Lexie Liu - MAGICIAN (Official Video) 

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

I’m so impressed that she writes and composes everything herself. Almost no one does that nowadays. Just found her yesterday, and I love her music already.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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!!!

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.

2:48 the woo ooo oo aaah part scratches the right part of my brain like its so satisfying to listen to I feel like it adds 10 years in my life every time I replay it

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

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

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...

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

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😍

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

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.

太牛逼了，太喜欢了，lexie值得更多的粉丝、更火的人气和更大的舞台😭😭😭，希望她能更加发光发亮

I love the sound of this song so much - amazing fast synth arpeggios like from 8-bit games, great backing vocals.

This is absolutely, utterly superb in artistic direction and performance, both the song and video. Lexie Liu is also a remarkably competent songwriter. There is no shortage of competition in the music industry and the internet and the rise of streaming music platforms and video platforms like RU-vid have only made it more apparent. This, however, stands out, and was mesmerizing to watch. Fantastic and inspirational

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

Lexie nunca decepciona, su arte necesita más reconocimiento. Es una reina 👑❤

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

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

ANOTHER SONG??? MOTHER IS FEEDING US GOOD

My guess is that Fortuna is the story that Fate originally had in store for them-however, by setting those very events in motion, fate also provided the girl with the very items that caused her to remember her identity as the Magician. Without fate's meddling, she would have never become the magician because she would have lacked the wand and the pentacles (lemons). Here she is likely depicted to be crossing the bridges of dreams, reality, and afterlife, retracing the path of fate back to where it first started before it all went haywire, which is why there is nothing on the paper at the end because she has yet to write a new one (probably the sequel?). In Fortuna, she sang about how the spinning of the wheel crushed the dreaming King, and here she sings about climbing back up after the spin. I'm guessing her waking up = her becoming the magician, and there's a separate hand of fate that spun the wheel in the first place in ways it was not supposed to go.

Lexie's songs are all masterpieces, I really recommend checking them all out, her entire discography is just THAT good trust me, you'll fall in love with her and her music

every lexie video is so conceptually interesting and stunning it's not even funny

I’m blown away by this song and video. It’s some of the best dance music I’ve seen globally in 10 years. Great! Thank you for the creation of this infectious dance gem. Just power! Lexie is to be watched

Something that floors me about this song is what an incredible manual it is for actual occult knowledge. If you pursue the references made in the song, it perfectly describes the art of creating and manifesting things into reality. It's inspiring and an absolutely enthralling and entertaining reference. ♥

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 lexieverse!!!!!!! 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😭😭

Lexie is the whole package. THE WHOLE PACKAGE.

恭喜入圍金曲獎的女歌手

one thing i can say that lexie liu never makes a bad song. in fact, this song will imagine that you build up with a choreo that relates to being a magician especially the chorus part. the happy star is the best album for me. good job, lexie! hope you can make more of these in the future.

The MV and the song 😍😍😍🔥🔥😭 I’m in love

Te amo LEXIE, eres una artista increíble! NEW ERA IS COMING!!!

Love the symbolism in her mvs, may not understand it all but it looks like when she takes off the guys helmet he finally gets chance to grieve properly, it seems like he was with them when they got knocked down by the truck but he was the lone survivor

I can't put in words how much I love the creativity in your music and videos. It's truly art, the music, lyrics, outfits & hair are chosen well. Can't wait for more 🤍 You have an unique style and that makes you an artist special

this is 100% my favourite song of hers now

OH MY GOD CAN YOU JUST STOP BEING THIS GOOD IT HURTS

Song so insane it makes me cry every time like are we hearing this??? Listened to it hundreds of times and every time is still like the first one. How the hell do you come up with a song like THIS????

FORTUNAから他の歌も聴きにきたけど、メロディーと言語の親和性が高くてほんとに聴き心地が新鮮、楽しいな〜！

She never disappoints. Every song is on fire!

Lexie is super talented! She deserves more recognition please promote her EVERYWHERE!!!

I’m so lucky I legit just came across her yesterday and now she’s dropped ANOTHER new mv???? Iconic

I just discovered Lexie's music a couple days ago, and I can't stop listening to this song in particular! I swear I've had it on repeat for like 4 hours 😭

I love the outfits SO MUCH!! This concept is so new and I'm so INLOVE.

Lexie Liu is an amazing artist, she has so much to show...

it's surprising that Fortuna hit 2 million but Magician much less. Magician deserves much more attention !

Im obsessed with Lexie Liu

only 3m views? this deserves more attention! give her the grammys as well!

I can confirm that Lexie is indeed an angel, JUST LOOK AT HER!!!!

Love the sound of this song. Thanks Lexie

这张专辑，每一首歌都经过精雕细琢，刘柏辛绝对是中国流行音乐的希望

my favorite track by her its so powerful and insane

such an impressing artist... i love the concept, the sound, the lyrics, everything is so unbelievably lit

THIS IS THE BEST SONG I HEARD WITH THAT AMAZING COMPOSITION OMG really i cant with this master piece

I found out about her music at the beggining of this year and I am so happy I did, she's so talented and pretty, I love her

RU-vid recommended this video to me and now I have been sucked down the Lexie Liu rabbit hole. She's amazing?!?

i still remember her in seraphine role! It's amazing how she makes her songs from her way individually. C-pop can be good as K-pop or J-pop, still flabbergasted about she is here. Definitely my fav song!

The best song in the album. 特别喜欢这首歌，有点圣歌的感觉，好好听。

She is the Subconscious mind, He is the Conscious mind.

她的音乐真的充满了自由的味道

Adoro quando aparece no final CANETADAS BY LEXIE LIU

Always pleasing to hear and watch Lexie Liu is a gem

THE HOOK IS SOO GOOD I CANNOT

LEXIE, COMO VOCÊ SE SENTE SENDO A MAIOR ARTISTA VIVA!?

Literally can’t get enough of lexie liu! Hoping she comes out with another album soon❤️❤️🤞🏻🤞🏻

Yes Lexie can lead the way to the most sacred of places.... Ahh I love you you're the best.

holy cow she is really like REALLY good!!!! i loved the song and mv!!

Her mind, she is just so freaking amazing. GO OFF QUEENNNN

A new flavor in the realm of synth pop!!!!!!!! which I used to think is impossible

I found lexie's songs a few months ago on spotify, it's my first time watching the mvs and I'm flabbergasted< mesmerized! like helloooo????? this is amazing!

Omg i love this song and style i'm addicted I like the way that she sings mixing eng and chinese

Those singles are simply FIRE. I love the direction this is taking

Watching her MV and listening to this music, I can't help thinking that this is the stuff we need to show aliens if they ever discover our planet. It just shows that humanity is ready for more.

the styling in this is crazyyyy so many gorgeous shots and imagery.. that combined with the music I think this is my favorite release of hers so far!! :O

Just saw her today Her songs are so good She deserves recognition

Everything she puts out is a hit

因為金曲獎發現的女歌手❤不管是音樂還是MV的表現都好棒

I'm so lucky knowing her music!

I just want to thank you so much for this. It gets a lotta play at my house, and is on repeat in my head.

the chanting of the tarot suits is so hypnotising i love this

实在是太惊艳太美太酷了，好听到词穷，总之每天不循环个20几遍都睡不着

Her new album is absolutely incredible. When I heard "Bad Dream", I got goosebumps bad, and felt so overwhelmed by her hauntingly beautiful voice that tears began to collect in my eyes. She is a queen, yes.

She is a true artist.I love her very much.

This sounds like an amazing soundtrack for a show or a movie!

*this song deserves 100M views*

Just find her today, im already so hooked. Everything is so satisfyingly aesthetic

Lexie每首歌我都爱啊啊啊，这个MV好棒

I'm so glad I've discovered Lexie Liu!

This song hits different when you single Deadlift workout music right here a u t h e n t I c v i e w s dun took Lexie Liu oFf 2 da big leagues and fo dat I will always be super grate

love her sm

WHY LEXIE LIU IS SO UNDERATED?! SHE IS NOT A DIVA , POPSTAR OR PRINCESS LEVEL. SHE IS A GENIUS AND A GODDESS!!!

These music videos are always the best. The set, styling, and editing are always on point. Also I love how this continues the story of the FORTUNA mv. We stan ❤

SHE’S INSANE!!!! I CAN’T BELIEVE HOW TALENTED SHE IS. THE HAPPY STAR IS A NO SKIP ALBUM, LEXIE DESERVES MORE RECOGNITION!!!!!!!

this music catches your ear, I love her music

Pure heart, pure soul... pure Lexie 💞 Please stay true and loyal to your inner-peace, and aligned with the love divine. You are a wonder in our world ✌ Peace and love to all.

I discovered her with Fortuna, now I'm literally obsessed with her songs

She's a rare gem of pure talent. She just needs a better promoter/label company to break through North American Market.