Wish I Knew You
The Revivalists * Track #2 On Men Amongst Mountains
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- #1Keep Going
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- #2Wish I Knew You
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- #3Gold To Glass
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- #4It Was A Sin
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- #5Monster
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- #6King of What
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- #7Stand Up
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- #8All In The Family
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- #9Move On
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- #10Need You
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- #11Amber
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- #12Bulletproof
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- #13
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Wish I Knew You by The Revivalists
Release Date
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The RevivalistsProduced by
Ben EllmanWrited by
Edward George Williams & George M Gekas & Robert Ingraham & Zachary Feinberg & Andrew Stephen Campanelli & David ShawAbout
“Wish I Knew You” is The Revivalists' breakout single. It peaked at #1 on the Adult Alternative Chart and has since crossed over to the Alternative Chart, where it reached #1 as well. It was also certified platinum by RIAA in September 2018 and was nominated for Alternative Rock Song of the Year by...
Wish I Knew You Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You shine like a star
You know who you are
You're everything beautiful
She's hot, hot like the sun
The loneliest one
Still everything beautiful
Well, I'll be goddamned
You're standing at my door
We stayed up in the city
Until the stars lost the war
So Friday night, Holy Ghost
Take me to your level
Show me the one I need the most
I need the most
[Chorus]
I wish I knew you when I was young
We could've got so high
Now we're here, it's been so long
Two strangers in the bright lights
Oh, I hope you don't mind
We can share my mood, yeah
Two strangers in the bright lights
I wish I knew you
I wish I knew you
Oh, I wish I knew you when I was young
[Verse 2]
Truth, it's all that you need
You bury that seed
It's everything beautiful
That sound comes from the underground
It's all inside you now
It's everything beautiful
But what you, what you, what you, what you running from?
And they got, they got, they got, they got you on the run
So Friday night, Holy Ghost
Take me to your level
Show me the one I need the most
I need the most
[Chorus]
I wish I knew you when I was young
We could've got so high
Now we're here, it's been so long
Two strangers in the bright lights
Oh, and I hope you don't mind
We can share my mood, yeah
Two strangers in the bright lights
I wish I knew you
I wish I knew you
Oh, I wish I knew you when I was young
[Bridge]
Maybe we can share my mood
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Maybe we can share my mood
Whoa, whoa, whoa
Maybe we can share my mood
Whoa, whoa, whoa
[Chorus]
I wish I knew you when I was young
We could've got so high
Now we're here, it's been so long
Two strangers in the bright lights
Oh, and I hope you don't mind
We can share my mood, yeah
Two strangers in the bright lights
I wish I knew you
I wish I knew you
Oh, I wish I knew you when I was young
Wish I Knew You Q&A
Who wrote Wish I Knew You's ?
Wish I Knew You was written by Edward George Williams & George M Gekas & Robert Ingraham & Zachary Feinberg & Andrew Stephen Campanelli & David Shaw.
Who produced Wish I Knew You's ?
Wish I Knew You was produced by Ben Ellman.
When did The Revivalists release Wish I Knew You?
The Revivalists released Wish I Knew You on Tue Feb 23 2016.
What did The Revivalists say about "Wish I Knew You"?
David Shaw, the vocalist of the band, spoke with Galore Magazine about the meaning behind the song.
For a song like “Wish I Knew You” I’d rather keep the meaning of the song open and free for people to interpret on their own. I certainly know what it means to me and love hearing from our fans what...
What inspired the song?
David Shaw explained in a festival interview with WERS 88.9fm:
The original inspiration was, I was sitting on my girlfriend’s front porch, just kind of scatting lyrics, going through this whole thing… I had been with my girlfriend for a little bit but I felt like, man, we could’ve had so much good...