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Wish You Were Here
Vocabulary from Pink Floyd: 'Wish You Were Here'.
So, so you think you can tell
Heaven from hell?
Blue skies from pain?
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 to 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 the 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 fears
Wish you were here
Vocabulary
so
Adverbsoʊ
very; to a great degree
The sunset was so beautiful.
Used to emphasize an adjective or adverb.
you
Pronounjuː
you (second person pronoun)
I love you.
Refers to the person or people being addressed.
think
Verbθɪŋk
to have a particular opinion, belief, or idea
I think about the future.
Used to express thoughts, opinions, or the process of pondering.
can
Auxiliary verbkæn
to be able to; to have permission to
I can help you.
A modal verb used to express ability, possibility, or permission.
tell
Verbtɛl
to give information to someone
She told me a very funny joke.
Used when conveying information, instructions, or stories to another person.
heaven
Nounˈhɛvən
a place or state of supreme happiness; the abode of God
The view from the top of the mountain was absolute heaven.
Can refer literally to a religious afterlife or figuratively to any experience of great bliss.
from
Prepositionfrɑm
used to show where someone or something starts
I am from Japan.
Commonly used to indicate origin, starting point, or the source of something.
hell
Nounhɛl
a place of suffering; an unpleasant situation; (intensifier)
The traffic was absolute hell this morning.
Used informally to describe an extremely unpleasant or difficult experience. In religious contexts, it refers to a place of punishment after death.
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