Ben Folds Five
Ben Folds Five
Ben Folds Five
Ben Folds Five
Ben Folds Five
Ben Folds Five
Ben Folds Five
Ben Folds Five
Ben Folds Five
Ben Folds Five
Ben Folds Five
Ben Folds Five
“Magic” is the 4th track on Ben Folds Five’s 1999 album The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner.
The lyrics were written by Darren Jessee, BF5’s drummer.
“That song is kind of a composite of people that I’ve known that have died. It’s also a love song. It’s not very complex.”
From the back of your big brown eyes
I knew you'd be gone as soon as you could
And I hoped you would
We could see that you weren't yourself
And the lines on your face did tell
It's just as well
You'd never be yourself again
Saw you last night
Dance by the light of the moon
Stars in your eyes
Free from the life that you knew
You're the magic that holds the sky up from the ground
You're the breath that blows these cool winds 'round
Trading places with an angel now
Saw you last night
Dance by the light of the moon
Stars in your eyes
Free from the life that you knew
Saw you last night
Stars in the sky
Smiled in my room
Magic was written by Darren Jessee.
Magic was produced by Andy Wallace & Caleb Southern.
Ben Folds Five released Magic on Tue Apr 27 1999.