Pure Imagination

The song "Pure Imagination" from the original film, Willa Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, has been playing in my head all week. I can't seem to shake it. I tend to obsess about songs with beautiful or haunting melodies, like "Pure Imagination." Plus, cast members in a recent episode of Fox's "Glee" sang it in a poignant moment on the show.

Its lyrics remind us the importance of keeping our eyes open and taking in all around us. For example, during my visit to Middleburg, I passed by this tree and thought nothing of it. Externally, this tree covered in plain green leaves just seemed so ordinary. However upon closer inspection, I discovered this magnolia flower hiding beneath the tree's foliage. As the song suggests, we really can see paradise just by looking around us.

"Pure Imagination"
from the film, Willa Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Come with me
And you'll be
In a world of
Pure imagination
Take a look
And you'll see
Into your imagination.

We'll begin
With a spin
Traveling in
The world of my creation.
What we'll see
Will defy
Explanation.

If you want to view paradise
Simply look around and view it
Anything you want to, do it
Wanta change the world?
There's nothing
To it.

There is no
Life I know
To compare with
Pure imagination.
Living there
You'll be free
If you truly wish to be.

If you want to view paradise
Simply look around and view it.
Anything you want to, do it
Wanta change the world?
There's nothing
To it.

There is no
Life I know
To compare with
Pure imagination.
Living there
You'll be free
If you truly
Wish to be.