Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2009-08-01
- Album Name: Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) (Re-Recorded / Remastered)
Song Meaning (Interpretation) of “Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You) (Re-Recorded / Remastered)” by A Flock Of Seagulls
“Wishing (If I Had A Photograph Of You)” speaks of the longing for true love. Despite knowing that the two forces of love that should come together may never be able to meet, the protagonist continues to hope that a chance meeting, or a fortunate discovery, could bring them together.
The song reflects the bittersweet reality of the desire that can never be fulfilled; that the photograph of that person maybe just a dream. The protagonist hopes that one day the “moon will touch” the person and make them “real”, much like a wish held in the sky that appears to be infinitely out of reach.
The song is ultimately a desperate hope of the protagonist that one day, against all odds, the two can finally meet and be together. The protagonist holds out that maybe, somehow, a photograph of that person may one day appear to bring them closer together.