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Like Magic

by Lew-C

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Like Magic is a Faustian story about how esoteric knowledge is not a substitute for mental healthcare.

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In the middle of the night I wake up
Wander to the window: nobody there
But then I turn and hear a whisper in the crisp October air
'I've been looking for you,' it told me
'Hold me in your heart and your mind!'
And the power of the mages and the sages would be mine
[Let's live a little]
Dealing with the devil is my pleasure
I'll never repent
I'll sign your dotted line
No time for superstitious sentiment
You're afraid of the dark, that's why you wish to know its secrets
Behold as the missing piece completes it

Like magic
Just a drop
All it takes to see the moon is calling me
Come fate, come fay, come fell, come fearful friends and foes
To hear a tale so touching
And yet so tragic
It's like magic

Now I'm back with a vengeance
It's transcendent but the best is yet to come
I cast a spell to see
What belies the beast in everyone
I've been dying to know
Cause I spent so long playing the fool
But if ignorance is bliss, I miss the days before I knew
[Then just forget about it?]
What you reap is what you sow
Do you regret what you have come to know?
Oh, bedevilment be damned!
Can't you see that you're afflicted?
I'd give up the ghost, but it seems that I'm addicted to...

Magic
Just a drop
All it takes to see the moon is calling me
By the blood and the bay of the beast
I beseech that you get up and dance!
So turbulent
And so tantric
It's like magic

Abra kadabra
When things seem macabre
Your shadow plays tricks on the mind
And so it returns with a yearning
For twisting and turning
And things that go bump in the night

In the blink of an eye its over
Sober now, I see it was all in my head
The quest for meaning was misleading through this sequence of events
Tell me, is this madness?
Or is this what it means to be free?
For you'll never break a curse from something you don't first believe
[So what you gonna do?]
You thought power meant control
But lived in fear of letting go
Do at last you understand
Or is this the pride before the fall?
Let's put it to the test
And see what we can recall

It's magic
Just a drop
All it takes to see the moon is calling me
Come fate, come fay, come fell, come fearful friends and foes
To hear a tale so touching
And yet so tragic

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released November 27, 2023

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Lew-C Scotland, UK

Hey! I'm Lew, a non-binary creative from Scotland, who writes theatrical and electronic pop songs. I also make surreal homemade music videos (link in the link). Whatever brought you here, I hope you can listen and enjoy!

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PS - If you're here looking for my D&D soundtrack work, it's still here! Check for releases in my discography under 'Lewis Clarke' ... more

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