Wonder, Stevie - If It's Magic Lyrics
If it's magic...
Then why can't it be everlasting
Like the sun that always shines
Like the poets in this rhyme
Like the galaxies in time
If it's pleasing...
Then why can't it be never leaving
Like the day that never fails
Like on seashores there are shells
Like the time that always tells
It holds the key to every heart
Throughout the universe
It fills you up without a bite
And quenches every thirst
So...
If it's special
Then with it why aren't we as careful
As making sure we dress in style
Posing pictures with a smile
Keeping danger from a child
It holds the key to every heart
Throughout the universe
It fills you up without a bite
And quenches every thirst
So...
If it's magic...
Why can't we make it everlasting
Like the lifetime of the sun
It will leave no heart undone
For there's enough for everyone
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Wonder, Stevie If It's Magic Comments
If it's Magic
My father was porn the year of this Album and he just turned 44. I've been singing in talent shows all my life and my dad has been my singing coach. I sang this on his birthday and man if it wasn't magic seeing the man who raised me on his own smile like that. Love this song, love my dad! God bless!
In memory of Dorothy Ashby, who played harp on this record. A most excellent contribution, to one of the greatest albums ever recorded.
This Song Is Magic
LOVE IT
This man is so amazing
Lord.... smh
Its no wonder he s the best 😃
That Harp is EVERYTHING
This is the best music to fuck your cousin to or to trade a green card for getting the fungus scraped off your dick
Welcome to a new life...#Religion
Good Morning World..#Good
Cassie sample: just one nite song
Missing my Father Michael L. Miller💕 I love Daddy...I know without a doubt you are enjoying your reward in life ever after. 🕊
One more.
Wonderman. Can't get much bettet..
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
For my mom, who always requests Stevie, but never knows what album it’s from...
#fridaymorningmusicclub
One of the greatest albums ever produced. Simple and plain. Stevie is a genius.
Stevie Wonder in the role of Pied Piper...bringing greetings from beyond the sky...simply a beautiful song and masterpiece
Classic
I think im in LOVE again we're going to make it
Songs in the Key of Life is a true Masterpiece! Stevie wonder is a Musical genius of Epic proportions! He was ahead of his time for 1976 which is why his music will stand the test of time!
S. Wonder is one of the best to ever do it...his song writing skills, vocals and arrangements are pure genius.....
The harp on here is almost angelic sounding, the lyrics are flawless and Stevie is doing his good singing on this one.
That music is so beautiful, sadful, untouchable, and heartwarming i will never stop listening to this beautiful music
Melody sound from god and tears from Jesus
God bless you Stevie Wonder the singer and Dorothy Ashby the harp player
I want to invite him to my wedding
Making sure we dress in STYLE posing pictures with a smile!!!
Dorothy Ashby, the Queen of the Harp!
Lena Horne was a big fan and friend of Stevie Wonder.She once told him the key to his success was the poetry he wrote...not the songs...marvelous
Every Single Song of This Album Is A True Jewel!!! Thanks a lot, Stevie!
THIS is magic!!!,🎶🎶🎶💜
Ten times better than all the crap that’s coming out now. The minute you hear it you know it’s an instant classic and pure genius.
Only a few artists can make me teary eyed.
always loved this album.
My mom's favorite song forever stevie thank you from the bottom of my heart arlene b
No me canso de oir todo este albun clásico. Dios
Easily one of the best albums ever released. Stevie is such a beautiful and unique person. And his talent is unsurpassed. I feel blessed to live in the same period of time he does. The world is not quite so hard because of it.
Dorothy Ashby on the harp. I never realized this but in usual Stevie Wonder fashion, he always had a host of great musicians on any given record. Hailed as one of the most "unjustly under loved jazz greats of the 1950's" and the "most accomplished modern jazz harpist, Dorothy Ashby's contribution to this song adds breathless air that's indescribable. It pulls emotions from you that you never knew you had. RIH Mrs. Ashby!
This lbum and Innervisions! The best!
Deborah Riegel yeah but you can put Fullfilingness First Finale in it!
chokes me up every time..
Dorothy Ashby did this song so much justice...
Beautiful!
Curtis Mitchell -- Yes, Dorothy is a miracle on the harp. Having discovered her only recently, I was uplifted to learn that she was the one playing the harp on this beautiful song of Stevie.
Dorothy Ashby is a heart of the melody harp
KJ McNeil and Morgan James
Its the greatest album i have ever listened to
Ask her that.
GOOD BERCEUSE
if i wre to ever marry o would have someone to sing this to my bride
mrs. mr little ones
Still to this day my favorite album..... albums 😉
No word's can describe how i feel as i listen to this.
+Noel Wells Yes,he is!
MASTERPIECE!!!
Anybody who thumbed this down leasa a miserable life.
I always thought it's "Like the poet's endless rhyme", not "Like the poets in this rhyme". Not trying to start anything; just trying to be accurate.
Undoubtedly "poet's endless rhyme" .... not sure how the mistake became so commonplace on lyric sites!
I love this song....
My favorite Stevie Wonder song...
If it's magic...
Then why can't it be everlasting
Like the sun that always shines
Like the poets in this rhyme
Like the galaxies in time
If it's pleasing...
Then why can't it be never leaving
Like the day that never fails
Like on seashores there are shells
Like the time that always tells
It holds the key to every heart
Throughout the universe
It fills you up without a bite
And quenches every thirst
So...
If it's special
Then with it why aren't we as careful
As making sure we dress in style
Posing pictures with a smile
Keeping danger from a child
It holds the key to every heart
Throughout the universe
It fills you up without a bite
And quenches every thirst
So...
If it's magic...
Why can't we make it everlasting
Like the lifetime of the sun
It will leave no heart undone
For there's enough for everyone
This is when music was great and simple, with simple melodies and lyrics and that is what makes it great. Less is more. I would like to do this song if Stevie would let me.
This song is so beautiful. Listen
To the harp it is mesmerizing.
Anything and I do mean ANYTHING Stevie Wonder creates is beautifully done he is a GENIUS in every sense of the word.
love me some Stevie Wonder!!!
It is very hard to not listen to the ENTIRE song when you hear it. A towering achievement in Stevie's career. This is equal to or better than anything he's ever recorded...
I went to Stevie's Songs in the Key of life Tour in Houston. Im 27 years old and i love music. I can't even count how many concerts and shows I've been to but one thing i can say is, seeing Stevie Wonder was the best show I've ever been to. I enjoyed it so much, an experience I'll forever cherish.
Brings Me Into Tears.
Beautiful..i love the way he pronounces his words
Absolutely beautiful. The lyrics insightful
美しい音楽は人を詩人にする。
たとえ、文字に書かなくても。
列車の車窓から、サイドシートに居て、蒼い空を見上げていて。
たとえ、言葉にしなくても。
美しい世界に自然に同調する心の中に有る潮流
そういった君自身の美しさというものが、
あらかじめ、君の内にあるから、そうなるにすぎない。
自然になるほど、美しいもの。そうありたい。
澄んだ綺麗な音は、まるで、青空を見上げているよう。
To Stefanie(the mother of my child), This song was made for you!
Love,
Charles
I have loved this brother and his music since I was a child. never got a chance to see him in concert, but my imagination works just fine....
My favorite on this album
Thank you. XOXO.
This songs is so beautiful. It has so much soul and meaning to it. People need to listen and pay attention to this song. It's speaks value.
I was 18 yrs old in 1976 when this song came out and it affected me just by listening to the song,here it is 2015,39 years later this song still gets to me, lyrics and all. Thank You Stevie Wonder!
仕事を終えて、バイパスを走る車の中、
心地よい疲れ、FMラジオから流れてきた。
ハープで歌う美しい歌。この繊細な歌い方は、、スティービーか、Mジャクソンか、、
曲終わりのDJが曲紹介、、やっぱり、、。やっぱり美しいな。
My first time hearing this, and this is absolutely beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!
+Aaisha Parson it seems naive....and yet appeals to us deep, deep down
+JJJZANESVILLE2 Yes it does!!!
Aaisha Parson , & it's still a classic after all these years...!!!!
It's gotta be love
Stephen YES, Stephen!
Stevie Wonder never mentioned "LOVE" in any of the lyrics but "LOVE" is the *magic that he's referring and so eloquently speaking of in all phrases. Love to hear Stevie explain the song origins and the female harpists who died before the song won it's magical popularity. "LOVE!"
this is crazy beautiful. Stevie should have sang it imo.
Timeless & Beautiful! Thanks to the 2015 Grammys for reviving this song in our hearts!
I though Usher did a fantastic job and seeing Stevie at the end was fantastic!
One of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard. The words melody and feeling it evokes: a precious gem from Stevie.
My dad always used to play this song when he was drunk. I hated it when I was a kid. Now he's gone and I appreciate it and I love the song
Noel Wells i never had a mother. she killed herself when i was a baby. music helped my dad deal with grief. Probably why he was an alcoholic but i hear you
Renee Ferraro it b' that way
@Renee Ferraro
Wow.
Sobering.
Aww, that's beatiful :(
Simultaneously sad and beautiful
First and foremost what must be acknowledged is the simple yet profound beauty of the lyrics; they seamlessly meld with the melody. The almost infant like harp accompaniment takes something so beautiful and expands upon not only the lyrics but the melody as well. It is a stunning piece of music
Well said!
+William Ross thanks, william....well said
The same with Billy Oceans masterpiece "Suddenly".
THAT HARP IS SO BEAUTIFUL. LOVE IS WHAT HE IS SINGING ABOUT. WHY CAN'T IT BE EVERLASTING?
Simply genius!
Mexican harp.
Wow... how much I have always loved this song.
I went to the Stevie Wonder "Songs In the Life" concert in ATL this past weekend....not only did I thoroughly enjoy the music, I learned that the harpist on this track (Dorothy Ashby) was Black. I'm always happiest when I learn something new....so I'm sharing this with you.
@slougage One if the pregnant back up singers was his wife.
Joyce Marie Wright, I did not know that about Dorothy Ashby . . . but somehow, I did know it. I assumed it, because that's how Stevie rolls! Great man.
@Joyce Marie Wright I saw him last nigh in Columbus, Ohio. It was one of the most beautiful concerts I been to! And yes Dj Tick Tick Boom was in the house! LOL
@speechrighter Dorothy ashby was a great black harpist. actually, there are several famous black harpists-harvi griffin, ann hobson pilot, alice Coltrane. all of them spectacular musicians.
So...Black Magic then!
The Detroit Free Press brought me here today.
Reminding me to revisit Stevie's songs.
Memories of Christmastime, 1976...and Santa leaving at least 5 copies of this album under our tree.
Thank you Mr. Wonder!!!!!
No Regrets it was all Magic
WHEN I LISTEN THIS SONG FOR THE FIRST TIME I CRY. AND I I STILL CRIYING EVERY TIME I LISTEN IT. IS SO BEAUTIFULL
I thought I was the only one who cry when I hear something so beautiful
Stevie sounding like Johnny Mathis on this imo.
STUNNING!
Stevie like many black singers of the time sang with very true diction.
There isn't a bad song on this whole album!
This may be the best album ever! EVER!!!
It truly is a masterpiece.
I agree!
Pure genius James.
One of my favorite songs from this masterpiece of an album.
pure magic, what a beautiful song
1976!! So innocent with this album as my backdrop. What went wrong!!
You grew up?
This is the song I sent you yesterday.
If it's special, then with it why aren't we as careful as making sure we dressing style, posing pictures with a smile, keeping danger from a child?
It holds the key to every heart throughout the universe. It fills you up without a bite and quenches every thirst. So, if it's magic, why can't we make it everlasting? Like the lifetime of the sun, it will leave no heart undone, for there is enough for everyone.
Truly magical collaboration of Stevie Wonder and Dorothy Ashby. He sounds a lot like Donny Hathaway in this song to me
this song is magic. love stevie wonder and every song ever made
"If It's Magic"
If it's magic...
Then why can't it be everlasting
Like the sun that always shines
Like the poets in this rhyme
Like the galaxies in time
If it's pleasing...
Then why can't it be never leaving
Like the day that never fails
Like on seashores there are shells
Like the time that always tells
It holds the key to every heart
Throughout the universe
It fills you up without a bite
And quenches every thirst
So...
If it's special
Then with it why aren't we as careful
As making sure we dress in style
Posing pictures with a smile
Keeping danger from a child
It holds the key to every heart
Throughout the universe
It fills you up without a bite
And quenches every thirst
So...
If it's magic...
Why can't we make it everlasting
Like the lifetime of the sun
It will leave no heart undone
For there's enough for everyone
thanks for posting the lyrics