Wish

## Audio

"**Wish**" is the eighth track from Gabi DeMartino's debut studio album, *Paintings Of Me*. It features guest vocals from American singer Mina Tobias. It was released on May 6, 2022.

## Background

The song was confirmed to be the eighth track on the album when she revealed the tracklist in a YouTube video. It is DeMartino's second collaboration with Mina Tobias since 2018's "Another One". The song was originally created with the intention of quitting social media and was almost going to be removed from the album.

On June 19, 2021, Gabi revealed that the song is the deepest one the album and it was written and recorded in winter.

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1: Gabi DeMartino]**

Scared to wake up, all in my head

Voices so loud I can't leave my bed

Half of the shit that you see

Is all fabrication of me

All lies, bullshit, and no privacy

**[Pre-Chorus: Gabi DeMartino]**

Can't even walk through the door

Without force anymore

It's my life, it's not monopoly

Working for my money

My job is making their day

Guess it's the price that I pay

But hey I, I deserve life like everybody

**[Chorus: Gabi DeMartino]**

Wish that I could do what I love

Without all of the shit they make up

Wish that I could do what I love

Without all the heavy makeup

Wish I can be who I am and

Somebody would understand it

I wish, I wish

I wish, I wish

Wish that I could do what I love

Without having everyone judge

Wish that I could do what I love

Without effecting us

Wish I can be who I am and

Somebody would understand it

I wish, I wish

I wish, I wish

**[Verse 2: Gabi DeMartino]**

See what they say, yeah it's not okay

They think I got no soul, no heart and no brain

Can't even look anymore

All of this hate is a chore

All lies, bullshit, I can't get away

**[Pre-Chorus: Gabi DeMartino]**

Can't even walk through the door

Without force anymore

It's my life, it's not monopoly

Working for my money

My job is making their day

Guess it's the price that I pay

Well fuck this, I deserve life like everybody

**[Chorus: Gabi DeMartino]**

Wish that I could do what I love

Without all of the shit they make up

Wish that I could do what I love

Without all the heavy makeup

Wish I can be who I am and

Somebody that would understand it

I wish, I wish

I wish, I wish

Wish that I could do what I love

Without having everyone judge

Wish that I could do what I love

Without effecting us

Wish I can be who I am and

Somebody would understand it

I wish, I wish

I wish, I wish

**[Bridge: Mina Tobias]**

Spending all the time

Tryna finish mine

They only see green

Hungry eyes on me

I gotta lock my phone

So I don't feel alone

Walking on down the road

And see what I can do

**[Chorus: Both]**

Wish that I could do what I love

Without all of the shit they make up

Wish that I could do what I love

Without all the heavy makeup

Wish I can be who I am and

Somebody would understand it

I wish, I wish

I wish, I wish

Wish that I could do what I love

Without having everyone judge

Wish that I could do what I love

Without effecting us

Wish I can be who I am and

Somebody would understand it

I wish, I wish

I wish, I wish

## References

1. ↑ an aesthetic weekly vlog BUT revealing some personal stuff...
2. ↑ Twitter - it's the deepest one on the album for sure. y'all know i hate to get all serious. but i wrote that one this winter & added last min

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