Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: piano
Song Meaning of “Rashida” by Rufus Wainwright
The song ‘Rashida’ by Rufus Wainwright is a reflective and melancholic ballad that speaks to a yearning for something or someone that has long gone. It speaks to longing for a lost love and a lingering regret for not having seized this chance. The song speaks to looking for a Rashida– someone who could have been a different path in life, someone who could have brought joy, companionship and love to the singer. The wish for this lost path is expressed with melancholy regret in the lyrics “Rashida, where can you be / Can you bring me joy and harmony? / Can you bring me anything at all?” The song expresses the sadness of leaving love behind to pursue a different life, the pain of realizing that something has been taken for granted and the regret of not having taken a different course. The song speaks to a universal feeling of despair and hope, and the desire to find something that can bring solace and love when everything else has been lost.