lyrics

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?
and did they get you to trade your heroes for ghosts?
hot ashes for trees?
hot air for a cool breeze?
cold comfort for change?
and did you exchange a walk on part in the war
for a lead 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

WISH YOU WERE HERE (6:57)
[sparklehorse featuring thom yorke]
available on: come again

notes: this song is released on a emi compilation album, where emi artists cover other emi artist. this song was originally written and performed by pink floyd in 1975 from the album 'wish you were here'. thom yorke sang & played his hotel television over the telephone.

mark linkous [sparklehorse]: 'i've always loved the song, especially the intro with the transistor radio and in the midst of all the punk stuff that i was into it always stood out as being a really beautiful song."

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