Annoying, isn't it? 'LOL'.
The facts are you need only know a little history about magic/mysticism to see she was making intentional analogies to magic act cliches... escape acts, levitation etc. Oh please, "only perspective" ? We all know they're open to interpretation, so lay off already.
Wtf is Empire of the Sun? No clue what you were getting at there, but you can keep it. I think Bands like La Roux are honestly far too high brow for the likes of you.
In regards to your interpretation of the song being correct purely due to it being a personal opinion, I wholeheartedly agree. However, a few of your words seem to contradict that fact.
"Um, to the stoners above, 'keeping your head in the clouds' is an old phrase related to daydreaming, not smoking weed.. :/ I sincerely doubt they intended any of this to be drug related lol."
"The lyrics use analogies referring to Houdini/magic acts -- fact."
Your interpretation of the song is not fact, Yumi. Nor is mine.
You would probably like Empire of the Sun. Far too highbrow for me, of course. I wonder if Lady Gaga would be considered 'high brow'...?