Amy Lam: Magic Power

Magic Power

analysed by Cheryl Morihara

1. Somethin's at the edge of your mind,
  • Spiritual insanity

    • 2. You don't know what it is.

    3. Somethin' you were hopin' to find, but you're not sure what it is.

    4. Then you hear the magic.
  • Spiritual awakening

    • 5. And it all comes crystal clear.
  • Spiritual understanding

    • 6. The music does the talkin', says the things you want to hear

    7. I'm young,, I'm wild and I'm free
  • Presentation of self

    • 8. I got the magic power of the music in me
  • Defense mechanism

    • 9. She climbs into bed, pulls the covers over head and turns her little radio on

    10. She's had a rotten day.
  • Stress

    • 11. So she hopes the DJ's gonna play her favourite song
  • Inner joy

    • 12. It makes her feel much better, brings her closer to her dreams
  • Unconscious identification

    • 13. A little magic power makes it better than it seems
  • False attractions

    • 14. She's young now, she's wild now, she wants to be free

    15. She gets the magic power of the music from me

    16. If you're thinkin' it over
  • Psychoanalysis

    • 17. But you just can't sort it out

    18. Do you want someone to tell you what they think it's all about

    19. Are you the one and only who's sad and lonely
  • Loneliness

    • 20. Reaching for the top.
  • Growth through reason

    • 21. Well the music keeps you goin' and it's never gonna stop.

    22. The world is full of compromise
  • Reformation of the self

    • 23. The infinite red tape
  • Life's difficulties

    • 24. But the music's got the magic

    25. It's your one chance for /escape
  • Crime prevention

    • 26. So turn me on - turn me up - it's your turn to dream

    27. A little magic power makes it better than it seems.

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