"If It's Magic" lyrics - CAETANO VELOSO

If it's magic then why can't it be everlasting?
Like the sun that always shines
Like the poets in this rhyme
Like the galaxies in time

If it's pleasing then why can't it be never leaving?
Like the day that never fails
Like on seashores there are shells
Like the time that always tells

It holds the key to every heart
Throughout the universe
It fills you up without a bite
And quenches every thirst

If it's special then with it why aren't we as careful?
As making sure we dress in style
Posing pictures with a smile
Keeping danger from a child

It holds the key to every heart
Throughout the universe
It fills you up without a bite
And quenches every thirst

So if it's magic, why can't we make it everlasting?
Like the lifetime of the sun
It will leave no heart undone
For there's enough for everyone