"I Wish You Would" is the seventh track from the standard edition of American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift's fifth studio album, 1989, released on October 27, 2014, through Big Machine Records. It is also the seventh track from Swift's fourth re-recorded album, 1989 (Taylor's Version), released on October 27, 2023, through Republic Records.
Hidden message[]
Hidden message: He drove past her street every night.
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
It's 2 A.M. in your car
Windows 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
[Chorus]
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
[Verse 2]
It's 2 A.M. in my room
Headlights pass the window pane
I think of you
We're a crooked love in a straight line down
Makes you want to run and hide
But it makes you turn right back around
[Chorus]
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
[Post-Chorus]
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
[Bridge]
You always knew how to push my buttons
You give me everything and nothing
This mad, mad love makes you come running
To stand back where you stood
I wish you would, I wish you would
(I wish you would, I wish you would)
I wish you would, I wish you would
(I wish you would, I wish you would)
(I wish I, wish I)
[Verse 3]
2 A.M., 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
[Chorus]
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
[Chorus]
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
[Outro]
(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
To stand back where you stood
I wish you would, I wish you would
(I wish you would, I wish you would)
I wish you would, I wish you would
(I wish you would, 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
I wish you would
This is another way I've written songs recently
This is a song I did with Jack Antonoff
And Jack is one of my friends
And, so, we were hanging out
And he pulled out his phone and goes
"I made this amazing track the other day
It's so cool, I love these guitar sounds"
And he played it for me and, immediately
I could hear this finished song in my head
And I just said, "Please, please, let me have
That. Let me play with it, like send it to me"
And, so, he sent it to me and I was on tour
And this was me playing the track on my laptop, recording me singing the vocal
Into my phone and it ended up being a song called "I Wish You Would"
Because Jack wrote back and said, "I love that"
So, this is another way of writing, it's writing to track:
Okay, so, this is an idea called "I Wish You Would"
It's kind of about this guy who's like, he's driving down the street at the middle of the night
And he passes his ex-girlfriend's house and it's like, he thinks she hates him
But she's still in love with him, very dramatic. This track is sick, hope you like this-
[Verse 1]
It's 2 AM, in your car
Windows down, past my street, the memories start
It's in the past
You drive straight ahead
You thinking that I hate you now
'Cause you still don't know what I never said
[Chorus]
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
Do you like it!?
Taymoji pack[]
 Purretty please!  It’s 2AM. Do you know where your digital clock is?  The harder you work, the less luck you need.  Make a wish!  Cupid’s got good aim.  Before texts, you had to send your messages in a bottle.  Make another wish!  Gee, you’re getting a lot of wishes.  Box |
Live performances[]
"I Wish You Would" was part of the main setlist of The 1989 World Tour. It was also performed as a surprise song on The Eras Tour, in Chicago, Illinois, on June 2, 2023, and again as part of a mashup with "Is It Over Now?" in Sydney, Australia, on February 25, 2024.
References[]
- ↑ https://www.popmatters.com/187585-taylor-swift-1989-2495596654.html
- ↑ https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/is-ryan-adams-1989-cover-album-any-good-a-ryan-adams-fan-and-a-taylor-swift-fan-decide-763718
- ↑ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-review-taylor-swift-smooths-out-the-wrinkles-on-sleek-1989-20141027-story.html
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