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Wish You Were Here Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I dig my toes into the sand
The ocean looks like a thousand diamonds strewn across a blue blanket
I lean against the wind, pretend that I am weightless
And in this moment I am happy, happy
[Chorus]
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
[Verse 2]
I lay my head onto the sand
The sky resembles a backlit canopy with holes punched in it
I'm counting UFOs, I signal them with my lighter
And in this moment I am happy, happy
[Chorus]
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
Wish you were here
[Bridge]
Oh yeah, woah-oh
The world's a roller coaster and I am not strapped in
Maybe I should hold with care, but my hands are busy in the air saying
I dig my toes into the sand
The ocean looks like a thousand diamonds strewn across a blue blanket
I lean against the wind, pretend that I am weightless
And in this moment I am happy, happy
[Chorus]
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
[Verse 2]
I lay my head onto the sand
The sky resembles a backlit canopy with holes punched in it
I'm counting UFOs, I signal them with my lighter
And in this moment I am happy, happy
[Chorus]
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
Wish you were here
[Bridge]
Oh yeah, woah-oh
The world's a roller coaster and I am not strapped in
Maybe I should hold with care, but my hands are busy in the air saying
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Genius Annotation
“Wish You Were Here” could possibly refer back to the theme from “Circles”, except this time, the narrator wants to get back with his girlfriend.
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What did Incubus say about "Wish You Were Here"?
Genius Answer
From lead singer, Brandon Boyd:
The song wasn’t specifically about a person. It was about me acknowledging a very brief moment in my life and in my experience with all of these guys in making this record. In that moment, I wish that I had somebody to go, “I love you, man.” I was wishing that there was someone there to share that moment with.
- 1.Intro
- 3.Circles
- 4.Wish You Were Here
- 5.11am
- 6.Are You In?
- 8.Privilege
- 9.The Warmth
- 10.Stellar
- 11.Make Yourself
- 12.Drive
- 13.I Miss You
- 14.Crowded Elevator
- 15.Megalomaniac
- 16.Just a Phase
- 18.Anna Molly
- 19.Pantomime
- 22.Love Hurts
- 23.Switchblade
- 24.Pardon Me
- 26.The Original
- 27.Adolescents
- 28.Tomorrow’s Food
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Guitar
Turntables
Drums
Bass
Vocals
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Recorded At
Stern House, Malibu, CA
Released on
August 21, 2001
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