Beach House – Wishes Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The roses on the lawn
Don't know which side you're on
In a daze it will change
[Chorus]
Wishes on a wheel
[Verse 2]
The voices in the hall
Will carry on their talking
Carry weight you can't take
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
Is it even real
The contact that you make
The moment when a memory aches
Who can tell you do it well
[Chorus]
[Verse 4]
How's it supposed to feel
One in your life
It happens once and rarely twice
One in your life
It happens once and rarely twice
The roses on the lawn
Won't know which side you're on
On that hill forever still
[Chorus]
The roses on the lawn
Don't know which side you're on
In a daze it will change
[Chorus]
Wishes on a wheel
[Verse 2]
The voices in the hall
Will carry on their talking
Carry weight you can't take
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
Is it even real
The contact that you make
The moment when a memory aches
Who can tell you do it well
[Chorus]
[Verse 4]
How's it supposed to feel
One in your life
It happens once and rarely twice
One in your life
It happens once and rarely twice
The roses on the lawn
Won't know which side you're on
On that hill forever still
[Chorus]
About Wishes
Toward the end of Bloom comes a mid-tempo, quietly spectacular song called Wishes, on which Legrand sings about the moment when a memory aches. It might be tempting to call that feeling nostalgia. But the sort of nostalgia Bloom* employs feels so distant from the definition that word has taken on lately when we talk about music.
What they do feels not just wonderfully self-contained but improbably intimate: It’s a huge testament to Legrand and Scally that, although they’re one of the most popular bands in the indiesphere at the moment, their music still has the hushed air of an overheard secret.
