Lyrics

Recent Activity

Following

Cover art for I Shall See lyrics by Josh Joplin

Josh Joplin

I Shall See

1 Meaning

Add Yours

Follow

Share

Q&A

I Shall See Lyrics

Words are traditional
My life is a mission
Well, maybe not a mission
But more something like a date
I know I can't believe, but I shall see
But I shall see
But I shall see
And I will see

The typewriter ribbon's long
Pounding out another song
Sitting on a chair
Wondering if tomorrow's here
What do I have to fear?
But I shall see
But I shall see
But I shall see
And I will see

Everyone walkin' 'round
Seems to hear a sound today (Today) (Today)
Everyone seems to know
Or is it just that I don't today? (Today) (Today)

Oh, props are another thing
Waiting for the phone to ring
Her picture on my wall
Silhouettes of yesterday
I guess I'll see her anyway, but I shall see
But I shall see
But I shall see
And I will see

Daydreams can be so cruel
And everyone plays the school
Here is another verse
And I'm willing to attest
This one will be my best, but I shall see
But I shall see
But I shall see
And I will see

Submitted by

eamon On Feb 03, 2005

Album art

Jaywalkers of the World

Album art

I Love Janey (But Janey Loves the Grateful Dead)

Album art

Album art

Album art

Lyrics saved successfully! Thanks!

These lyrics are currently locked and can only be edited by moderators and administrators.

You must be logged in to edit lyrics.

Unable to save lyrics. Please try again.

Lyrics cannot contain links.

Lyric edit submitted successfully and is pending approval. Approvals usually take 24 hours.

Keep it true to the song

Fix what’s wrong, but don’t rewrite what the artist wrote. Stick to the official released version — album booklet, label site, verified lyric video, etc. If you’re guessing, pause and double-check.

Respect the structure

Songs have rhythm. Pages do too. Leave line breaks where they belong. Don’t smash things together or add extra empty space just for looks.

Punctuation counts (but vibe-editing doesn’t)

Correct typos? Yes. Re-punctuating a whole verse because it ‘looks better’? Probably not. Keep capitalization and punctuation close to the official source.

Don’t mix versions

If you’re editing the explicit version, keep it explicit. If it’s the clean version, keep it clean. No mashups.

Let the lyrics be lyrics

This isn’t the place for interpretations, memories, stories, or trivia — that’s what comments are for. Keep metadata, translations, and bracketed stage directions out unless they’re officially part of the song.

Edit lightly

If two lines are wrong… fix the two lines. No need to bulldoze the whole page. Think ‘surgical,’ not ‘remix.’

When in doubt, ask the crowd

Not sure what they’re singing in that fuzzy bridge? Drop a question in the comments and let the music nerds swarm. Someone always knows.

Eamon

Submitter

2005-02-03 01:02:59

1 Meaning

Add your song meanings, interpretations, facts, memories & more to the community.

Sort by

Cover art for I Shall See lyrics by Josh Joplin

by quamp

10y ago

This was one of Josh's earliest songs, dating from the mid 1980's. It was also among the first he recorded. Somehow the band manages to stay in tempo despite there not being a drum part (Josh didn't have drummer in his band when it was recorded.) Essentially it's about the hope he has about being a musician.

0

Users:

Reply · 0 Share

Questions and Answers

Ask specific questions and get answers to unlock more indepth meanings & facts.