Verse 1 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? Musical interpretation is 100% personal. What’s your interpretation? My interpretation In this verse, I think he is ironically saying that people get so busy with their lives and their careers that they don’t take the time to stop and smell the roses. People are so interested in money and success that they don’t appreciate the little things in life. To stop and smell the roses= To appreciate what you have, and not be so worried about what you don’t have. This slide was made with reallifeglobal.com
Verse 2 And did they get you to trade Your heroes for ghosts? Hot ashes for trees? Hot air for a cool breeze? Cold comfort for change? And did you exchange A walk on part in the war For a lead role in a cage? What’s your interpretation? My interpretation In this verse, I believe he is asking us, did you sell out? Did you sacrifice your values for money or power? In the phrase “for a lead role in a cage,” I guess he is saying, although you might be a leader, you’re still a prisoner, working for the man. Sell out= To forget about doing something for the love of it, and doing something for the money it brings.
Verse 3 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. And how we found The same old fears. Wish you were here. What’s your interpretation? My interpretation In this verse I think he is singing about how he is not happy with the way things are. With the phrases, “year after year,” and “same old ground, same old fears,” he’s expressing that he can’t grow because of his fears. This same interpretation can also be used in language learning. People are too afraid of their accent, feel embarrassed speaking, and too scared to make a mistake that their English remains stagnant.
Wish + Past Simple We use this to talk about present desires. This expresses that you want something or a situation to be different. I wish I had more time. / I wish I bought that car. / She wishes she lived in a big house. / I wish I didn’t have to work. A common problem with this use is when using the verb to be, I wish I was/ I wish I were. Both of these examples are correct, but using “I wish I were” sounds more formal and is more common in written English. “I wish I was” is used in spoken English.
Tell me about … a famous person you wish you could meet a habit you wish you could stop s omeone you wish you could see this weekend something you wish you had in your house a n activity you wish you had more time for a place you wish you could visit now s omething you wish you could eat right now s omething you wish you did every day s omething you wish you didn’t have to do something you wish you could do better
