Wish Them Well
by Rush

Album: Clockwork Angels (2012)
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  • All that you can do is wish them well
    All that you can do is wish them well

    All that you can do is wish them well
    All that you can do is wish them well

    Spirits turned bitter by the poison of envy
    Always angry and dissatisfied
    Even the lost ones, the frightened and mean ones
    Even the ones with a devil inside

    Thank your stars you're not that way
    Turn your back and walk away
    Don't even pause and ask them why
    Turn around and say goodbye

    (Wish them well)
    All that you can do is wish them well
    (Wish them well)
    All that you can do is wish them well
    (Wish them well)

    People who judge without a measure of mercy
    All the victims who will never learn
    Even the lost ones, you can only give up on
    Even the ones who make you burn

    Thank your stars you're not that way
    Turn your back and walk away
    Don't even pause and ask them why
    Turn around and say goodbye

    Don't even pause and ask them why
    Turn around and say goodbye

    The ones who've done you wrong
    Oh, the ones who pretended to be so strong
    The grudges you've held for so long
    It's not worth singing that same sad song

    The ones who've done you wrong
    Oh, the ones who pretended to be so strong
    The grudges you've held for so long
    It's not worth singing that same sad song

    Thank your stars you're not that way
    Turn your back and walk away
    Don't even pause and ask them why
    Turn around and say goodbye

    Thank your stars you're not that way
    Turn your back and walk away
    Don't even pause and ask them why
    Turn around and say goodbye

    All that you can do is wish them well
    (Wish them well)
    All that you can do is wish them well
    (Wish them well)
    All that you can do is wish them well

    Even though you're going through hell
    Just keep on going
    (Wish them well)
    Let the demons dwell

    Just wish them well
    (Wish them well)
    Just wish them well
    (Wish them well)

    Even though you're going through hell
    (Wish them well)
    (Wish them well) Writer/s: Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee, Neil Elwood Peart
    Publisher: Anthem Entertainment
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 2

  • Ray from Roseville, MiIt's about saving face. You let go of the ones who did you wrong, but instead of causing them hurt or holding a grudge, you simply "wish them well."
  • Ryan from El Cajon, Ca The line, "Even though you're going through hell, Just keep on going" was most likely inspired by what Winston Churchill once said. "If you're going through hell, keep going."
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