Song-Ze YuUndergraduate Researcher, Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research · CS @ NTHU & UC Berkeley | Researcher @ BAIR & CNMAT

Wish You Were Here ( Avril Lavigne )

15 Jun 2014 · 4 min

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This content is a verbatim transcription of a YouTube cover performance of Avril Lavigne's song "Wish You Were Here." The singer repeatedly expresses a deep longing for a person named Leah, using the original song's chorus and verses while inserting personal references and exclamatory interjections (e.g., "damn, damn, damn"). The lyrics emphasize the feeling of absence, the omnipresence of the loved one in memory, and a yearning to have them physically present. The structure mirrors the original song with repeated choruses, but includes personalized lines and vocal embellishments that convey an emotive, wistful tone.

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Remember all those crazy things you said? You laughed them right into their head. You're always there, everywhere, but right now I wish you were here. All those crazy things you did, then it never felt like just when we did. You're always there, you're everywhere, but right now I wish you were here. Damn, damn, damn, what I'd do to have you here. Leah, Leah, Leah, I wish you were here. Down, down, down, what a joy to have you, Leah, Leah, Leah, I wish you were here. I love the way you are. Who I am, you try hard to always save. You say it like this. And the truth is not out of the net. And I remember all those crazy things you said. You left them running through my head. You're always there. You're everywhere. But right now I wish you were here. All those crazy things you did. The energy about it just went with it. You're always there. You're everywhere. But right now I wish you here. Damn, damn, damn. What I'd do to have you here, here, here. I wish you were here. Damn, damn, damn. What I'd do to have you near, near, near. I wish you were here. What a good to have you here! Here! Here! I wish you were here! Damn damn damn what a good to have you near! Near! Near! I wish you were here! Bam bam bam what a good to have you here! Here! Peter— I wish you were here! Damn damndamn! Dang dang, wadudu haku liam liam liam, aushu ahi.