I Wish

I could map these stars til they shoot out the sky I could cast my coins in wells to pile a mountain high I could blow out candles to save my life from shambles I'll try I prayed for you I waited for you I longed for you to make my dreams come true I hoped for you I wished for you I have wanted you to make my life feel brand new Ooh and I wish and I wish I wish Traverse the universe on pins and needles Collecting scarab beetle shells Peek into the universe with hope to see where angels dwell One never plans to fail, but the travail of rebirth is hell on earth We feel the labor pains beneath our skin and skirts Imagine being so desperate to Break free from human chains It hurts We try tremendously to put our plans to work Dig wells in the dirt, then cast our change into infinity Longing and wishing, hoping and desiring Our fate will meet good fortune for the future we're admiring Until we're elevated with higher beings truly overseeing, without perspiring Sweat it out Get it out Press hard, then let it out Press hard, then let it out I wished for you I wrote it out I practiced lucid dreaming just to see you every evening Your form arrives Before my eyes But made of memories My mind can't make you like the real thing Lyrics of longing blacken out these pages, At a loss for what to do, the greatest question of the ages, I'm Reading through tea leaves Over chats with seers and sages Just to divinate the truest route to you through all the mazes There's no genie in a lamp No lamp to rub No wishbones to break I feel, out of luck Fresh, out of luck There's no genie in a lamp No lamp to rub No wishbones to break But I can't give, no I can't give up And I wish, and I wish I wish I wish