Show Me The Wonder

"It’s the one uplifting song on the album - slap James’ electric guitar on that and you could have had a more traditional Manics song. We were obsessed with 70s Elvis at the time - the horns are from our Mums and Dads' record collection, ‘Suspicious Minds’, ‘I Just Can’t Help Believing’- it gives me a lift every time I hear it. Just that celebration, the idea that we’re sick of the opposing forces of science and religion trying to prove truth. We just wanted to wallow in the magic of how something you see, a song, how certain things work, how certain individuals are unexplainable, a good haircut, the way a drummer will react to a guitar, the way a footballer will be truly stunning without even trying - science or religion just cannot explain certain things."

-Nicky Wire

I believe there are some verses that are wrong here, but not all of them I can hear any better, but in any case the chorus should probably be: "Show me the wonder I have seen the birthplace of the(ir?) (my?) universe Show me the wonder I have seen their records move in reverse"

and "When we look into the mirror Staying so patient"

Also "but I'm true to what ails" is most certainly incorrect, but I haven't the foggiest idea what he's singing there.

Cheers

This is no threat Just an invitation A sense of belonging A sense of inspiration

Is Heaven a place Where nothing ever happens? is it too much to ask To disbelieve in everything?

Show Me The Wonder I have seen the birthplace of the universe Show Me The Wonder I have seen miracles move in reverse

If you're exiled By all the cruel tongues Then show me the wonder The wonder of your love

The tapping pain of madness Running through the veins We may write in English But our truth remains in Wales

Show Me The Wonder I have seen the birthplace of the universe Show Me The Wonder I have seen miracles move in reverse

Praying for the silence When we look into the mirror Staying so patient We measure the nostalgia

Is Heaven a place Where nothing ever happens? is it too much to ask To disbelieve in everything?

Show Me The Wonder I have seen the birthplace of the universe Show Me The Wonder I have seen miracles move in reverse Show Me The Wonder I have seen miracles move in reverse

Source: http://www.walesonline.co.uk/whats-on/music/james-dean-bradfield-performs-manic-5802547