We Used to Wait

Lyrics

I used to write
 I used to write letters
 I used to sign my name
 I used to sleep at night
 Before the flashing lights settled deep in my brain
 But by the time we met
 By the time we met the times had already changed
 ♪
 So I never wrote a letter
 I never took my true heart, I never wrote it down
 So when the lights cut out
 I was lost standing in the wilderness downtown
 Now our lives are changing fast
 Now our lives are changing fast
 Hope that something pure can last
 Hope that something pure can last
 And it it seems strange
 How we used to wait for letters to arrive
 But what's stranger still
 Is how something so small can keep you alive
 We used to wait
 We used to waste hours just walking around
 We used to wait
 All those wasted lives in the wilderness downtown
 ♪
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Sometimes it never came (ooh, we used to wait)
 Sometimes it never came (ooh, we used to wait)
 I'm still moving through the pain
 I'm gonna write
 A letter to my true love
 I'm gonna sign my name
 Like a patient on a table
 I wanna walk again
 Gonna move to the pain
 Now our lives are changing fast
 Now our lives are changing fast
 Hope that something pure can last
 Hope that something pure can last
 ♪
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Sometimes it never came (ooh, we used to wait)
 Sometimes it never came (ooh, we used to wait)
 I'm still moving through the pain
 We used to wait
 We used to wait
 We used to wait
 ♪
 We used to wait for it
 We used to wait for it
 Now we're screaming, "Sing the chrous again!"
 We used to wait for it
 We used to wait for it
 Now we're screaming, "Sing the chorus again!"
 I used to wait for it
 I used to wait for it
 Hear my voice screaming, "Sing the chrous again!"
 ♪
 Wait for it
 Wait for it
 Wait for it
 
 I used to write
 I used to write letters
 I used to sign my name
 I used to sleep at night
 Before the flashing lights settled deep in my brain
 But by the time we met
 By the time we met the times had already changed
 ♪
 So I never wrote a letter
 I never took my true heart, I never wrote it down
 So when the lights cut out
 I was lost standing in the wilderness downtown
 Now our lives are changing fast
 Now our lives are changing fast
 Hope that something pure can last
 Hope that something pure can last
 And it it seems strange
 How we used to wait for letters to arrive
 But what's stranger still
 Is how something so small can keep you alive
 We used to wait
 We used to waste hours just walking around
 We used to wait
 All those wasted lives in the wilderness downtown
 ♪
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Sometimes it never came (ooh, we used to wait)
 Sometimes it never came (ooh, we used to wait)
 I'm still moving through the pain
 I'm gonna write
 A letter to my true love
 I'm gonna sign my name
 Like a patient on a table
 I wanna walk again
 Gonna move to the pain
 Now our lives are changing fast
 Now our lives are changing fast
 Hope that something pure can last
 Hope that something pure can last
 ♪
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Sometimes it never came (ooh, we used to wait)
 Sometimes it never came (ooh, we used to wait)
 I'm still moving through the pain
 We used to wait
 We used to wait
 We used to wait
 ♪
 We used to wait for it
 We used to wait for it
 Now we're screaming, "Sing the chrous again!"
 We used to wait for it
 We used to wait for it
 Now we're screaming, "Sing the chorus again!"
 I used to wait for it
 I used to wait for it
 Hear my voice screaming, "Sing the chrous again!"
 ♪
 Wait for it
 Wait for it
 Wait for it
 
 I used to write
 I used to write letters
 I used to sign my name
 I used to sleep at night
 Before the flashing lights settled deep in my brain
 But by the time we met
 By the time we met the times had already changed
 ♪
 So I never wrote a letter
 I never took my true heart, I never wrote it down
 So when the lights cut out
 I was lost standing in the wilderness downtown
 Now our lives are changing fast
 Now our lives are changing fast
 Hope that something pure can last
 Hope that something pure can last
 And it it seems strange
 How we used to wait for letters to arrive
 But what's stranger still
 Is how something so small can keep you alive
 We used to wait
 We used to waste hours just walking around
 We used to wait
 All those wasted lives in the wilderness downtown
 ♪
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Sometimes it never came (ooh, we used to wait)
 Sometimes it never came (ooh, we used to wait)
 I'm still moving through the pain
 I'm gonna write
 A letter to my true love
 I'm gonna sign my name
 Like a patient on a table
 I wanna walk again
 Gonna move to the pain
 Now our lives are changing fast
 Now our lives are changing fast
 Hope that something pure can last
 Hope that something pure can last
 ♪
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Sometimes it never came (ooh, we used to wait)
 Sometimes it never came (ooh, we used to wait)
 I'm still moving through the pain
 We used to wait
 We used to wait
 We used to wait
 ♪
 We used to wait for it
 We used to wait for it
 Now we're screaming, "Sing the chrous again!"
 We used to wait for it
 We used to wait for it
 Now we're screaming, "Sing the chorus again!"
 I used to wait for it
 I used to wait for it
 Hear my voice screaming, "Sing the chrous again!"
 ♪
 Wait for it
 Wait for it
 Wait for it
 
 I used to write
 I used to write letters
 I used to sign my name
 I used to sleep at night
 Before the flashing lights settled deep in my brain
 But by the time we met
 By the time we met the times had already changed
 ♪
 So I never wrote a letter
 I never took my true heart, I never wrote it down
 So when the lights cut out
 I was lost standing in the wilderness downtown
 Now our lives are changing fast
 Now our lives are changing fast
 Hope that something pure can last
 Hope that something pure can last
 And it it seems strange
 How we used to wait for letters to arrive
 But what's stranger still
 Is how something so small can keep you alive
 We used to wait
 We used to waste hours just walking around
 We used to wait
 All those wasted lives in the wilderness downtown
 ♪
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Sometimes it never came (ooh, we used to wait)
 Sometimes it never came (ooh, we used to wait)
 I'm still moving through the pain
 I'm gonna write
 A letter to my true love
 I'm gonna sign my name
 Like a patient on a table
 I wanna walk again
 Gonna move to the pain
 Now our lives are changing fast
 Now our lives are changing fast
 Hope that something pure can last
 Hope that something pure can last
 ♪
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Sometimes it never came (ooh, we used to wait)
 Sometimes it never came (ooh, we used to wait)
 I'm still moving through the pain
 We used to wait
 We used to wait
 We used to wait
 ♪
 We used to wait for it
 We used to wait for it
 Now we're screaming, "Sing the chrous again!"
 We used to wait for it
 We used to wait for it
 Now we're screaming, "Sing the chorus again!"
 I used to wait for it
 I used to wait for it
 Hear my voice screaming, "Sing the chrous again!"
 ♪
 Wait for it
 Wait for it
 Wait for it
 
 I used to write
 I used to write letters
 I used to sign my name
 I used to sleep at night
 Before the flashing lights settled deep in my brain
 But by the time we met
 By the time we met the times had already changed
 ♪
 So I never wrote a letter
 I never took my true heart, I never wrote it down
 So when the lights cut out
 I was lost standing in the wilderness downtown
 Now our lives are changing fast
 Now our lives are changing fast
 Hope that something pure can last
 Hope that something pure can last
 And it it seems strange
 How we used to wait for letters to arrive
 But what's stranger still
 Is how something so small can keep you alive
 We used to wait
 We used to waste hours just walking around
 We used to wait
 All those wasted lives in the wilderness downtown
 ♪
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Sometimes it never came (ooh, we used to wait)
 Sometimes it never came (ooh, we used to wait)
 I'm still moving through the pain
 I'm gonna write
 A letter to my true love
 I'm gonna sign my name
 Like a patient on a table
 I wanna walk again
 Gonna move to the pain
 Now our lives are changing fast
 Now our lives are changing fast
 Hope that something pure can last
 Hope that something pure can last
 ♪
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Ooh, we used to wait
 Sometimes it never came (ooh, we used to wait)
 Sometimes it never came (ooh, we used to wait)
 I'm still moving through the pain
 We used to wait
 We used to wait
 We used to wait
 ♪
 We used to wait for it
 We used to wait for it
 Now we're screaming, "Sing the chrous again!"
 We used to wait for it
 We used to wait for it
 Now we're screaming, "Sing the chorus again!"
 I used to wait for it
 I used to wait for it
 Hear my voice screaming, "Sing the chrous again!"
 ♪
 Wait for it
 Wait for it
 Wait for it
 

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Song Details

Duration
05:01
Key
8
Tempo
121 BPM

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