This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
I'll write you a letter tomorrow
Tonight, I can't hold a pen
Someone's got a stamp that I can borrow
I promise not to blow the address again
Lights that flash in the evening
Through a crack in the drapes
Jesus rides beside me
He never buys any smokes
Hurry up, hurry up, ain't you had enough of this stuff?
Ashtray floors, dirty clothes, and filthy jokes
See you're high and lonesome
Try and try and try
Lights that flash in the evening
Through a hole in the drapes
I'll be home when I'm sleeping
I can't hardly wait
I can't wait, hardly wait
I can't wait, hardly wait
I can't wait, hardly wait
I can't wait, hardly wait
I can't wait, hardly wait
Tonight, I can't hold a pen
Someone's got a stamp that I can borrow
I promise not to blow the address again
Lights that flash in the evening
Through a crack in the drapes
Jesus rides beside me
He never buys any smokes
Hurry up, hurry up, ain't you had enough of this stuff?
Ashtray floors, dirty clothes, and filthy jokes
See you're high and lonesome
Try and try and try
Lights that flash in the evening
Through a hole in the drapes
I'll be home when I'm sleeping
I can't hardly wait
I can't wait, hardly wait
I can't wait, hardly wait
I can't wait, hardly wait
I can't wait, hardly wait
I can't wait, hardly wait
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The first versions of the song are definitely better than the final product, in my opinion. Not only for the great lyrics, but how they performed it. There's something raw and desperate in both Paul's voice and Stinson's guitar strumming (both in the electric and the acoustic versions) that make it seem so genuine.
As a sixteen-year-old I could lie on my bedroom floor listening to this song on repeat for hours. It gave me some sort of comfort. Which is strange, though I've always known it had to be about a suicide.
Although I believe that the lyrics has some errors, due to the several different versions. This is like a mix from both the alternate version and the outtakes from the expanded Tim album.
The acoustic outtake version of Can't Hardly Wait goes something like this:
"I'll be there in an hour Take these two weeks there on foot Watering hole, scummy* water tower I'd climb to the top scream out loud if I could
I'll be sad in heaven You won't visit** me there
Jesus rides beside me He never buys any smokes Hurry up, hurry up I've had enough of the stuff Ashtray floors, dirty clothes, filthy jokes
Light flash in the evening guess we'll follow him there
I'll be there in an hour If there's a whole in the gate Climb to the top of this scummy* water tower screaming I can't hardly wait
I can't wait, I can't wait...."
*Should be correct if you compare it to the more common version of the song, but in the acoustic outtake it sounds like he's singing "cummy" och maybe "crummy"
** In other versions he uses "find" and "follow".
The electric outtake is a bit different goes something like this, I think:
"I'll be there in an hour Take half a month there on foot Watering hole, scummy* water tower Find it to the top I'll avoid if I could
I'll be sad in heaven You won't find me there
Jesus rides beside me He never buys any smokes Hurry up, hurry up I've had enough of the stuff Dirty floors, sleazy clothes, filthy jokes
I'll be there in the evening I guess I'll follow him there
I'll be there in an hour I'll find a whole in the gate Climb to the top of this scummy* water tower and I can't hardly wait
I can't wait, I can't wait...."
The alternate version from Please to meet me, sounds to me like something like this:
"I can't wait for hours Take half a month home on foot Watering hole, fucking water tower Scream on top I'll avoid if I could
Lights gonna flash in the evening You won't find me there
Jesus rides beside me He never buys any smokes Hurry up, hurry up I've had enough of the stuff Ashtray floors, dirty clothes, filthy jokes
We'll get there in the evening I can't hardly wait
Lights gonna flash tomorrow There's a whole in the gate I'll be riding* on this little tower I can't hardly awake**
I can't wait, I can't wait...."
*Or "rioting" or something? Hmm... could make sense. In some strange "I protest by taking my own life"-way
** Might be "I can't hardly wait", but it sounds a bit like a K!
Oh, silly me. Just realized I was listening to the alternate version from Tim, when this is the demo version lyrics. So, I take back the whole "error in lyrics"-thingie.
This version is a bit more clear about being the lead-up to a suicide. I can only guess that Paul changed the lyrics for the PTMM version to avoid redundancy with "The Ledge", though the PTMM version is still a suicide song, no doubt about it.
This version was produced by Alex Chilton and kicks major ass. Love the charging beat and Bob Stinson's great, restrained lead. The other version is nice too, but this one is definitive to me.
i think the line is 'i'll be safe in heaven'.