Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
The Beatles Recovered Band Lyrics


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Picture yourself in a boat on a river
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes

Cellophane flowers of yellow and green
Towering over your head
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes
And she's gone

Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Aaaaahhhhh...

Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain
Where rocking horse people eat marshmellow pies
Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers
That grow so incredibly high

Newpaper 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 with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Aaaaahhhhh...

Picture yourself on a train in a station
With plasticine porters with looking glass ties
Suddenly someone is there at the turnstyle
The girl with the kaleidoscope eyes

Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Aaaaahhhhh...
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Aaaaahhhhh...
Lucy in the sky with diamonds




Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Overall Meaning

The Beatles’ song “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” is a classic psychedelic tune that takes listeners on a trippy journey through an imaginative world. The song begins by transporting the listener to a boat on a river surrounded by unusual scenery, including tangerine trees and marmalade skies. The song then introduces the character of Lucy, a girl with kaleidoscope eyes who appears and disappears throughout the song. The lyrics describe cellophane flowers and towering structures before Lucy invites the listener to follow her to a bridge by a fountain. From there, newspaper taxis take the listener on an otherworldly journey, culminating in a train station encounter with Lucy once again.


Many speculate that the song’s title and lyrics suggest drug use, specifically LSD. However, John Lennon claimed the song was inspired by his young son Julian's artwork, created while he was attending the Weybridge Primary School in England. The drawing was of his classmate Lucy O'Donnell, and when Julian came home with it, he told his parents that it was a picture of Lucy in the sky with diamonds. Lennon was captivated by the phrase and used it as the basis for the song.


Line by Line Meaning

Picture yourself in a boat on a river
Imagine yourself in a peaceful and calming situation surrounded by nature


With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
The scene is so beautiful and surreal with orange trees and pink skies


Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
Someone is trying to get your attention and you respond in a leisurely manner


A girl with kaleidoscope eyes
The person who called you is a girl with eyes that constantly change color and pattern


Cellophane flowers of yellow and green
The environment is filled with flowers that look like plastic and come in bright colors


Towering over your head
These flowers are extremely tall and seem to go on forever into the sky


Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes
Find the girl with the bright and lively look in her eyes


And she's gone
But the girl is no longer around and has disappeared


Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy, the girl with kaleidoscope eyes, is in a dreamlike state of mind


Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain
Chase after her and go to a bridge where there is a water fountain


Where rocking horse people eat marshmellow pies
At the bridge, the scene is still strange with people on rocking horses eating pie made of marshmallows


Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers
All the people around are happy and content as you float by the tall flowers


That grow so incredibly high
These flowers are impossibly tall and seem to never end


Newpaper taxis appear on the shore
Suddenly, taxis made of newspaper show up on the river bank


Waiting to take you away
These taxis are waiting to offer you a ride and take you to another place


Climb in the back with your head in the clouds
Get into the back of the taxi and let your mind wander as you leave


And you're gone
Just like that, you've left and are on your way to somewhere else


Picture yourself on a train in a station
Now imagine yourself in a completely different situation, waiting for a train in a busy station


With plasticine porters with looking glass ties
You see strange and cartoonish people with plastic-like clothing and reflective ties


Suddenly someone is there at the turnstyle
Without warning, someone appears at the turnstyle where you are waiting


The girl with the kaleidoscope eyes
It is once again Lucy, the girl with ever-changing eyes, who has come to see you


Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy is still in this dreamlike state of mind, where everything is surreal and wondrous


Lucy in the sky with diamonds
The line is repeated to emphasize the dreamlike and surreal nature of the scene


Lucy in the sky with diamonds
The line is repeated once more to drive home the theme of Lucy's magical state of mind




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Imagine-se em um barco no rio
Picture yourself in a boat on a river

Com tangerinas e marmelada
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies

Alguém te chama, você responde bem devagar
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly

Uma garota com olhos de caleidoscópio
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes

Celofane flores de amarelo e verde
Cellophane flowers of yellow and green

Elevando-se sobre sua cabeça
Towering over your head

Procure a garota com o sol nos olhos
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes

E ela se foi
And she's gone

Lucy no céu com diamantes
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Lucy no céu com diamantes
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Lucy no céu com diamantes
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Ah
Ah

Siga-a até uma ponte perto de uma fonte
Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain

Onde as pessoas do cavalo de balanço comem tortas de marshmallow
Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies

Todo mundo sorri enquanto você passa pelas flores
Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers

Que crescem tão incrivelmente alto
That grow so incredibly high

Táxis de jornal aparecem na praia
Newspaper taxis appear on the shore

Esperando para levá-lo embora
Waiting to take you away

Suba pelas costas com a cabeça nas nuvens
Climb in the back with your head in the clouds

E você se foi
And you're gone

Lucy no céu com diamantes
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Lucy no céu com diamantes
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Lucy no céu com diamantes
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Ah
Ah

Imagine-se em um trem em uma estação
Picture yourself on a train in a station

Com carregadores de plasticina com laços no espelho
With plasticine porters with looking glass ties

De repente alguém está lá na catraca
Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile

A garota com os olhos do caleidoscópio
The girl with the kaleidoscope eyes

Lucy no céu com diamantes
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Lucy no céu com diamantes
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Lucy no céu com diamantes
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Ah
Ah

Lucy no céu com diamantes
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Lucy no céu com diamantes
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Lucy no céu com diamantes
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Ah
Ah

Lucy no céu com diamantes
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Lucy no céu com diamantes
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Lucy no céu com diamantes
Lucy in the sky with diamonds

Picture yourself in a boat on a river
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes

Cellophane flowers of yellow and green
Towering over your head
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes
And she's gone

Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Ah

Follow 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 with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
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 the kaleidoscope eyes

Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Ah
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Ah
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds



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Picture yourself in a boat on a river,
강위의 배안에 있는 당신을 그려보라.

With tangerine trees and marmalade skies.
오렌지 나무와 마멀레이드(오렌지,레몬등으로 만든 잼)하늘과 함께.

Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly, A girl with caleidoscope eyes.
누군가가 너를 부르고 넌 아주 천천히 대답한다. 만화경같은 눈을 가진 어떤 소녀.

Cellophane flowers of yellow and green, Towering over your head.
노란색과 연두색의 셀로판 꽃들이 너의 머리 위로 날아오른다.

Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes, And she's gone.
태양을 눈에 담고 있는 소녀를 찾아라, 그러나 그녀는 없다.

Lucy in the sky with diamonds, Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ah, ah
다이아몬드와 함께 하늘에 있는 루시..아아..

Follow her down to a bridge by the fountain,
그 샘옆의 다리로 그녀를 따라 내려가라.

Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies.
회전목마를 타는 사람들이 머쉬멜로우 파이를 먹는 곳으로.

Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers, That grow so incredibly high.
모두 꽃 사이로 흘러내려가는 널 보며 웃는다, (그 꽃은) 믿어지지 않을 정도로 빨리 자란다.

Newspaper taxis appear on the shore, Waiting to take you away
신문 택시가 널 데려가기 위해 바닷가에 나타난다.

Climb in the back with your head in the clouds, And you're gone.
너의 머리가 구름에 싸인 채로 산 등으로 오르고, 넌 없다.

Lucy in the sky with diamonds, Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ah, ah

Picture yourself on a train in a station,
역안의 기차안에 있는 널 그려 보아라.

With plasticine porters with looking glass ties,
유리처럼 보이는 넥타이를 한 점토로 만든 짐꾼과 함께,

Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile, The girl with caleidoscope eyes.
갑자기 회전문이 있는 곳에 누군가가 있다, 만화경 눈을 가진 소녀.

Lucy in the sky with diamonds, Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ah, ah



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death rage

Let me just say the flowers aren't the only thing that is incredibly high.

Benjamin Lafever

Ayyyyyy

Ola /

death rage when you're on LSD then maybe yeahhhhh

Sloan Sentell

ayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy lmao

Christian Komarnicki

death rage yaaaaaaass

Izzy Galleo

death rage XD

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D G

Can you just imagine how beautiful and mezmorizing kaleidoscope eyes would be?

freya Linney

n.no theyd be terrifying

lucy

i have them

chris weiand

Have you tried LSD

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