Magic Power
Triumph
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Somethin''s at the edge of your mind, you don't know what it is
Somethin' you were hopin' to find; you're not sure what it is
Then you hear the music and it all comes crystal clear
The music does the talkin', says the things you want to hear
I'm young, I'm wild, and I'm free
I got the magic power of the music in me
I'm young, I'm wild, and I'm free
I got the magic power of the music in me
She climbs into bed, she pulls the covers overhead, and she turns her little radio on
She's had a rotten day, so she hopes the DJ's gonna play her favorite song
It makes her feel much better, brings her closer to her dreams
A little magic power makes it better that it seems
She's young now, she's wild now, she wants to be free
She gets the magic power of the music from me
She's young now, she's wild now, she wants to be free
She gets the magic power of the music from me
You're thinkin' it over but you just can't sort it out
Do you want someone to tell you what they think it's all about
Are you the one and only who's sad and lonely, you're reachin' for the top
Well the music keeps you goin' and it's never gonna stop
It's never gonna stop!
It's never gonna, never gonna,
Never gonna, never gonna stop!
The world is full of compromise, the infinite red tape
But the music's got the magic, it's your one chance for escape
Turn me on - turn me up - it's your turn to dream!
A little magic power makes it better than it seems
I'm young now, I'm wild now, I want to be free
I got the magic power of the music in me
I'm young now, I'm wild ... and I'm free!
I got the magic power of the music, I got the music ...
In me
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This, to me, is Melody's theme song.
She's the pretty girl on the right in KJH's lovely illustration.
It's so perfect for her that I often forget just
how powerful this song has been for me personally.
Its unabashed optimism, its "chin up" attitude,
its message of hope and persistence,
its imagination, its timelessness, its unapologetic innocence ...
when the shit really hit the fan for me--
and Christ, has it so many times in my life--
this song more than almost any other
has seen me through to the other side.
This day and age, music like this,
from groups like Triumph,
is needed more than ever.
Especially today, as girls' and womens'
rights over their own bodies
are under existential threat,
when the world threatens to become
unlivable due to global climate change
wrought by hypercapitalism and the
totalitarian perversion of unshackled corporate power.
Imagination is a holy thing.
William Blake believed that;
I do too.
This song captures that sense of the sacred
playfully and innocently.
It will always be one of my most treasured
and favorite tunes.
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Illustration: Melody and Yaeko Dress for the Concert
by KJH Cardinalis
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