[INTRO — sparse, fragile, almost weightless. Distant piano or Rhodes, low drone, room noise. Vocal intimate but colder than in I Wish (III), as if exhausted rather than seductive.] [Verse] I wish we had the chance to say goodbye. I wish we didn't have to leave each other wondering why. [VERSE 1 — restrained pulse enters. Minimal bass, dry percussion, occasional guitar swells.] I wish abuse was of no use. I wish a world could still be held together by love and respect, by care instead of neglect. I wish I knew how to spread the word. I wish I knew what words were still worth being heard. [PRE-CHORUS — harmony darkens, vocal starts to crack.] I wish I knew how we could prevail in times like these. When all I cherish When all I dream of is brought to its knees. [CHORUS — large, raw, almost accusatory. Drums open up. Vocal no longer controlled.] Faith is gone. I believe in none. Should I believe you? Why should I believe you? WHY SHOULD I BELIEVE YOU? WHAT SHOULD I WISH FOR ? I WISH FOR NOTHING ANYMORE [POST-CHORUS — sudden drop. Almost no drums.] I wish I could escape this world of illusion and delusion. I wish I could make sense of it all. But every day brings another wall. [VERSE 2 — more personal now. Less about “the world,” more about the wound underneath.] I wish I could fix my broken heart, the despair that tears me apart. I wish I knew what we could still find, what isn't lost, what we haven't left behind. [BRIDGE — nearly spoken, intimate again.] I wish we had the chance to say goodbye. One last time. One last look. One last reason not to lie. [FINAL CHORUS — bigger, but emotionally broken rather than triumphant.] But faith is gone. I believe in none. Should I believe you? Tell me— why should I believe you? WHAT SHOULD I WISH FOR ? I WISH FOR NOTHING ANYMORE [OUTRO — instruments slowly disappear until only voice and room remain.] I wish I still believed someone.
