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Wyclef Jean Wish You Were Here Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.71/10 [24 votes]Album: The Ecleftic -2 Sides II a Book / Original Release Date: 2000-08-14Genre: Hip Hop/RapSong Duration: 4 min 06 sec
WYCLEF JEAN
- Wish You Were Here Lyrics / with translations[Wyclef Jean]
Lets go
So so you think you can tell
heaven from hell
Blue skies from pain
Can you tell a green field
from a cold steel rail
A smile from a veil
do you think you can tell
Did they get you to trade
your heros for ghosts
Hot ashes for trees
Hot air for a cool breeze
Cold comfort for change
Did you exchange
A walk on part in the war
for a lead role in the cage
whether you listenin to hip hip-hop
or you tuning to rock
refugees on your box
we gonna take over ya blocks
lets go
How I wish, how I wish you were here
We're jus two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl year after year
Runnin over the same old ground
What have we found the same old fears
Wish you were here
whether you listenin to rock
or pumpin the hip hip hop
refugees on your box
Critics don't mistake this for just any cover tune
I'ma take y'all to the dark side of the moon
Kickin in my moms room this song was just a thought
A young refugee labeled, jus come with a passport
Dad used to tell me about the American dream
My dream was waking up the projects
a young teen listening to hip hop
my brother tune me into rock
put me up on pink floyd and banned from the british blocks
whether you pumpin the hip hip hop
or you tuning to rock
refugees on your box
we gonna take over the blocks
from n.j to bk to the u.k
Lets go
So so you think you can tell
heaven from hell
Blue skies from pain
Can you tell a green field
from a cold steel rail
A smile from a veil
do you think you can tell
Did they get you to trade
your heros for ghosts
Hot ashes for trees
Hot air for a cool breeze
Cold comfort for change
Did you exchange
A walk on part in the war
for a lead role in the cage
whether you listenin to hip hip-hop
or you tuning to rock
refugees on your box
we gonna take over ya blocks
lets go
How I wish, how I wish you were here
We're jus two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl year after year
Runnin over the same old ground
What have we found the same old fears
whether you listenin to rock
or pumpin the hip hip hop
refugees on your box
Critics don't mistake this for just any cover tune
I'ma take y'all to the dark side of the moon
Kickin in my moms room this song was just a thought
A young refugee labeled, jus come with a passport
Dad used to tell me about the American dream
My dream was waking up the projects
a young teen listening to hip hop
my brother tune me into rock
put me up on pink floyd and banned from the british blocks
whether you pumpin the hip hip hop
or you tuning to rock
refugees on your box
we gonna take over the blocks
from n.j to bk to the u.k
Facts about Wish You Were Here
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Wish You Were Here is written by David Jon Gilmour, George Roger Waters.
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It is first released on August 14, 2000 as part of Wyclef Jean's album "The Ecleftic -2 Sides II a Book" which includes 19 tracks in total. This song is the 18th track on this album.
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When we think about what all of this might truly mean, Wyclef Jean's 'Wish You Were Here' is a song that contemplates the desire for connection and the sensation of being adrift in a place where it is difficult to differentiate between real feelings and illusions. The use of metaphors such as 'two lost souls swimming in a fishbowl' helps to show the detachment and the need for more intimate connections, and at the same time, they reveal the themes of unrootedness and the quest for one's self in a complicated world. The lyrics of the song 'Wish You Were Here' are heavily imbued with reflection, angst, nostalgia, social commentary, and empowerment. In the same breath, the song highlights the significance of longing and nostalgia, identity and belonging, and disillusionment. The lyrics include some adult themes and references to both personal and societal struggles that might not be suitable for very young children. Nevertheless, the absence of explicit language, violence, or drug use makes it appropriate for a PG rating.
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Wish You Were Here falls under the genres Hip Hop, Rap.
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Wish You Were Here song length is 4 minutes and 06 seconds.
Who wrote Wish You Were Here lyrics?
Wish You Were Here is written by David Jon Gilmour, George Roger Waters.
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When was Wish You Were Here released?
It is first released on August 14, 2000 as part of Wyclef Jean's album "The Ecleftic -2 Sides II a Book" which includes 19 tracks in total. This song is the 18th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Wish You Were Here lyrics?
When we think about what all of this might truly mean, Wyclef Jean's 'Wish You Were Here' is a song that contemplates the desire for connection and the sensation of being adrift in a place where it is difficult to differentiate between real feelings and illusions. The use of metaphors such as 'two lost souls swimming in a fishbowl' helps to show the detachment and the need for more intimate connections, and at the same time, they reveal the themes of unrootedness and the quest for one's self in a complicated world. The lyrics of the song 'Wish You Were Here' are heavily imbued with reflection, angst, nostalgia, social commentary, and empowerment. In the same breath, the song highlights the significance of longing and nostalgia, identity and belonging, and disillusionment. The lyrics include some adult themes and references to both personal and societal struggles that might not be suitable for very young children. Nevertheless, the absence of explicit language, violence, or drug use makes it appropriate for a PG rating.
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Which genre is Wish You Were Here?
Wish You Were Here falls under the genres Hip Hop, Rap.
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How long is the song Wish You Were Here?
Wish You Were Here song length is 4 minutes and 06 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): David Jon Gilmour, George Roger WatersRecord Label(s): 2000 Sony Music Entertainment Inc
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