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**Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds** The Beatles

media type="youtube" key="cjp9xR5jgGI" height="370" width="461" align="center" = Lyrics = Picture yourself in a boat on a river, With tangerine trees and marmalade skies Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly, A girl with kaleidoscope eyes.

Cellophane flowers of yellow and green, Towering over your head. Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes, And she's gone.

Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Ahh...

Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain Where rocking horse people eat marshmellow pies, Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers, That grow so incredibly high.

Newspaper taxis appear on the shore, Waiting to take you away. Climb in the back with your head in the clouds, And you're gone.

Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Ahh...

Picture yourself on a train in a station, With plasticine porters with looking glass ties, Suddenly someone is there at the turnstyle, The girl with the kaleidoscope eyes.

Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Lucy in the sky with diamonds Ahh...

**Explanation** "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" by The Beatles deals with the idea of transcendentalism, especially nature and nonconformity. As one listens to the song, they can notice the optimistic beat and rhythm of the song. The song mentions a girl, Lucy, and describes the nature surrounding her. The lyrics also describe the girl in terms of the sun and other nature-related objects. The song also focuses on the unusual beauty of nature, as well as the connection between nature and humans. For example, stars are mentioned as diamonds and people are able to easily contact with nature. The people referred to in the song seem to be optimistic due to the presence of nature.

Nonconformity also seems to be a major theme of this song. Nature is described as colorful, however, unusual colors are used to depict nature. The skies are marmalade and people are eating marshmallow pies. The song portrays the beauty of nature in a strange way by stressing the vibrant and energetic essence of nature. Though this may represent the idea of free thought, the unusual way of how the song celebrates the beauty of nature strongly emphasizes nonconformity,