To make it all worthwhile
All your useless presentations
Are weighing on my time
You could beg for forgiveness
As long as you like
Or just wait out the evening
And always ask me why
Yes you'll only leave me dry
So I'll ask you kindly to make your way

And what was there
The perfect glare
We all fall through

While you wait on the answers
That I'll pretend to find
Keeping up with emotions
Still occupies our time
You could hope for substance
As long as you like
Or just wait out the evening
And always ask me why
Yes you'll always ask me why
I'll ask you kindly to make your way

And what was left
The perfect glare
We all fall through

And all we want

And what was there
And what was there
And what wasn't there


Lyrics submitted by ThatHansonCover, edited by EmilyP, decipherer, veronicafranco, aneroid, thisiswater

While You Wait for the Others Lyrics as written by Edward Droste Christopher Bear

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    General Comment

    Having written my reply to NewRussian, these are what I believe are corrections to the lyrics that are pivotal to the song's meaning:


    or just wait out the evening [and always leave me dry]


    and what was there the perfect [cleft] we all fall through You can fall through a cleft much more easily than through a glare!


    while you wait on the answers that ill pretend to find keeping up with [the motions] still occupies our time


    Thanks for the great start, ThatHansonCover.

    MsWordsmithon August 24, 2011   Link

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