Discography:
Bring Me Back 2009
Off the Page 2007 (Electronically, Jan 1, 2008)
Let it Play 2005
Six Degrees 2003
Turn and Go 2001
True Story 1999
Candy for the Children 1997
The Hours of Celebration 1995
Plugged 1993
I Wish
The Harvard Opportunes Lyrics
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Bookin' myself a one-way filght,
I gotta' see the color in your eyes.
Tellin' myself I'm gonna' be alright
Without you baby is a waste of time.
My first date, girl, the seasons change,
Ya got washed away in a summer rain
Ya can't undo a fall like this
Oh, I know that's crazy,
But I don't want good and I don't want good enough,
I want can't sleep, can't breathe without you love.
Front porch and one more kiss.
It doesn't make sense to anybody else.
Who cares if you're all I think about?
I've searched the world and I know now,
It aint' right if you aint' lost your mind.
No, I don't want easy, I want crazy.
Are you with me baby?
Let's be crazy.
Yeah
I wanna' be scared,
I wanna' know why,
I wanna' feel good,
Don't have to be right.
The lyrics to The Harvard Opportunes's song I Wish are about a person who is deeply in love with someone and wants to be with them no matter the circumstances. The person is so in love that they are willing to book a one-way flight just to see the color in the other person's eyes. They cannot imagine being without the person and trying to convince themselves that they will be alright without them is a waste of time. The first date with the person was so meaningful that the person feels like they got washed away in a summer rain and they can't undo what has happened between them. Love doesn't know what distance means and the person knows that this may sound crazy, but they don't want just good or good enough, they want the kind of love that makes it impossible for them to sleep or breathe without the other person.
The person mentions that it doesn't make sense to anyone else except them, and they don't care if the other person is all they think about. They have searched the world and realize that it isn't right if they haven't lost their mind over the other person. The person doesn't want an easy love but rather a crazy one. They ask if the other person is with them in wanting to be crazy too. They want to be scared, they want to know why they feel the way they do, and they want to feel good without necessarily having to be right about everything. Overall, the lyrics convey a deep longing for a love that is all-consuming and passionate, with the willingness to take risks and be vulnerable.
Line by Line Meaning
Bookin' myself a one-way flight
I am buying a ticket for a flight that will only go one way.
I gotta' see the color in your eyes.
I am determined to see the color that is in your eyes.
Tellin' myself I'm gonna' be alright
I keep reminding myself that I will be alright.
Without you baby is a waste of time.
Spending time without you is pointless, my baby.
My first date, girl, the seasons change,
Things changed fast, girl, since our first date and seasons came and went.
Ya got washed away in a summer rain
You were swept away by a summer rain.
Ya can't undo a fall like this
It's impossible to reverse a fall like ours.
'Cause love don't know what distance is.
Love is not affected by the distance between two people.
Oh, I know that's crazy,
I am aware that what I am feeling is crazy.
But I don't want good and I don't want good enough,
I am not satisfied with just something that is good or good enough.
I want can't sleep, can't breathe without you love.
I desire the kind of love that makes it impossible for me to sleep or breathe without you.
Front porch and one more kiss.
I want to sit on the front porch with you and share one more kiss.
It doesn't make sense to anybody else.
Other people cannot understand my feelings.
Who cares if you're all I think about?
I don't care that you are constantly on my mind.
I've searched the world and I know now,
I have explored the world and I am certain now.
It aint' right if you aint' lost your mind.
It's not right if you haven't gone crazy with love.
No, I don't want easy, I want crazy.
I am not looking for something easy, I want something that is wild and crazy.
Are you with me baby?
Will you join me, my beloved?
Let's be crazy.
Let's be wild and crazy with love.
Yeah
Yes
I wanna' be scared,
I want to be frightened.
I wanna' know why,
I want to understand why.
I wanna' feel good,
I want to experience something that feels good.
Don't have to be right.
It doesn't have to be correct or logical.
Writer(s): Wonder Stevie
Contributed by Ethan F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.