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Strange Powers

The Magnetic Fields

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Credits

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Stephin Merritt

Stephin Merritt

Composer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

On the ferris wheel, looking out on Coney Island

Under more stars than there are prostitutes in Thailand

Our hair in the air, our lips blue from cotton candy

When we kiss it feels like a flying saucer landing

[Chorus]

And I can't sleep (Ooh-ooh)

'Cause you got strange powers

You're in my dreams (Ooh-ooh)

Strange powers

[Verse 2]

In Las Vegas where the electric bills are staggering

The decor hog wild and the entertainment saccharine

What a golden age, what a time of right and reason

The consumer is king, and unhappiness is treason

[Chorus]

And I can't sleep (Ooh-ooh)

'Cause you got strange powers

You're in my dreams (Ooh-ooh)

Strange powers

[Bridge]

The sun falls down like honey

The moon pours down like mercury

The stars fall down like money

You come down to me

[Chorus]

And I can't sleep (Ooh-ooh)

'Cause you have strange powers

You're in my dreams (Ooh-ooh)

Strange powers

And I can't sleep (Ooh-ooh)

'Cause you got strange powers

You're in my dreams (Ooh-ooh)

Strange powers

Written by: Stephin Merritt