I Wish
Wishes Unraveled: An Odyssey of Imagined Tales
Lyrics
I Wish I had a story to tell
I desire to have a compelling narrative to share
I Wish I knew the story of the cardboard man,
I wish to know stories, like that of the cardboard man
Or the Talking filmcanister, Or the Spoon that Moved
Expressing curiosity about various intriguing tales, including the Talking film canister and the Spoon that Moved
I Wish I knew the one about the wise guru
Desire to be acquainted with the story of a wise guru
Or the honest Lizard
Interest in knowing about an honest lizard
I wish I knew about the dog that dressed like a cat,
Expressing curiosity about a dog dressing like a cat
Or the mule that walked like rock
Interest in a mule walking like a rock
Or the tornado who swam like a statue of Carmen Miranda
Desire to know about a tornado swimming like a statue of Carmen Miranda
I Wish I knew all these stories or had the inclination to make them up
Expressing a wish to be knowledgeable about these stories or having the inclination to create them
I Wish I could sit on soft pillows and drink molten lava
Desire to relax on soft pillows while consuming molten lava
I Wish I could make love to the sky
Expressing a wish to connect intimately with the sky
I Wish I could eat the corn of Joy and Sorrow
Desire to experience both the joys and sorrows of life
I Wish the sky was green and my body was bright blue
Imagining a world where the sky is green and the speaker's body is bright blue
I Wish I could talk sideways and backwards
Desire to communicate in unconventional ways, such as talking sideways and backwards
I Wish I could drive the tractor of Innocence and return the the life I never
Wishing to drive the "tractor of Innocence" and return to a life that was never known
Knew
Reflecting on the unknown aspects of life
I Wish I could drink chocolate champaigne
Desiring to indulge in unconventional pleasures, like drinking chocolate champagne
I Wish I had that Fax Number
Expressing a wish to possess a specific fax number
I Wish I nothing could mean something and that everbody could have everything
Expressing a desire for ambiguity to hold meaning and for everyone to have everything
Some wishes come true
A recognition that some wishes do come true
Some of this wishes will come true
A belief that some of the expressed wishes will be realized
Others, are destined to become dreams deferred,
Acknowledging that some wishes may remain unfulfilled, becoming deferred dreams
Shriveling up like grapes with sun tans,
Comparing unfulfilled wishes to grapes with sun tans, symbolizing withering and fading
But all is not lost,
Despite unfulfilled wishes, expressing optimism and resilience
No, all is not lost, not yet
Reiterating a sense of hope and not giving up
I Wish I had 3 eyes, but of course, I have 3 eyes
Paradoxically expressing a wish for three eyes while acknowledging the possession of three eyes
I have clavoyant paranoia
Claiming to have clairvoyant paranoia
I have precogant disetence
Asserting precognitive abilities
I have many other ways of seeing at my disposal
Stating the availability of various ways of perceiving
I have a garbage disposal, dinner plans and dog bisquets
Listing mundane possessions like a garbage disposal, dinner plans, and dog biscuits
I have many many options and a strong sense that freedom comes with in
Expressing a multitude of options and a belief that freedom is intrinsic
But I shall never find it
Despite options, expressing doubt in finding true freedom
Freedom is lost, Failure is just around the corner and the only thing that
Conveying a sense of loss and the inevitability of failure
Consoles me is the sound of my voice, and the fact that I don't cut myself
Finding solace in the sound of the speaker's own voice and the absence of self-harm
Shaving as I used too
Reflecting on a change in habits, no longer cutting oneself while shaving
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