I've been waiting
I've been waiting for this moment all my life
But it's not quite right
And this real
It's impossible, if possible at whose blind word
So clear, but so unheard
I've been waiting
I've been waiting for this silence all night long
It's just a matter of time
To appear sad
With the same old decent lazy eye fixed to rest on you
Aim free was so untrue
Everyone's so intimately rearranged
Everyone's so focused, clearly with such shine
Everyone's so intimately rearranged
Everyone's so focused, clearly with such shine
Locked and loaded
Still the same old decent lazy eye straight through your gaze
That's why I said I relate
I said we relate
It's so fun to relate
It's the room, the sun, and the sky
The room, the sun, and the sky
I've been waiting
I've been waiting for this moment
I've been waiting for this moment all my life
But it's not quite right
And this real
It's impossible, if possible at whose blind word
So clear, but so unheard
I've been waiting
I've been waiting for this silence all night long
It's just a matter of time
To appear sad
With the same old decent lazy eye fixed to rest on you
Aim free was so untrue
Everyone's so intimately rearranged
Everyone's so focused, clearly with such shine
Everyone's so intimately rearranged
Everyone's so focused, clearly with such shine
Locked and loaded
Still the same old decent lazy eye straight through your gaze
That's why I said I relate
I said we relate
It's so fun to relate
It's the room, the sun, and the sky
The room, the sun, and the sky
I've been waiting
I've been waiting for this moment
Lyrics submitted by nateh, edited by QuantumEcho, moorblossom
Lazy Eye Lyrics as written by Gary L. Maurer Daniel R. Messe
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Bluewater Music Corp.
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I see what you're saying, pankun, but it still makes sense, even if it is he who has the "lazy eye" because he then says "vexed" to rest on her, meaning that she obviously has imperfections, too.
Anyways, the song starts with him expressing that his optimism was quickly replaced by regret. "I've been waiting for this moment all my life... but it's not quite right" He's found love... or what he thinks is love and jumps into it; only to find that he's not sure if he actually HAS found love.
The next verse is him hearing the advice of others (Possibly parents / role models) telling him that love is more complex than he realizes... But he doesn't listen. "So clear yet so unheard"
"I've been waiting for the silence all night long... It's just a matter of time" He's waiting to try and truly express his love and attempt to become more intimate.
For some reason I think that the Lazy Eye has more to do with infidelities and inexperience on his part rather than the other comments I've seen on here. The Lazy eye refers to him trying to keep his attention on her but his main focus doesn't rest on her... He can only manage to keep his "lazy eye" rested on her. Possibly my own biased being a teenage boy and having experienced such a situation myself. ;)
"Everyone so intimately rearranged" Here he's noticing that noone else seems to be feeling the same way as he is. He may be feeling some guilt along with the regret - I think he isn't ready to move on with the relationship and begin to be more intimate... Because he doesn't feel that it's right when all he can manage on her is just a lazy eye.
The rest is pretty funny to me - "that's why i said I relate, i said we relate, it's so fun to relate" With this line he's showing clear regrets and saying that he basically lied to everyone else... He told people that he relates, he's been intimate, he is just like them and has no problem moving on... But of course he's lying.
"The room, the sun, and the sky..." He did it anyways. He's seeing the bigger picture of it all and goes past his inner feelings and regrets to go with the flow and avoid pressure. The ending of the song reiterates on this same idea. Very saddening. :(
To me, you gotta pay attention to the instrumentals as well as the lyrics.
The initial Pumpkins-knockoff riff just keeps ticking with nervous energy throughout the song, mostly just below the cloudcover, but at lucky moments popping up above. It’s sweet; simple; young; innocent -- from way back in our boyhoods, but also from way back in rock history, like the simplest rock, played by the truest garage bands. Old college bands like Ween and Breeders.
It's the nervous energy of youth uncontainable despite it’s owner’s best efforts. Ripped baggy jeans, skater shoes, ballcap, and a cracking voice when he ventures to open his unsure mouth.
And then the song picks up and screams out, takes risks, and flourishes, just like the boy in those daring moments of blind courage in the face of fears and uncertainty. Drink what the senior hands you. Talk to that girl. Kiss her among your fumbles. Drive home drunk and get away with it. And then call your buddies the next day to talk about how you shouldn’t have gotten away with it. Those moments with friends which he will someday realize defined his personality for the rest of his life. The lyrics, in that Ween-dead-ringer voice, fit the metaphor “I’ve been waiting all my life…but it’s not quite right …I’ve been waiting for this silence all night long … it’s just a matter of time…”
Yet again resurfaces the nervous, repetitive rhythm like life’s steady heartbeat through all the fits and starts, ups and downs, excitements and boredoms, adventures and mishaps, growths and losses, contests and comparisons. That repeating phrase “everyone is…” but am I ? Do I rate? Do you suppose those Silversun dudes meant any of this? Whether they did or didn’t I’m sure they relate.
"i've been waiting for this moment all my life" - about the surgery.
"and this 'real', its impossible if possible at who's blind word" - is about his disbelief that its happening, he's not quite sure he believes it.
The video for this song is SERIOUSLY misleading and they did that on purpose as well. So there, mystery solved. Enjoy.
&nd I completely agree with wires.viens20
I think this song is amazing. This song can have 2 meanings.
[1] There are two teens in love [like the video]. They are desperetaly in love. but they're too shy to admit it and they look at eachother with a "lazy eye". then finally at the end and they find their true loves.
[2] Two people in love lose their viginity and their just lying there seeing sun and sky.
Eerrr... if u don't understand watch the vid.