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A Wishing Well Lyrics
You faced a tragedy
You changed the course of me
I have the right to speak
But you took that right away
When you took you away
I know the choice wasn’t easy
But I don’t know what it took to choose
And I know that you’ll never believe me
But I know that I would have chosen you
Was he ever deserving
Of the finger(?) that we lived without
Did his choice turn out to be ugly
Or are you living with hollow doubts
Until this day, I wonder what your thinking
And I still wonder, where did you go
I still don’t know how you can’t believe …?
What doors behind you bind you aloud (?)
With one another but without you
Mental bliss(?)
That’s all we come to
I hold nothing against you
I feel we deserved a chance
Theres so many questions I want to ask
So many holes to fill in our past
You changed the course of me
I have the right to speak
But you took that right away
When you took you away
But I don’t know what it took to choose
And I know that you’ll never believe me
But I know that I would have chosen you
Was he ever deserving
Of the finger(?) that we lived without
Did his choice turn out to be ugly
Or are you living with hollow doubts
And I still wonder, where did you go
I still don’t know how you can’t believe …?
What doors behind you bind you aloud (?)
Mental bliss(?)
That’s all we come to
I feel we deserved a chance
Theres so many questions I want to ask
So many holes to fill in our past
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I hold nothing against you I feel we deserved a chance Theres so many questions I want to ask So many holes to fill in our past
Awsome new album. Good song. House of Straw is my favorite.
Great album by a great band
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You faced a tragedy You changed the course of me I had the right to speak But you took that right away When you took you away
I know the choice wasn't easy But I don't know what it took to choose And I know that you'll never believe me But I know that we would have chosen you
Was he ever deserving Of the figure that we lived without Did he just turn out to be ugly Or were you living with all your doubts
And to this day I wonder what you were thinking And I still wonder where did you go I still don't know How you came to leave us that day Left us behind you but not alone
With one another but without you Make the best that's all we can do
I hold nothing against you I just feel we deserved a chance There's so many questions I want to ask So many holes to fill in our past
The lyrics in this song involve a choice that was made by the vocalist, Matt’s mother. This was a choice that was made without his approval but has had a major influence on his life. His mother made the decision to leave Matt and his younger sister at a reasonably early age. Years later, Matt still can’t get over this tragedy in his life. The bands lyrics are riddled with words about his childhood and Mother.
Throughout the song, Matt repeats the words “I know” and “I don’t know”. The techniques used are contrast and repetition. This sends a message to us that he is confused. He faces confusion about why his mother left him, what he did wrong and constantly wonders what she is and was thinking. He wants to talk to his mother and lets that be known with the sentence “There’s so many questions I want to ask”. There is a strong repetition of the word “you”, this suggests that Matt believes that his Mother only cared about herself and only did what she thought was right for herself.
Matt also sends a message of forgiveness with the sentence “I hold nothing against you”. Yet at other times he seems mad and hurt with the lines “I had the right to speak, but you took that right away” and “I just feel we deserved a chance”. This shows that he is not quite ready to condemn his mother for her choice but is still very indignant of her preference.