Cyrus, a daughter of country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus, emerged as a teen idol while portraying the title character of the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana (2006ā2011). As Hannah Montana, she attained two number-one and three top-five soundtracks on the US Billboard 200, including the US Billboard Hot 100 top-ten single "He Could Be the One". Cyrus' own discography includes the US number-one albums Meet Miley Cyrus, Breakout and Bangerz; the top-five releases Can't Be Tamed, Younger Now, Plastic Hearts and Endless Summer Vacation. Her discography also includes 2015ās Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz which was released for free on SoundCloud before being released on digital and streaming services in the following years. Cyrus' EPs The Time of Our Lives and She Is Coming also debuted in the top-five. Endless Summer is Cyrusā most acclaimed record stabling at Metacritic with a critical acclaim score of 79. Plastic Hearts was Cyrus' most acclaimed record before that, and her first entry on the Billboard Rock Chart, debuting atop the chart. It included the lead single "Midnight Sky". Her other singles include the US top ten-charting "See You Again", "7 Things", "The Climb", "Party in the U.S.A.", "Can't Be Tamed", "We Can't Stop", "Malibu", "Without You"; and the chart-topping "Wrecking Ball". In 2020, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) awarded Diamond certification to "Party in the U.S.A.", recognizing sales of ten million for the single.
Cyrus' career accolades include making the Time 100 list in 2008 and also in 2014, being named MTV's Best Artist of 2013 Award, and appearing on Billboard's Greatest of All Time Artists Chart in 2019. She is regarded as one of the few examples of successful child actors-turned-singers. As an actress, Cyrus has made appearances in the animated film Bolt (2008) and the feature films Hannah Montana: The Movie (2009) and The Last Song (2010). On television Cyrus served as a coach on the singing competition series The Voice for two seasons, and starred in the episode "Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too" from the Netflix series Black Mirror (2019). Cyrus is an advocate for animal rights and adopted a vegan lifestyle in 2014. She founded the non-profit Happy Hippie Foundation in late 2014 focusing on youth homelessness and the LGBT community.
Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
Miley Cyrus Lyrics
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With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
The girl with kaleidoscope eyes
Cellophane flowers of yellow and green
Towering over your head
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ah
Followed her down to a bridge by a fountain
Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies
Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers
That grow so incredibly high
Newspaper taxis appear on the shore
Waiting to take you away
Climb in the back with your head in the clouds
And you're (Gone)
Lucy in the sky with diamonds (Lucy in the sky)
Lucy in the sky with diamonds (Lucy in the sky)
Lucy in the sky with diamonds (Lucy in the sky) ah
Picture yourself on a train in a station
With plasticine porters with looking glass ties
Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile
The girl with kaleidoscope (Eyes)
Lucy in the sky with diamonds (Lucy in the sky)
Lucy in the sky with diamonds (Lucy in the sky)
Lucy in the sky with diamonds (Lucy in the sky) ah
Lucy in the sky with diamonds (Lucy in the sky)
Lucy in the sky with diamonds (Lucy in the sky)
Lucy in the sky with diamonds (Lucy in the sky) ah
The lyrics of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" paint a vivid picture of a psychedelic world in which the singer is seemingly transported through various dreamlike settings. The opening verse describes the scene of the singer floating on a boat down a river, surrounded by surreal tangerine trees and marmalade skies. The second line of the verse ("Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly, the girl with kaleidoscope eyes") is perhaps the most crucial, as it hints at the trippy nature of the song's imagery and introduces the enigmatic character of Lucy.
The chorus repeats the phrase "Lucy in the sky with diamonds" several times, which has led to much speculation about the true meaning of the song. Some have suggested that "Lucy" may be a reference to LSD, while others have argued that the song is simply a whimsical tale without any deeper significance. Meanwhile, the lyrics of the second verse take the singer to a bridge by a fountain, where they encounter a group of "rocking horse people" who eat "marshmallow pies." The third verse finds the singer on a train in a station, observing plasticine porters with "looking glass ties."
Overall, the lyrics of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" are highly evocative and open to interpretation. They conjure up a fantastical world of bizarre creatures and surreal landscapes, inviting listeners to get lost in the dreamlike atmosphere.
Line by Line Meaning
Picture yourself in a boat on a river
Imagine yourself in a serene setting floating through water
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
The surroundings are vibrant with citrusy colors
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
You are approached, but you respond in a relaxed manner
The girl with kaleidoscope eyes
The person speaking has met an intriguing person with ever-changing, mesmerizing eyes
Cellophane flowers of yellow and green
There are flowers with bright and transparent petals
Towering over your head
The flowers are oversized and seem to loom above
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes
The girl to find has a bright, warm quality about her gaze
And she's (Gone)
The girl is no longer present
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
The person singing reminiscences about Lucy and her presence surrounded by apparently extraordinary elements
Followed her down to a bridge by a fountain
The person speaking followed Lucy to a place next to a fountain and a bridge
Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies
In this whimsical world, the people eat sweet pies, and even the inanimate objects, the rocking horses, are animated
Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers
People observe contentedly as the artist floats by the towering flowers
That grow so incredibly high
The flowers are extremely bloated and seem to touch the sky
Newspaper taxis appear on the shore
Taxis fashioned from newspaper pages suddenly show up near the beach
Waiting to take you away
The taxis are prepared to take the singer elsewhere
Climb in the back with your head in the clouds
The artist climbs into a taxi and lets their imagination run wild
And you're (Gone)
The artist departs this world of surreal wonderment
Picture yourself on a train in a station
The scene transitions to the singer's vision of a train station
With plasticine porters with looking glass ties
The people who work at this train station have unusual, outlandish outfits
Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile
Someone appears at the turnstile without any effort on the artist's part
The girl with kaleidoscope (Eyes)
The artist is surprised to encounter the same girl with ever-changing eyes
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
The song circles back to Lucy, as the artist sees her again in a new setting
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
(repeated)
Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ah
(repeated)
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
(repeated)
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
(repeated)
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
(repeated)
Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ah
(repeated)
Lyrics Ā© Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: John Lennon, Paul Mccartney
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Lorenzo Boselli
4/3 of the crowd thought that was an original song made by her
TwoScarves
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Bill T Marchi
The last thing Miley is , is original.
Matthew Yip
I'm one of the 4 of 3!
Bill T Marchi
So now she butchers other people's songs. She is so gross. And lost any talent she had.
Suicide Jon
Lol right. She introduced it like she wrote it.
Welchy
damn, she killed this song. Literally killed the song, I mean in bad context
TwoScarves
Agreed. Some songs should be left alone.
Daniel White
Every song dies when performed live :(
George Rick Pinili
@burteriksson hahahahahaha! More better if she sang this in the nude!!!