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I wish I was blank
I wish I was blank
I wish I could thank
I wish I was blank

I'd write a letter to you
And there'd be nothing to it
I wouldn't hem and haw
On just how to start it

I wish I was blank
I wish I was blank
I wish I could thank
I wish I was blank

I wish I'd stand up straight
I wish I'd said things different
I wish I'd said nothing
Things would be so perfect
I wish myself to keep
I pray my soul to sleep
I wish myself away
I wish I was blank
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Submitted by
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to me this seems to say that at the time billy is worried, or confused, or sad about a certain thing, or many at once. and he basically wishes that he didnt feel at all so he wouldn't have anything to worry about. and interpretation is that he wishes that he could erase an experience(s) and go back to where he was, or start off from scratch.

Personal interpretation here, so probably not very accurate since I'm applying it to myself....

Having ADHD, not being able to think and just wishing for a single moment of clarity, blank mind and able to think... being able to talk about things with a lover who incessantly tells you to "use your big boy words" but instead the only thing you can do is "hem and haw" because you have no idea what to even say or how to even construct a response.

Wishing you could communicate with your lover or people in general, feeling like...

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He wishes to purge himself of all feelings, to cleanse his mind, soul, and heart until he is blank. "I'd write a letter to you and there'd be nothing to it" perhaps about writing a letter to a lover and not caring anymore. "I pray my soul to sleep I wish myself away" are lines maybe about sleeping or dying? In some way, losing consciousness and conscious feeling.

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billy wishes he didnt care so much. if he were blank he wouldnt care.

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I like how he pronounces "perfect" stressing the t at the end, perfectly.

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These lyrics are pretty cool for what they are. The person wishes he didn't worry so much. Incredible

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I r5emember Billy saying in an interview he didnt care for this song much but liked it better than Towers of Rabble so it was put on a b-side.

 
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