Magic lyrics

When did the magic disappear?

How did we get from there to here?

I didn’t see it coming

I didn’t see it going

But that it’s gone is very clear

No smoke, no mirrors, no goodbye

There is no telling how or why

Last thing I knew you loved me

Next thing I knew you left me

The heart is quicker than the eye

A door didn’t close and a key didn’t turn,

Not a sound, not a sigh, not a clue.

Were your arms, were your eyes,

Were your lips full of lies,

Was it all just an act, only pure illusion?

You are a master of the art

You had me fooled right from the start

And though you left me sadder

You also left me wiser

I’ll take less chances with my heart

When did the magic disappear?

How did we get from there to here?

I didn’t see it coming

I didn’t see it going

I guess it happened all too fast

I’ve had the hocus pocus

I’ve had the razzle-dazzle

I want the magic that will last!

• Artist:Kiri Te Kanawa
• Album:Magic (Kiri Sings Michel Legrand) (1992)