Sparklehorse’s version of Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here” was first released in 1997 on Come Again, a compilation, part of EMI’s 100th anniversary Essential series, in which EMI roster artists cover tunes from EMI’s catalog. In 1998 the song was released on the Painbirds / Maria’s Little Elbows si...
So, so you think you can tell Heaven from Hell
Blue skies from rain
Can you tell a green field from a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do you think you can tell?
Did they get you trade your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees? Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change? Did you exchange
A walk on part in a war for a lead role in a cage?
How I wish, how I wish you were here
We're just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl
Year after year
Running over the same old ground. What have we found?
The same old tears
Wish you were here
Wish You Were Here was written by Roger Waters & David Gilmour.
Wish You Were Here was produced by Sparklehorse.