Disclaimer: I have no claims on any members of the Quest team, and 'I Wish You Were Here' belongs to Incubus from the Morning View cd.

A.N. Words in bold are lyrics.

I Wish You Were Here

The music opens on a Florida beach, late at night. A teenage boy with dark brown hair falling slightly past his chin walks towards the packed wet sand, removing his shoes as he walks.
I dig my toes into the sand
The ocean looks like a thousand diamonds strewn across a blue blanket

The boy opens his arms to an incoming breeze, smiling at memories from his childhood.
I lean against the wind
Pretend that I am weightless
And in this moment I am happy, happy

He sees himself with his mother in their old house on the coast of California.
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were... here

Lying down, he remembers camping out with his mother and father on the beach in front of their house.
I lay my head onto the sand
The sky resembles a backlit canopy with holes punched in it

He pulls two things out of his pocket, one being his late grandfather's old lighter which he flicks towards the sky.
I'm counting UFO's, I signal them with my lighter
And in this moment I am happy, happy

He looks at the other object, a picture of a brown-haired woman with deep, blue eyes. She is smiling and holding a 6-yr-old boy in her lap. The teenager feels tears come to his eyes and mouths to the song,
"I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
I wish you were here
"

A blonde girl walks down the beach towards the boy, calling out to him to see if he's ok.
The world's a roller coaster
And I am not strapped in

He sits up and smiles, reassuring her that he's fine while the waves crash in the background.
Maybe I should hold with care
But my hands are busy in the air

The girl helps the boy to stand, and he tucks the picture of his mother in his pocket while he bends down to retrieve his shoes. As they head inside, he says, 'We should live on the beach somewhere. Maybe in a lighthouse compound.' The girl laughs and hugs him in response.
I wish you were here.
I wish you were
I wish you were her
I wish you were here

Before the couple disappears, the boy looks out to the ocean one last time, whispering
"I wish you were here
Wish you were here
"

The music fades and camera pans to a scene of stars and ocean.


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