Spirit move me, every time I’m near you/
Whirling like a cyclone in my mind.

Barry Manilow gets a bad wrap. I feel that people who say bad things about Manilow must not have heard this gem. The complexity of the songwriting in “Could it Be Magic”. You don’t hear many others producing songs with this type of depth- the transitions in and out of different keys, and still have it sound wonderful and coherent.  His voice sounds strong here and he delivers the words with some feeling. “Could it be Magic” is very under-rated.

There are a couple performances on the recording of “Could it be Magic” that I want to point out. The background singers are really good. They add another layer of sound-it almost sounds like another instrument.

Midway through the song when the drums come in it feels like a completely new song. It goes from ballad to rock song. The last thing I want to point out is that this could have been separated into three different songs. There are three different melodies in this song that are great. It really is a cacophony of sound.

Could It Be Magic Lyrics & Meaning

Spirit move me, every time I’m near you,
Whirling like a cyclone in my mind.
Sweet Melissa, angel of my lifetime,
Answer to all answers I can find.

Baby I want you come, come, come into my arms;
Let me feel the wonder of all of you.
Baby I want you now, now, now and hold on fast,
Could this be the magic at last?

Baby take me high upon a hillside,
High up where the stallion meets the sun.
I could love you, build my world around you,
Never leave you ’til my life is done.

Baby I love you come, come, come into my arms,
Let me know the wonder of all of you.
Baby I want you now, now, now and hold on fast,
Could this be the magic at last?

Could it be magic, come, come on, come come on,
Come into my arms, let me know the wonder of all of you.

Baby I want you now, now, now and hold on fast,
Could this be the magic at last?
Could it be magic?

Come, come, come into my arms,
Let me know the wonder of all of you, all of you,
Baby I want you now, now, now and hold on fast,
Could be the magic that lasts?

Could it be magic?

Baby I love you!

Songwriters: Adrienne Anderson / Barry Manilow