Life and love and all that pertains to them: It's all a "livin' thing". This is the reason why "it's magic". This is my video interpretation of another Electric Light Orchestra classic with me playing the song. The pictures here are deliberately moving and hazy in order to depict the fact that life and love are always moving within the powerful mystery that they both are. "It's a terrible thing to lose" once you realize it. The midi can also be downloaded from www.elo.nu , the website of The Official Electric Light Orchestra Fan Club (mine are the purple stars!) 1. Sailin' away on the crest of a wave It's like magic! Oh, rollin' and ridin', and slippin' and slidin’, It's magic! CHORUS And you, and your sweet desire: You took me, Ohhh! Higher and higher, baby! It's a livin' thing! It's a terrible thing to lose! It's a given thing! What a terrible thing to lose! Now I'm takin a dive! Dive! 2. Making believe this is what you've conceived From your worst day, (I'm takin a dive!) Oh, moving in line when you look back in time To the first day, (I'm takin’! I'm takin’!) CHORUS Now I'm takin a dive off the stage! HEY!! 3. Takin' a dive, 'cause you can't halt the slide, Floating downstream, (I'm takin’ a dive!) Oh, so let her go, don't start spoiling the show, It's a bad dream. (I'm takin'! I'm takin’!) CHORUS