Lyrics & Translation
Delve into the world of 'I Wish You Would' by Taylor Swift, a captivating synth-pop track from the album 1989. Through vivid lyrics and a nostalgic sound, this song offers a peek into the complexities of love, regret, and longing. Explore the nuances of the English language as Taylor Swift masterfully narrates a tale of missed connections and unspoken desires, making this song a poignant exploration of human emotion and a fantastic way to learn about storytelling through music.
[English]
It's 2 AM in your carWindows down, you pass my street, the memories start
You say it's in the past, you drive straight ahead
You're thinking that I hate you now
'Cause you still don't know what I never said
I wish you would come back
Wish I never hung up the phone like I did, I
Wish you knew that
I'd never forget you as long as I live, and I
Wish you were right here, right now, it's all good
I wish you would
It's 2 AM
in my room
Headlights pass the window pane, I think of you
We're a crooked love
in a straight line down
Makes you wanna run and hide
But it made us turn right back around
I wish you would come back
Wish I never hung up the phone like I did, I
Wish you knew that
I'd never forget you as long as I live, and I
Wish you were right here, right now, it's all good
I wish you would
I wish we could go back
And remember what we were fighting for, and I
Wish you knew that
I miss you too much to be mad anymore, and I
Wish you were right here, right now, it's all good
I wish you would
I, I, I, I, I, I wish I, wish I
I, I, I, I, I, I wish I, wish I
I, I, I, I, I, I wish I, wish I
You always knew how to push my buttons
You give me everything and nothing
This mad, mad love makes you
Come running
And I, I, I, I, I, I wish I, wish I
I, I, I, I, I, I wish I, wish I
I, I, I, I, I, I wish I, wish I
You always knew how to push my buttons
You give me everything and nothing
This mad, mad love makes you
Come running
Stand right back where you stood
I wish you would, I wish you would
I, I, I, I, I, I wish I, wish I
I, I, I, I, I, I wish I, wish I
I, I, I, I, I, I wish I, wish I
It's 2 AM
Here we are
See your face, hear my voice in the dark
We're a crooked love
in a straight line down
Makes you wanna run and hide
But it made us turn right back around
I wish you would come back
Wish I never hung up the phone like I did, I
Wish you knew that
I'd never forget you as long as I live, and I
Wish you were right here, right now, it's all good
I wish you would
I wish we could go back
And remember what we were fighting for, and I
Wish you knew that
I miss you too much to be mad anymore, and I
Wish you were right here, right now, it's all good
I wish you would
You always knew how to push my buttons
You give me everything and nothing
This mad, mad love makes you
Come running
And I, I, I, I, I, I wish I, wish I
I, I, I, I, I, I wish I, wish I
I, I, I, I, I, I wish I, wish I
You always knew how to push my buttons
You give me everything and nothing
This mad, mad love makes you
Come running
Stand right back where you stood
I wish you would, I wish you would
I, I, I, I, I, I wish I, wish I
I, I, I, I, I, I wish I, wish I
I, I, I, I, I, I wish I, wish I
Key Vocabulary
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memory /ˈmɛm.ə.ri/ B1 |
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drive /draɪv/ B1 |
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pass /pæs/ A2 |
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love /lʌv/ A2 |
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wish /wɪʃ/ B1 |
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forget /fərˈɡɛt/ B2 |
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know /noʊ/ A2 |
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live /lɪv/ A2 |
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come /kʌm/ A2 |
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turn /tɜrn/ B1 |
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fight /faɪt/ B2 |
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stand /stænd/ A2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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You're thinking that I hate you now 'Cause you still don't know what I never said
➔ Present continuous for assumption + Relative clause with omitted relative pronoun.
➔ "You're thinking" uses the present continuous to suggest the speaker's belief about the other person's current thought process. "what I never said" is a relative clause modifying what the person doesn't know. The relative pronoun "that" could be added: "what I never said" is a relative clause modifying what the person doesn't know.
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Wish I never hung up the phone like I did, I
➔ Counterfactual wish with past perfect tense + Ellipsis
➔ "Wish I never hung up..." expresses regret about a past action. Using the past perfect "never hung up" shows that the speaker wishes they had acted differently in the past. "like I did" uses ellipsis, omitting "hung up the phone."
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I miss you too much to be mad anymore, and I
➔ "too + adjective + to" construction.
➔ This structure means that the degree of missing is so much, it inhibits being angry. "Too much to be mad" indicates a consequence of the level of longing. The speaker cannot maintain their anger because their longing outweighs it.
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This mad, mad love makes you Come running
➔ Repetition for emphasis + causative "make" + bare infinitive.
➔ "Mad, mad love" uses repetition to intensify the description of the love. "Makes you come running" uses the causative verb "make," followed by the object "you" and the bare infinitive "come." It means this love compels the person to return.
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