WISH YOU WERE HERE by PINK FLOYD written by ROGER WATERS & DAVID GILMOUR @FreedomBirdMusicVideos
WISH YOU WERE HERE is from the same titled “WISH YOU WERE HERE” ALBUM
Released: September 12 1975
Recorded: January 6 1975 – July 1975
Genres: Progressive Rock, Art Rock
Space Rock, Psychedelic Rock
Descriptors: melancholic, atmospheric, progressive, male vocals, concept album, introspective, serious, longing, alienation, bittersweet, existential, meditative, sentimental, epic, complex, melodic
Language: English
WISH YOU WERE – STRUCTURE & LYRICS
[The song starts with the sound of a radio tuning away from the album’s previous track (Have A Cigar), across a station playing Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony & on to Dave Gilmour playing the gentle beautiful 12-string acoustic guitar intro.
“It’s all meant to sound like the first track getting sucked into the radio, with one person sitting in the room playing guitar along to the radio.” – David Gilmour]
[radio voices]
And disciplinary remains mercifully
Yes and um, I’m with you Derek, this star nonsense
Yes, yes
Now which is it?
I am sure of it
[singing]
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 heroes 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 leading role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here
We’re just two lost souls
Swimming in a fish bowl
Year after year
Running over the same old ground
What have we found?
The same old fears
Wish you were here
Songwriters: Roger Waters & David Jon Gilmour
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