The lead single of Coldplay’s sixth studio album Ghost Stories, “Magic,” introduces us to the narrator’s former relationship with a woman he loved in a magical way. Through clever references to the art of stage magic, he describes a very special bond that once existed between the two.
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[Verse 1]
Call it magic, call it true
I call it magic when I'm with you
And I just got broken, broken into two
Still I call it magic when I'm next to you
[Chorus]
And I don't, and I don't, and I don't, and I don't
No, I don't, it's true
I don't, no, I don't, no, I don't, no, I don't
Want anybody else but you
I don't, no, I don't, no, I don't, no, I don't
No, I don't, it's true
I don't, no, I don't, no, I don't, no, I don't
Want anybody else but you
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
[Verse 2]
Call it magic, cut me into two
And with all your magic, I disappear from view
And I can't get over, can't get over you
Still I call it magic, such a precious jewel
[Chorus]
And I don't, and I don't, and I don't, and I don't
No, I don't, it's true
I don't, no, I don't, no, I don't, no, I don't
Want anybody else but you
I don't, no, I don't, no, I don't, no, I don't
No, I don't, it's true
I don't, no, I don't, no, I don't, no, I don't
Want anybody else but you
[Bridge]
Wanna fall, fall so far
I wanna fall, fall so hard
And I call it magic
And I call it true
I call it ma-, ma-ma-magic
Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
[Verse 3]
And if you were to ask me
After all that we've been through
"Still believe in magic?"
Oh, yes, I do
[Outro]
Oh, yes, I do
Oh, yes, I do
Oh, yes, I do
Of course, I do
Magic was written by Jonny Buckland & Chris Martin & Will Champion & Guy Berryman.
Magic was produced by Rik Simpson & Daniel Green & Paul Epworth & Coldplay.
Her name is 章子怡 (Zhang Ziyi). She is a Chinese actress and model.
According to Songfacts, Chris Martin said to Zane Lowe from BBC Radio 1 :
It’s not a question of you either really love someone or you really hate someone, it’s more nuanced than that – especially with the modern world’s complications – like traveling and all the stuff that comes to life, and illne...