Wish Fulfillment Lyrics
to me personally, this song is about someone who is infatuated with another person, and the other person is just too "big" to settle down with anyone. They have to be on the go, hence the third and fourth lines where they are running to make a call to be with someone new. Their vibrance makes them infinitely attractive, but after a while they start to lose their appeal when you see their might not be something past the glitz and beauty, as evident in the fourth stanza. But, regardless, there is something special about this person, and it leaves you broken, frustrated and confused, wishing you could be a part of their life.
@IHaveAnOpinion good recensione interessante 馃え
@IHaveAnOpinion good recensione interessante 馃え
wish fulfillment is a term that sigmund freud used to describe the unconscious desires during the dreamstate, meaning that dreams were basically wishes. i've loved this song for half of my life. i was always left the impression that the song is about the trappings of fame, and the desire to be close to someone yet they're self-involved and wrapped up in their own world, which leaves the protagonist unimpressed; i.e. "leaves me sore, i can't stand it anymore." however, it seems as though he still loves her despite her ego-centric ways.
it's really a beautiful song. definitely my favorite sonic youth song.
I think it is a new version of Pictures of Lily by The Who. Pictures of Lily is about a guy who falls in love with some pictures of a girl that he does not know. I think this can be the same here.
@Temujin YES! Someone who was thinking along the same lines! I actually looked this song up because I wondered if anyone thought it was anything like Space Dye Vest by Dream Theater (a guy obsessed with a girl in a magazine). I forgot all about Pictures of Lily...
@Temujin YES! Someone who was thinking along the same lines! I actually looked this song up because I wondered if anyone thought it was anything like Space Dye Vest by Dream Theater (a guy obsessed with a girl in a magazine). I forgot all about Pictures of Lily...
I agree that it is about being in love wth someone that you don't know, maybe a famous musician?
I agree with most said. I can relate to it at the mo, it such a great riff too.
I love this song. It sounds so hearfelt to me..probably my favourite Sonic Youth song. I like "IHaveAnOpinion"'s interpretation of the lyrics.
I agree that it's about being in love/infatuated with someone you do not know. It's a theme most of us can relate to and it's also an awesome Sonic Youth song. The best SY song with a Lee Ranaldo vocal in my humble opinion.
First post ever! I actually have always thought this song was about a prostitute...the "shaking in the light, want them to choose you" section sold me on that. These other comments are probably right on but I'll always think of it as a man observing a prostitute...
Its leave me sore btw.
I think it's about someone who doesn't want to be famous.