Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
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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, ah, ah

Follow her down to a bridge by the 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.

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.

Overall Meaning

The Beatles’ “Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds” is a psychedelic masterpiece that immerses the listener into a surreal journey. The song speaks to one's imagination, depicting a dream-like world where nothing is what it seems. The opening verse invites us to picture ourselves in a boat on a river, a classic starting point for a mystical journey in literature, surrounded by tangerine trees and marmalade skies. And then, the girl with kaleidoscope eyes is introduced, and the listener is left to imagine who she is and what she stands for.


In the chorus, the singer of the song, Lucy, is introduced. She seems to be a supernatural being, floating in the sky, and her name spelled out in the acronym L.S.D. adds to the mysterious atmosphere of the song. The psychedelic imagery in the song continues through the second verse, as the singer boards a train at a station where plasticine porters with looking glass ties welcome them. It's all very surreal and dreamlike.


The final verse presents a dramatic conclusion to the journey, as the singer sees the girl with kaleidoscope eyes once again, and the song ends on a mystical note. The listener is left to ponder the meaning behind the song, which may be that sometimes we need to look beyond the surface-level reality to truly see the magic in the world.


Line by Line Meaning

Picture yourself in a boat on a river
Imagine yourself in a peaceful state of mind, floating along a gently flowing river.


With tangerine trees and marmalade skies.
The surroundings are surreal-like with orange skies and trees and is dreamlike.


Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly,
Someone tries to get your attention, but you respond only sluggishly.


A girl with kaleidoscope eyes.
You notice a girl with vibrant, ever-changing eyes and are entranced by her beauty.


Cellophane flowers of yellow and green
There are translucent flowers of unusual colors, green, and yellow, that look whimsical and unreal.


Towering over your head.
These flowers are amplified and seem gigantic, towering over your thoughts and imagination.


Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes
Search for that particular girl again, the one with a brightness in her gaze.


And she's gone.
Sadly, she is no longer around, and has vanished into the surreal landscape.


Lucy in the sky with diamonds
This is a description of the girl with the bright, passing eyes, and could also refer to LSD.


Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Repeating the title emphasizes the importance of the girl or drug mentioned.


Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ah, ah
Repeating the title emphasizes the importance of the girl or drug mentioned.


Follow her down to a bridge by the fountain
Go with her to an outdoor bridge where a water fountain is present.


where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies.
Rocking horse people eating surreal marshmallow pies, are elements that are unrealistic and fanciful.


Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers
People beam at your passing as you drift through, surrounded by the surreal flowers.


That grow so incredibly high.
These flowers are of a towering, unbelievable height


Newspaper taxis appear on the shore
Taxis, appearing to be out of a newspaper, appear near the shore.


Waiting to take you away
These taxis are waiting to take you away to an unknown place.


Climb in the back with your head in the clouds
Get into the back of the cab, and daydream away.


And you're gone.
You are taken away from your current surroundings and into a surreal state.


Picture yourself on a train in a station
Imagine yourself on a train in a station, and feel its vibrations.


With plasticine porters with looking glass ties,
The train personnel seem to be fake and made of plasticine material, with reflective ties.


Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile,
While passing through the turnstile, someone pops up unexpectedly.


The girl with kaleidoscope eyes.
It's the same girl you noticed earlier, with the striking ever-changing eyes.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: John Lennon, Paul Mccartney

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