“Wish I Could Forget” by Day/Four – A Song Feature

     Day/Four begins their song with a sense of urgency, as though a clock is counting its way to an explosion. A kickdrum and a guitar hook soon join, with the drum adding to the tension, while the guitar provides a calmer contrast with its more musically appealing and note-sustaining approach.

 

     Lyrically, the countdown to an explosion is fitting. “Wish I Could Forget” is a song about the thoughts of enduring a failed relationship. There was hope that the relationship could be revived, but now even the hope seems to have perished:

It's been months since you walked away

With all my dreams in your hands

You said maybe we'd find a way

Back into each other’s plans

But I won't wait another day

No, I won't wait another day

 

     The vocals during that verse are particularly anguished. The sound of strings (synth-generated?) is powerful as it amplifies the pain. Still, our favorite aspect of the vocals occurs in the final portion of “Wish I Could Forget,” when lyrical layering is used twice (the first occurs at 3:11). The lyrics are included at the bottom of this post, and the two vocal overlaps are shown by italics.

    

     Day/Four is a Nu-Metal/Rap-Metal band based in San Francisco. The core members are Mason Taylor (vocals) and Andres Rivas (instruments). They are scheduled to release an album, “Recycled Heart,” on March 17, 2023. “Wish I Could Forget” is a single from that album.

 
     “Wish I Could Forget” by Day/Four

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Lyrics of “Wish I Could Forget” by Day/Four
We were walking side by side
Underneath the cherry trees
You took me by the hand
And said you'd never, ever, ever, ever leave
 
I really thought we'd never fall apart
But I guess you were in my blind spot
You promised that you’d never break my heart
Well, I guess that you forgot
 
Now I wish I could forget you
But you're always in my head
I wish that I could stop remembering the things you said
I spent so many nights trying to drink your voice away
But I can't drown the feeling that I couldn't make you stay
 
We were walking hand in hand
Underneath the falling leaves
Ooo, you took me by surprise
Yeah, I could barely, barely, barely, barely breathe
 
I really thought we'd never fall apart
But I guess you were in my blind spot
You promised that you’d never break my heart
Well, I guess that you forgot
 
Now I wish I could forget you
But you're always in my head
I wish that I could stop remembering the things you said
I spent so many nights trying to drink your voice away
But I can't drown the feeling that I couldn't make you stay
 
It's been months since you walked away
With all my dreams in your hands
You said maybe we'd find a way
Back into each other’s plans
But I won't wait another day
No, I won't wait another day
 
Now I wish I could forget you
But you're always in my head
I wish that I could stop remembering the things you said
I spent so many nights trying to drink your voice away
But I can't drown the feeling that I couldn't make you stay
 
Said I wish I could forget you
[I wish I could forget you]
But you're always in my head
I wish that I could stop remembering the things you said
I spent so many nights trying to drink your voice away
[Spent so many nights]
But I can't drown the feeling that I couldn't make you stay