Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
U2 and Bono Lyrics
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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
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.
The U2 and Bono's song "Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds" is a cover of the Beatles' original song, which was released in 1967. The song is believed to have been written by John Lennon and was inspired by his son Julian's drawing of a girl in his class named Lucy. However, the song's trippy, psychedelic lyrics led many to believe that it was about drugs, particularly LSD. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of a surreal landscape with tangerine trees and marmalade skies, as well as cellophane flowers of yellow and green towering over the head. The girl with kaleidoscope eyes is the central figure in the song, and she appears and disappears throughout the song. The lyrics describe following her down to a bridge by the fountain where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies, and newspaper taxis appear on the shore waiting to take the listener away.
Line by Line Meaning
Picture yourself in a boat on a river
Imagine yourself in a peaceful state of mind floating along a river.
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies.
The scenery is surrounded by orange-colored trees and a pinkish hue in the sky.
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly,
Someone tries to get your attention, and you respond in a calm, collected manner.
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes.
A girl with vibrant and ever-changing eyes that reflect her colorful personality.
Cellophane flowers of yellow and green
Flowers that look plastic due to their shiny and transparent petals with colors of green and yellow.
Towering over your head.
The flowers are growing unusually tall.
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes
Search for the girl whose eyes radiate warmth and happiness.
And she's gone.
She disappears as quickly as she appeared.
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Lucy, a woman with sparkling qualities, is like sparkling diamonds in the bright, blue sky.
Lucy in the sky with diamonds
Repeating the idea that Lucy is a shining, radiant image in the sky.
Lucy in the sky with diamonds, ah, ah
The chorus that highlights the beauty of Lucy's image in the sky.
Follow her down to a bridge by the fountain
Chase after her and find her by the bridge near the fountain.
where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies.
An imaginary scene where toy horses come to life, and they enjoy the sweet treat of marshmallow pies.
Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers
People are happy and cheerful as you glide by the tall, colorful flowers.
That grow so incredibly high.
The flowers continue to grow higher and higher reaching impossible heights.
Newspaper taxis appear on the shore
The arrival of taxis that have a newspaper theme on the beach.
Waiting to take you away
The taxis are waiting to take you on a journey.
Climb in the back with your head in the clouds
Get into one of the taxis and enjoy a carefree ride through the skies.
And you're gone.
You get lost in the moment and forget about your current reality.
Picture yourself on a train in a station
Imagine yourself waiting for a train to arrive at the station.
With plasticine porters with looking glass ties,
The porters at the station wear plastic-like uniforms with reflective ties.
Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile,
Out of nowhere, someone appears at the entrance gate.
The girl with kaleidoscope eyes.
It's the same girl with vibrant and colorful eyes that keep changing.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: John Lennon, Paul Mccartney
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