Barbra Streisand - Lost In Wonderland Lyrics






I'm all alone in a place I have never been.
I see a door to a garden and wander in.
And though my journey has barely begun
I am spun like a top to the top of the universe and
High in a spiral of ice I gaze upon a scene
That flickers far below me.
And what I see is a crinkle of colors and sounds.
Colors and sounds.

I can hear tinkles of crystal
and I can see sparkles of mist on the spangles
And I can feel tangles of tingles and sprinklings of angles
And inklings of angels around.

A rabbit crosses my path unexpectedly.
I hear a sigh of despair as he passes me.
I have a feeling that rabbit is late
For wherever he's going whatever he's headed for is my destination.
Oh, show me the way to stay here in this world
Because here's where the right things happen.
Oh baby here's where the good things are.

Looking at this enormous butterfly,
Wondering if he cares to dance with me.
Delicate as a flower carved of chrysophrase,
Idly I ponder how far have I yet to find it.
I've got to find it and act as though I've lost it.
Otherwise I'm lost in wonderland.

I've got to find it or else I am bound
To the empty ground bleak and vast.
Where dark spells are cast.

Flooring above me and ceiling below me
And chandeliers rising like tremulous towers
And tables and chairs and beds hanging like blossoms
In turquoise and purple and green.

You were asleep so I guess you were not aware,
I took a walk through your mind and I lingered there.
But what I found I can never reveal to you
Not with my voice nor the pitch of my flute recall it.
You'll simply have to come walking with me
One day into that wonderland shining behind your eyes,
Beyond the gossamer doors of sleep.
Just sleep...





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  1. l.... r....

    Tom Jobim! Orgulho do Brasil!

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    Thanks Jobim

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    The vocal acrobatics that Barbra displayed in this recording while being in perfect pitch the whole time is a thing to marvel at.

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    She's not in perfect pitch

  4. M.... ....

    Musical magic. I intend to listen to this countless times.

  5. N.... B....

    I wish I could like this because Bossa Nova is my favorite musical genre, and Babs is a fine singer, but the pairing of Barbra with this Jobim classic is less than ideal. Part of the mismatch is that Barbra seems constrained by the staccato notes. Her voice is something special singing legato.

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    +Noe Berengena I hear what you're saying but we also have no idea which take # this is. I have little doubt that if Barbra had kept working on this song and intended to put it on an album, you would have heard flawless vocals. She allowed herself, years after the fact, to be a little more forgiving of these tracks - hence opening the album with "Being Good Isn't Good Enough." Brilliant!

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    +Michael Wiley She's stated this is the one and only take.

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    the vocals sound pretty darn flawless to me!!!

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    Quite extraordinary! I can hardly believe this!

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    Quite agree old boy!!

  7. G.... G....

    This is the original Antigua song from the great and complex Brazilian maestro Antonio Carlos Jobim. Such a piece! Barbra gives this unique piece such a dramatic pick! It's a truly fine combination of great lyrics, ingenious melody, and theatrical vocal performance by Barbra!

  8. T.... ....

    While I'm not into Barbra's music,this song very enticing.

  9. S.... E....

    This is one of the most interesting (and bizarre) songs Barbra has ever recorded ... and I LOVE IT! It would have fit beautifully on one of her TV specials.

    S.... E....

    OMG YES!

  10. b.... ....

    Antigua....it's on his album called "Wave."

  11. M.... S....

    Jobin's melody is very complex.