Magic – English Lyrics

• By: Will Linley
• Album: Magic EP

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the 'Magic' of love through Will Linley's heartfelt pop anthem. This song is a great way to learn expressive English vocabulary related to love and emotions, set to an infectious melody. 'Magic' is special because it articulates a universal feeling in a way that is both simple and profound, making the lyrics easy to connect with and learn from.

[English]

♪♪♪

[CLOSING THUDS]

♪ HEARTBEAT CHANGING ♪

♪ WHEN YOU’RE AROUND ME IT’S RACING ♪

♪ I KNOW IT’S GETTING LATE ♪

♪♪♪ [VOCALING MELODY]

♪ TWO MORE DRINKS IN ♪

♪ I MIGHT SPILL HOW I’M FEELIN [VOCALING MELODY] ♪

♪ SOMEBODY CUT THE BRAKES [VOCALING MELODY] ♪

♪ I HATE TO COME ON TOO STRONG BABY ♪

♪ BUT I’M FREAKIN’ OUT WHEN YOU’RE GONE CRAZY ♪

♪ I KNOW IT HASN’T BEEN LONG BUT ♪

♪ I’M SAYIN ♪

♪ OOOH ♪

♪ YOU AND ME FEEL SOMETHING LIKE MAGIC (MAGIC) ♪

♪ SOMETHING LIKE MAGIC OOOH BABY ♪

♪ OOOH FOR YOU AND ME FEEL SOMETHING LIKE MAGIC (MAGIC) ♪

♪ SOMETHING LIKE MAGIC YEAH! ♪

♪ HOPE THAT YOU GOT ♪

♪ SOMEWHERE ELSE WE COULD GET LOST ♪

♪ I KNOW IT’S GETTING LATE (IT’S GETTING LATE) ♪

♪ OHH MAYBE IT’S WISHFUL THINKIN THAT ♪

♪ YOU’RE JUST AS SCARED AS I AM NOW ♪

♪ AND HIDING IT JUST THE SAME ♪

♪ I HATE TO COME ON TOO STRONG BABY ♪

♪ BUT I’M FREAKIN OUT WHEN YOU’RE GONE CRAZY ♪

♪ I KNOW IT HASN’T BEEN LONG BUT ♪

♪ I'M SAYIN’ ♪

♪ OOOH ♪

♪ YOU AND ME FEEL SOMETHING LIKE MAGIC (MAGIC) ♪

♪ SOMETHING LIKE MAGIC OOOH BABE ♪

♪ OHHH YOU AND ME FEEL SOMETHING LIKE MAGIC (MAGIC) ♪

♪ SOMETHING LIKE MAGIC YEAH! ♪

♪ SOMETHING, SOMETHING LIKE MAGIC (SOMETHING LIKE MAGIC) ♪

♪ SOMETHING, SOMETHING LIKE MAGIC (SOMETHING LIKE MAGIC) ♪

♪ (SOMETHING, SOMETHING LIKE MAGIC) ♪

♪ SOMETHING LIKE MAGIC YEAH! ♪

♪ MOONLIGHT ACROSS YOUR FACE ♪

♪ AND YOU SAY IT’S GETTING LATE ♪

♪ BUT WE DON’T WANNA GO BACK HOME ♪

♪ BUT WE DON’T WANNA GO BACK HOME ♪

♪ BREATHIN THE CIGARETTE SMOKE ♪

♪ BOTH MISSED THE LAST TRAIN HOME NOW ♪

♪ WE DONT GOT A PLACE TO GO ♪

♪ WE DONT GOT A PLACE TO GO ♪

♪♪♪

♪ YOU AND ME FEEL SOMETHIN LIKE MAGIC ♪

♪ SOMETHING LIKE MAGIC [VOCALING MELODY] ♪

♪ [VOCALING MELODY] ♪

♪ YOU AND ME FEEL SOMETHING LIKE MAGIC ( SOMETHING LIKE MAGIC) ♪

♪ SOMETHING LIKE MAGIC ♪

♪ SOMETHING, SOMETHING LIKE MAGIC (SOMETHING LIKE MAGIC) ♪

♪ SOMETHING, SOMETHING LIKE MAGIC (SOMETHING LIKE MAGIC) ♪

♪ SOMETHING LIKE MAGIC (MAGIC) ♪

♪ SOMETHING LIKE MAGIC ♪

♪ (SOMETHING, SOMETHING LIKE MAGIC) ♪

♪ (SOMETHING, SOMETHING LIKE MAGIC) ♪

♪♪♪

♪ I MIGHT SPILL HOW I’M FEELIN ♪

Key Grammar Structures

• HEARTBEAT CHANGING

  ➔ Present Participle as Adjective

  ➔ "Changing" functions as an adjective describing the noun "heartbeat", showing an ongoing state.

• IT’S RACING

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ Describes an action happening now with "is" + "-ing" form. "Racing" shows the current physical reaction.

• I MIGHT SPILL HOW I’M FEELIN

  ➔ Modal Verb for Possibility

  ➔ "Might" expresses uncertainty about a future action ("spill" = reveal feelings).

• I HATE TO COME ON TOO STRONG

  ➔ Verb + Infinitive Structure

  ➔ Emotional verb "hate" is followed directly by the infinitive "to come" to express dislike of an action.

• YOU’RE JUST AS SCARED AS I AM NOW

  ➔ Comparative Structure (Equality)

  ➔ "As...as" compares two equal states (your fear and my fear). "Just" emphasizes the similarity.

• WE COULD GET LOST

  ➔ Modal Verb for Suggestion

  ➔ "Could" softens a suggestion (getting lost together) making it polite and tentative.

• I KNOW IT HASN’T BEEN LONG

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ Describes an action starting in the past continuing to now with "hasn't been" + time expression ("long").

• WE DONT GOT A PLACE TO GO

  ➔ Informal Negation

  ➔ Colloquial contraction "dont" (instead of "don't") + non-standard "got" (meaning "have") reflects casual speech.

• BREATHIN THE CIGARETTE SMOKE

  ➔ Gerund as Object

  ➔ Shortened "Breathin'" (breathing) is a gerund functioning as the main action receiving the object (smoke).