Wishing Well
The Lyndsay Diaries Lyrics


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Stand atop the wishing well in the dark of the night.
Passing the time. Not a star in sight.
Not even one. Not one to make an empty wish on.
Cross my heart and hope to die. If I break apart with this lie.

The time keeps on passing but you remain the same.
And your love still remains.
I make a wish on a prayer as a tear falls down the well.
I never hear the fall. It's as if the wish was too tall.
I make a wish on a prayer. Hoping you're still there.
Don't give up on me now. Don't give up on my yet.

Hindsight is always such a sight.
Inpredicting the weather and how things ought to be.
Send your rain and relieve me from this tongue twisted pain.

I make a wish on a prayer as a tear falls down the well.
I never hear the fall. It's as if the wish was too tall.
Crumbling I drop a rock
and hear the echoes of the screams as it hits the bottom.
At the bottom I find my heart.

I believed when they moved their lips. I didn't take my eyes off theirs.
All the right words and all the right convincing.
I closed my eyes and jumped in, spinning.

Prologue to the foreclosure of a heart.
I see you at the top of the well with open arms and a smile.




At the top of the well.
You're wishing me well.

Overall Meaning

The Lyndsay Diaries's "Wishing Well" is a song that expresses a deep longing for love and the pain of feeling like that love is slipping away. The song is set in the dark of the night, with the singer standing atop a wishing well. As time passes without any stars in sight, the singer realizes that their love remains unchanged, but they fear that it may not last. The singer makes a wish on a prayer, tossing a tear down the well, hoping that their love will not give up on them.


The lyrics present a feeling of emptiness and despair, with the singer struggling to hold on to the love that they have. The second verse alludes to the unpredictability of life, and how sometimes we cannot control how things ought to be. The singer's pain is reflected through the image of dropping a rock down the well and hearing the echoes of their own screams as it hits the bottom. Yet, in the end, the song ends on a hopeful note, with the image of the singer's love standing at the top of the well, wishing them well.


Overall, "Wishing Well" by The Lyndsay Diaries is a powerful and emotional song about the struggling and uncertain nature of love. It is a song that speaks to the heart and is sure to resonate with anyone who has experienced the pain of love slipping away.


Line by Line Meaning

Stand atop the wishing well in the dark of the night.
I stand on the wishing well on a dark night.


Passing the time. Not a star in sight.
Passing time without any visible stars.


Not even one. Not one to make an empty wish on.
No stars are visible to make a wish on, let alone an empty one.


Cross my heart and hope to die. If I break apart with this lie.
I swear to never lie, or else I'll suffer the consequences.


The time keeps on passing but you remain the same.
Time passes by, but your love stays constant.


And your love still remains.
Your love continues to persist.


I make a wish on a prayer as a tear falls down the well.
I wish on a prayer and shed a tear that falls into the well.


I never hear the fall. It's as if the wish was too tall.
I don't hear the echo of the tear falling, as if the wish was unreachable.


I make a wish on a prayer. Hoping you're still there.
I make a wish on a prayer, hoping that you're still present.


Don't give up on me now. Don't give up on my yet.
Please don't give up on me yet.


Hindsight is always such a sight.
Hindsight is always clear.


Inpredicting the weather and how things ought to be.
Trying to predict the unpredictable future.


Send your rain and relieve me from this tongue twisted pain.
Bring rain to ease my emotional pain.


Crumbling I drop a rock.
I break down and drop a rock.


And hear the echoes of the screams as it hits the bottom.
I hear echoes of the screams as the rock hits the bottom.


At the bottom I find my heart.
At the bottom, I discover my heart.


I believed when they moved their lips. I didn't take my eyes off theirs.
I believed what they said and didn't look away from their lips.


All the right words and all the right convincing.
They said all the right things to convince me.


I closed my eyes and jumped in, spinning.
I closed my eyes and took a leap of faith, unsure of what would happen next.


Prologue to the foreclosure of a heart.
The beginning of the closure of one's heart.


I see you at the top of the well with open arms and a smile.
I picture you at the top of the well, welcoming me with open arms and a smile.


At the top of the well.
At the top of the well.


You're wishing me well.
You're wishing me well.




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