Lexie Liu - MAGICIAN (Official Video)

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MAGICIAN
(爱无限)

Music: Lexie Liu / Bekuh BOOM
Lyrics: Lexie Liu

I can lead the way, to a sacred place
Where the inspirations come to me
I don’t contemplate
All I wanna do is run, run it down down
Run it down, run it down down
Run it down, run it down down
Run it down

I’m a magician now
Wand in my hand
Set my intentions only
Then magic happens
I came with power to create the world

让爱无限打开你翅膀
(Open you wings to infinite love)
现在就闪烁在银河
(Now shine this galaxy)

EH ALA OM AH EH
Fill me up, holy breath
EH ALA OM AH EH
我回忆起我是谁
(I remembered who I am)

Woah
Imma work that magic
EH AH EH AH
我升起日月星辰
(I rise up the sun, moon and stars)

我的右手举向太阳
(Right hand towards the sun)
闪电游走在我身上
(Lightnings glide on my body)
你要真相还是幻象
(You want truth or mirage?)
还是我
(Or me?)
还是我
(Do you want me?)

转一转 爬上来
(Take a spin, climb it up)
天堂脚下的山脉
(Mountains beneath the heaven)
寻找
(Searching for)
权杖 圣杯 金币 宝剑
(The Wand, Cup, Pentacle and Sword)

发现万物生在
(I realize that everything was born)
空中温柔的尘埃
(From the tender dust in the air of nothingness)
化身
(Embodying as)
雄狮 飞鹰 神牛 天使
(The Lion, Eagle, Bull and Angel)

让爱无限打开你翅膀
(Open you wings to infinite love)
现在就闪烁在银河
(Now shine this galaxy)

EH ALA OM AH EH
Fill me up, holy breath
EH ALA OM AH EH
我回忆起我是谁
(I remembered who I am)

EH ALA OM AH EH
Run it down into the planet
EH AH EH AH
我升起日月星辰
(I rise up the sun, moon and stars)

I just stay aligned with the love divine
It’s my creation all the time
On the way up
Woah———
Imma work that magic
EH AH EH AH
我升起日月星辰
(I rise up the sun, moon and stars)

…

权杖 圣杯 金币 宝剑
(The Wand, Cup, Pentacle and Sword)
雄狮 飞鹰 神牛 天使
(The Lion, Eagle, Bull and Angel)
权杖 圣杯 金币 宝剑
(The Wand, Cup, Pentacle and Sword)
雄狮 飞鹰 神牛 天使
(The Lion, Eagle, Bull and Angel)


EH ALA OM AH EH
Fill me up, holy breath
EH ALA OM AH EH
我回忆起我是谁
(I remembered who I am)

EH ALA OM AH EH
Run it down into the planet
EH AH EH AH
我升起日月星辰
(I rise up the sun, moon and stars)

I just stay aligned with the love divine
It’s my creation all the time
On the way up
Woah———
Imma work that magic
EH AH EH AH
我升起日月星辰
(I rise up the sun, moon and stars)

Music: 刘柏辛 Lexie Liu / Bekuh BOOM
Lyrics: 刘柏辛 Lexie Liu
Producer: 刘柏辛 Lexie Liu / Sebastien Najand
Arrangement/ Programming: Sebastien Najand / 刘柏辛 Lexie Liu
Backing Vocals Arrangement: Bekuh BOOM / 刘柏辛 Lexie Liu
Strings: Michelle Packman
Recording Engineer: 刘柏辛 Lexie Liu / 唐雅 Ya Tang / Sebastien Najand
Mixing Engineer: Sebastien Najand
Mastering Engineer: Chris Gehringer at STERLING SOUND
Executive Producer: 刘柏辛 Lexie Liu / Niko
Translated by: Jeremy Z Qin / 刘柏辛 Lexie Liu / Cuilin Chen
Copyright：刘柏辛工作室 / 泥鞋文化 Nixie Music

Director: 秦梓铭 Jeremy Z. Qin
Executive Producer: Niko Wang / William Mok
Producer: Jack Hu
Director of Photography: Tailin Liu
Production Designer: Majima
Wardrobe Stylist: Jordan Hau
Editor: Yurui Chen
Choreography: Addy Chan

[chordio]

my analysis of the mv to try to explain some of the symbols 🥸🧙‍♀️

first off, the mv establishes that lexie and her friend died at the end of fortuna since we see them standing together at the crash and the memorial covers both of their desks (0:24).

while fortuna is all about the wheel of fortune tarot card, magician is about the magician tarot card. this card represents manifestation - the ability/power to make your wishes come true.

in fortuna, lexie’s character seemed like she was being controlled by fate until the end when she decides to go against it. now, she realized that she can control fate herself and everything else too. this is reflected in her confident lyrics like about creating the sun/moon or “it’s my creation all the time”.

the magician card is closely tied to the concept of transformation, and we see lexie transform into several different beings. i think it’s supposed to mirror the lion (2:01), angel (1:27), eagle (1:51), and bull (1:43) in the lyrics. these four creatures are found in the corners of the wheel of fortune card from 'fortuna' and they also represent the four elements of fire, earth, air, and water.

these elements also correspond to the wand, cup, pentacle (coin), and sword in the lyrics. they match up perfectly with the creatures. so for example the lion version of lexie which corresponds to fire has the wand (3:13) which corresponds to fire too, and so on. these four items/tools are found on the card of the magician.

anyways going back to the four creatures - they all combine to form a sphinx, which is depicted on the wheel of fortune card holding a sword. and we see student lexie holding a sword 3:15. and it may sound crazy but these four creatures are also commonly depicted surrounding jesus, which kind of makes sense considering the way that rebirth ties into the story and the lyrics about “holy breath”. so yes lexie is a magical holy being lmaoo

i’m not exactly sure how the guy ties into all this but some people have pointed out that the death tarot card in fortuna has death wearing a knight suit like him. the card also shows him carrying a flag with a flower which we see attached to his knight suit (3:08). so it’s possible that maybe he represents what led to the friend dying in the first place?
another interpretation of the magician card is the importance to share the insights with others so maybe lexie is helping the guy to break out of the cycle too or something and join her on her journey of transformation/creation - like jesus appearing to his disciples post resurrection lol. i think it’ll be more clear in the next mv 😃

random other details:
- there are 6 swords in the background (2:38) which is reminiscent of the six of swords tarot card. the card represents a state of transition. maybe the last mv will feature the ten of swords card which represents finality with no chance of revival :0 or it's just a cool set with no relevance

- the wand used here appears to be a crux ansata, which is related to the ankh egyption symbol tied to eternal life. it has a circular loop instead of oval, and it has its roots in coptic christianity

- the title card 0:37 features the infinity symbol which is in the tarot card too. it also has a heart and the power of love seems to be a common underlying theme through fortuna and magician

[erikacampos]

Wtf this altered the chemistry in my brain I've never been so hypnotized by a song this is transcends the concept of music

[Pinkxabc.]

She is so underrated. I like how she continued this video from FORTUNA. Her music is a different kind of Chinese Pop. It's a mix of English Pop, Spanish Pop Everything. You get a bite of every kind of cake

[HappyM]

I'm so obsessed, never heard anything better that this

[Account]

Lexie's songs are so good it blows my mind. She's not just good "for a C-pop star, " she legitimately has a spark of musical genius I haven't felt in an American or Korean popstar in a long time.

[LumberJacck]

You usually need to listen a few times to appreciate new styles / aritsts / songs. But this... this is like love at first sight.

[pynkieeast]

Lexie is really an ‘aligned’ being. She feels like someone who clearly knows what she wants . I first saw her from E-pop China program this year (2022) and I can see she’s exceptional.

[ErrorZUGH]

This album is the best album released this year I am so serious... her vision and her music are outstanding I look forward to a long lasting career full of success for Lexie Liu

[aiashla]

the story continuation is fire and the song was hypnotizingly amazing. Once again, lexie liu is a legend in her own right.

[bennyraichu]

The style is pop, but the execution is on another level. Sounds completely different from anything on the market. Keep it up Lexie!

[morningcoffeesubs]

I'm loving all the Tarot References - for anyone not familiar to Tarot - "The Magician" is a Tarot Card that's all about setting your intentions and creating the world around you as well as manifestation. The Pentacles, Cups, Wands, and Swords are References to the 4 different card suits in Tarot. The Knight symbolizes the Knight Card. The Eagle, Bull, Lion and Angel she refers to are all shown in the four corners of "The World" Card and stand for the elements as far as I know.

[DavidRodriguezShow]

SHE ABSOLUTELY DOESN"T MISS!!! From the lyrics, the composition, the music video, the story telling, the deep rooted meanings behind all of it as well as the story continuation from Fortuna. Lexie Liu IS AMAZING!!!

[TuoJiang]

The best song in her career so far.. Lexie works so well with this producer and this style and her team and her grow together...

[breadsteeth]

As a Chinese who can also understand English, her lyrics are super amazing and interesting for me. And she just has that power to mix the different languages to another high level😍

[laella]

First I was obsessed with Fortuna, now I’m obsessed with Magician. They’re both so amazing.

[lunastefanieroy]

Lexie is incredibly talented, not just in singing and performing, but also in writing. She is very impressive!

[kaseystewart]

Fortuna and Magician are my first songs by her and I loved them from the first listen as well as the storytelling in the videos. Seriously super awesome and her voice is gorgeous. I gotta listen to more of her work ASAP.

[accipitermagna]

1:17 - 1:24 that harmonization and chord progression is just spectacular

[student]

her brain is so sexy for coming up with this.. everything from the lyrics to the symbolism to the indivual stylistic choices.. enjoyed every moment of this and i hope we see more of the she definitely deserves more recognition for the crazy good music and music videos she’s putting out

惊呆了家人们 真不愧是大牛！好听得我想亖 每首歌能把咱们带进另一个时空 有着独立的世界线 像是一场大电影 我真的太喜欢了 单曲循环安排上家人们！刘柏辛啥时候火呀😭😭

[janeecelamadieu]

This song has made me realize how much I love Lex. It even pleases my inner preteen. But her sound is brings me back to when I didn't have a care in the world. I love ut