“Hypnotized” by Fleetwood Mac is a song written by Bob Welch. The song appeared on their 1973 album “Mystery to Me.”
The lyrics of “Hypnotized” suggest a sense of fascination. It paints a picture of being captivated by someone or something that holds power over the narrator. Some interpretations su...
[Verse 1]
It's the same kind of story
That seems to come down from long ago
Two friends having coffee together
When something flies by their window
It might be out on that lawn
Which is wide, at least half of a playing field
Because there's no explaining
What your imagination can make you see and feel
[Chorus]
When your body means nothing (Seems like a dream)
You know you're hypnotized (They got me hypnotized)
[Verse 2]
Now it's not a meaningless question
To ask if they've been and gone
I remember a talk about North Carolina
And a strange, strange pond
You see, the sides were like glass
In the thick of a forest without a road
And if any man's hand ever made that land
Then I think it would've showed
[Chorus]
That's why it seems like a dream (Seems like a dream)
They got me hypnotized (They got me hypnotized)
I know that's right
[Instrumental Interlude with Harmonizing]
[Chorus]
Seems like a dream
They got me hypnotized
[Verse 3]
They say there's a place down in Mexico
Where a man can fly over mountains and hills
And he don't need an airplane or some kind of engine
And he never will
Now you know it's a meaningless question to ask
If those stories are right
Because what matters most
Is the feeling you get when you're hypnotized
[Outro]
Seems like a dream (Seems like a dream)
They got you hypnotized (They got me hypnotized)
Your body means nothing (Seems like a dream)
You know you're hypnotized (They got me hypnotized)
Seems like a dream (Seems like a dream)
They got you hypnotized (They got me hypnotized)
Yeah, that's when, that's when they got you hypnotized
Seems like a dream
Seems like a dream
'Cause when your body means nothing
Float around, they got you hypnotized
Hypnotized was written by Bob Welch.
Hypnotized was produced by Fleetwood Mac & Martin Birch.
Fleetwood Mac released Hypnotized on Mon Oct 15 1973.
Rolling Stone named it the #18 greatest Fleetwood Mac song, saying:
During the early Seventies, Fleetwood Mac gradually transformed from a blues unit into a much poppier band – and this beguiling contribution from singer-guitarist Bob Welch was a key link in that progression. Inspired by Welch’s fa...
Welch shared during a fan Q&A:
My favorite song that I wrote from the old days is ‘Hypnotized.’ It had the ‘magic.’