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So I'm waiting by a phone for the blessed ring
Like a Holy Grail for a Fisher King
Time is ticking down like a metronome
Rhythm for my brain and its ceaseless scares
I never seem to play them to the beat I hear
Though my heartbeat is a beat that beats so near
So we had a talk last night
About the heavy blow that you dealt in fight
Your back against the wall
It was a puzzle piece
Important to the whole that I may not find
You placed within the hole
I never seem to put them in the gaps I see
Like a puzzle where the pieces lost you and me
So I'm changing who I am
'Cause what I am's not good
And I know you love me now
But I don't see why you should
And I don't see why you should
No, I don't see why you should
So I drift into the end like a moth to light
Down the boulevard to a coffee shop
In the land of song
In the land of wait
Beat is bearing down on this lonely town
I never seem to write them down as good as you
Like I somewhere lost the keys that let me in
Like a Holy Grail for a Fisher King
Time is ticking down like a metronome
Rhythm for my brain and its ceaseless scares
I never seem to play them to the beat I hear
Though my heartbeat is a beat that beats so near
About the heavy blow that you dealt in fight
Your back against the wall
It was a puzzle piece
Important to the whole that I may not find
You placed within the hole
I never seem to put them in the gaps I see
Like a puzzle where the pieces lost you and me
'Cause what I am's not good
And I know you love me now
But I don't see why you should
And I don't see why you should
No, I don't see why you should
Down the boulevard to a coffee shop
In the land of song
In the land of wait
Beat is bearing down on this lonely town
I never seem to write them down as good as you
Like I somewhere lost the keys that let me in
Song Info
Submitted by
mondenkind On Dec 07, 2006
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Really surprised there aren't any comments on this. I've heard many people say the tune sounds dreary and the song drags out, but the whole song has always sounded very poignant to me. I can see how it could be interpreted with a Christian meaning, but I've always associated it with self perception and life in general.
"So I'm changing who I am 'Cause what I am's not good And I know you love me now But I don't see why you should"
To me this describes how I felt since about age 12, of never being content or happy with myself. I've lived thinking I'd be happy when I was just a little bit thinner/prettier/smarter/compassionate. I am nearly 20 now and I feel like I've wasted the best part of my teen years obsessing over things which never mattered. In turn I've ended up with more flaws than I started out with, all from pushing myself to be this perfect persona. I've no idea why some of us feel such a strong drive to be like this I just know that I am working hard to get past it all, and I'm looking forward to coming out on the other side being just me, and happy to be that person. To me this song is just something I can put on and feel less alone in my thoughts.
Really surprised there aren't any comments on this. I've heard many people say the tune sounds dreary and the song drags out, but the whole song has always sounded very poignant to me. I can see how it could be interpreted with a Christian meaning, but I've always associated it with self perception and life in general.
"So I'm changing who I am 'Cause what I am's not good And I know you love me now But I don't see why you should"
To me this describes how I felt since about age 12, of never being content or happy with myself. I've lived thinking I'd be happy when I was just a little bit thinner/prettier/smarter/compassionate. I am nearly 20 now and I feel like I've wasted the best part of my teen years obsessing over things which never mattered. In turn I've ended up with more flaws than I started out with, all from pushing myself to be this perfect persona. I've no idea why some of us feel such a strong drive to be like this I just know that I am working hard to get past it all, and I'm looking forward to coming out on the other side being just me, and happy to be that person. To me this song is just something I can put on and feel less alone in my thoughts.
"And I know you love me now But I don't see why you should"
"And I know you love me now But I don't see why you should"
is clearly with the christian sens, no human relation can equal this awesome feeling when revelation of His love, like a torrent:
is clearly with the christian sens, no human relation can equal this awesome feeling when revelation of His love, like a torrent:
"i don't know why... but you love me, i KNOW IT now.. (so i want changing who i'm)"
"i don't know why... but you love me, i KNOW IT now.. (so i want changing who i'm)"
is really about loving what I AM (his creature) independently of what human eye can see (that i'm not good)
is really about loving what I AM (his creature) independently of what human eye can see (that i'm not good)
So I'm waiting by a phone for the blessed ring Like a Holy Grail for the Fisher King Time is ticking down like a metronome Rhythm for my brain and its ceaseless scares I never seem to play them to the beat I hear Though my heartbeat is a beat that beats so near
So we had a talk last night About the heavy blow that you dealt in fight Your back against the wall It was a puzzle piece Important to the whole that I may not find You placed within the hole I never seem to put them in the gaps I see Like a puzzle where the pieces lost you and me
So I'm changing who I am 'Cause what I am's not good And I know you love me now But I don't see why you should And I don't see why you should No, I don't see why you should
So I drift into the end like a moth to light Down the boulevard to a coffee shop In the land of song In the land of wait My beat is bearing down on this lonely town I never seem to write them down as good as you Like I somewhere lost the keys that let me in
So I'm changing who I am 'Cause what I am's not good And I know you love me now But I don't see why you should
So I'm changing who I am 'Cause what I am's not good And I know you love me now But I don't see why you should And I don't see why you should No, I don't see why you should
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To me this song is a very black and white feel. Like a rainy day with content people. I find the music incredibly intriguing and the lyrics very well written.