I hope that you like it in your little motel
And I hope that the suite sleeps and suits you well
Well, I can see it as time and a sight through smell, and
That's why it's nice to be by yourself
'Cause that's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for, aren't I?
That's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for, darlin'
We treat mishaps like sinking ships, and
I know that I don't want to be out to drift
Well, I can see it in your eyes, like I taste your lips, and
They both tell me that we're better than this
'Cause that's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for, aren't I?
That's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for, darlin'
We trade tit for tat, like that for this
And I don't think that there was an insult that was missed
I can see it in your eyes, like I taste your lips, and
I'm very sorry
'Cause that's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for, aren't I?
That's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for, darlin'
Remainders of a shooting star
Landed directly on our broke-down little car
Before that we had made a wish
That we would be missed
If one or the other just did not exist
'Cause that's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting for, aren't we?
That's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting for, aren't we?
That's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting for, darlin'?
That's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting for, aren't we?
And I hope that the suite sleeps and suits you well
Well, I can see it as time and a sight through smell, and
That's why it's nice to be by yourself
'Cause that's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for, aren't I?
That's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for, darlin'
We treat mishaps like sinking ships, and
I know that I don't want to be out to drift
Well, I can see it in your eyes, like I taste your lips, and
They both tell me that we're better than this
'Cause that's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for, aren't I?
That's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for, darlin'
We trade tit for tat, like that for this
And I don't think that there was an insult that was missed
I can see it in your eyes, like I taste your lips, and
I'm very sorry
'Cause that's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for, aren't I?
That's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for, darlin'
Remainders of a shooting star
Landed directly on our broke-down little car
Before that we had made a wish
That we would be missed
If one or the other just did not exist
'Cause that's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting for, aren't we?
That's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting for, aren't we?
That's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting for, darlin'?
That's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting for, aren't we?
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When he sings, "I hope that you like it in your little motel and I hope that the suite sleeps and suites you well" I think that he is metaphorically speaking about himself. His hurt and pain is beautifully hidden within these lyrics, as it is with so many of his songs. He is a genius like that.
"I can see it as time and as sight through smell and that's why it's nice to be by yourself"
He is consumed by her, she haunts his memories, she is all he can think about, making it impossible for him to move on, because regardless who he is with, when she is ready to "check back in" he'll open up a room for her, even if one isn't available, so it's best not to move on. Just stay single because he still can't refuse her whenever she decides to come around.
At this point in the song, that is what he is waiting for.
We treat mishaps like sinking ships and
I know that I don't want to be out to drift
Well I can see it in your eyes like I taste your lips and
They both tell me that we're better than this
When you are out to drift, you are left wondering aimlessly and hopelessly alone, lost. He knows that he doesn't want that, but yet, they treat mishaps like sinking ships. One fight, one argument and they abandon ship, let it go down, swim to shore. Then he reverts back to the memory of her - of them- and he knows, they are better than this. They could make it work. And that's what he is waiting for this time.
We trade tit for tat, yeah, that for this
And I don't think that there was an insult that was missed
I can see it in your eyes like I taste your lips and
I'm very sorry
Here he is saying that they take everything for granted. They clearly had a falling out. He, again, reverts back to the memory he has of them -of her- only this time, when he recalls her eyes and her lips, he is now tasting how damaged she is. He is very sorry and hopes that she will be fixed, which is what he is waiting for this time.
The remnants of a shooting star
Landed directly on our broke-down little car
If only then we had made a wish
That we would be missed
If one or another just did not exist
Okay, now this is where reality begins to actually set in. As beautiful as it is to see a shooting star fly across the sky, it is nothing but ugly rock and ash that causes a lot of damage when it finally lands. He uses the symbolism of the remnants of this ugly, dusty rock falling on a broken car. The damage of the star doesn't really matter that much since the car was already broken. I like to think that their relationship is the star and his heart is the car. "If only then we had made a wish" When they saw that it was crashing down, if they would have done anything to salvage some portion of the relationship, be it some form of friendship or civility, just a wish that what they had would be missed when it was over, but they didn't. And now, what they are both waiting for is the memory of what they had to disappear, to be over. They both want the painful memories of what they almost were, what they could have been, to not exist.
That is what they are waiting for.
Isaac Brock, you know the lyrics to my soul!!!
I Think the video is clearly related to the lyrics.
Its meaning is very strong just read this out and try to connect the dots later..
I hope that you like it in your little motel
And I hope that the suite sleeps and suits you well
Well, I can see it as time and a sight through smell and
That's why it's nice to be by yourself
Little motel , you Check in a motel for a short period of time and leave it , and I assume thats how life is you check in for a short period of time and die...
The suite sleeps are the events
I can see it as time and a sight through smell, he is talking about death because thats why it's nice to be by yourself so you won't hurt others and that is how you're going to end up alone..
Cause that's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for, aren't I?
That's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for, darlin'
We are waiting for death to come to us.. First he starts with "I'm Waiting for" then in the video her child is dead he added "We're waiting for"..
We treat mishaps like sinking ships and
I know that I don't want to be out to drift
Well, I can see it in your eyes like I taste your lips and
They both tell me that we're better than this
We exaggerate on our mishaps and he knows he shouldn't get out of control with exaggeration and he can sense it in us (the exaggeration) ,thats why we're better than this.
We trade tit for tat like that for this
And I don't think that there was an insult that was missed
I can see it in your eyes like I taste your lips and
I'm very sorry
We trade tit for tat (Which is a british phrase) is action used to punish others, it's commonly like that for this we now harass others and punish thats why every insult will be remember. I can see it in your eyes like I taste your lips he is reminiscing because he remembers that he hurt others and he is hurt thats why he is very sorry.
The remainders of a shooting star
Landed directly on our broke down little car
We fold and we had made a wish
That we would be missed if one another just did not exist
He wished for something else but his dream never came true otherwise a disaster happened (like death) and he is very hurt from this death that he wished he never knew the other that they didn't exist because he wouldn't be this hurt.
"Cause that's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting on, aren't we?
That's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting for darlin'
That's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting for aren't we?"
this is him mentioning death for all of us because we literally are waiting for this
I'd just like to add that the chorus
"that's what we're waiting for"
Is saying that, even though they are fighting against it, they are both waiting for it to get to the point where it is officially over and/or waiting for the part where each will no longer mourn over the death of the relationship.
And, in that respect, it is a love song. Not in the traditional "Come Back To Me" or "You Mean The World To Me" sense. It's more along the terms of "This is what happens when love reaches it's end".
"I hope that you like it in your little motel
And I hope that the suite sleeps and suits you well
Well I can see it as time and a sight through smell
That's why it's nice to be by yourself"
His SO (who I am assuming lived with him) left him. She stayed in a motel a few days to get things together, figure out where to go, find a more permanent place to live, etc. This first verse is, again, pretty literal. "I hope the motel's nice, I guess you needed the space and a breather, sometimes it's nice to be alone"
"Cause that's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for, aren't I?
That's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for
That's what I'm waiting for darlin'"
Basically he's waiting for her to really leave. He doesn't necessarily want her to, he's just anticipating it.
"We treat mishaps like sinking ships and
I know that I don't want to be out to drift
Well I can see it in your eyes like I taste your lips and
They both tell me that we're better than this"
Every little mistake, tiff, argument turns into a big fight that could break the relationship and he sees (through her eyes and lips (words?)) that they are better than that.
Again the chorus repeats that he's waiting for the end.
"We trade tit for tat, yeah that for this
And I don't think that there was an insult that was missed
I can see it in your eyes like I taste your lips and
I'm very sorry"
Their trading ugly words, fighting again, and he can tell he's hurt her with something he said and he's so sorry.
Again, in the chorus, he knows they are approaching their end.
We named ourselves a shooting star
Landed directly on our broke-down little car
Before then we had made a wish
That we would be missed
If one or another just did not exist"
They are wishing, hopelessly (the crashing on the car), that they'll at least miss each other and still care about one another down the line.
"Cause that's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting on, aren't we?
That's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting for darlin'
That's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting for
That's what we're waiting for aren't we?"
The sudden change to "we" shows they, at this point, BOTH know the relationship is not going to work. And it's over.
This is a very beautiful, hopeless song. One of MM's best.
I hope that you like it in your little motel
I hope that the suite sleeps and suits you well
I can see it as time and sights through smells
That's why it's nice to be by yourself
The motel itself is a coffin. Someone the story teller loves has recently died in some way, either figuratively or literally. He sees to the best of his ability that his loved one is allowed to go in peace. He isn't bitter or depressed but hopeful. He reminisces about times spent together with his deceased; memories are also triggered by familiar smells. He leaves the little motel neither content nor rueful. Maybe with a sense of helplessness about his own mortality.
"The remainders of a shooting star
Landed directly on our broke-down little car
Before then we had made a wish
That we would be missed
If one or another just did not exist"
Here, I think Brock is saying that when it comes to a romantic relationship, you want to find someone who you would miss if they never existed. I don't feel this way about someone romantically and I never have (which is the reason for a couple of my break ups in the past), but I do in a platonic way towards my best friend. If she did not exist, if I had never met her then I believe there would be a gaping hole in my life. When it comes to love that's what people are looking for: someone who, if they did not exist, would cause you to feel an absence in your life. So, when Brock says, "That's what I'm/we're waiting for" he means that both he and his current partner are searching for someone that fits this description--and they haven't found it in each other; hence the lines "They both tell me that we're better than this" and " I'm very sorry".
Oh, got to see, got to know right now
What's that writing on your shelf
In the bathrooms and the bad motels
and slightly later you have this pair of lines that are repeated, with some changes:
When we die, some sink and some lay
But at least I don't see you float away
Which I think lines up beautifully with the lines in this song:
We treat mishaps like sinking ships and
I know that I don't want to be out to drift
As tenserock said, both songs at first glance can be interpreted as one thing, and if you look more closely they can also be interpreted as songs about death. Furthermore they actually share several metaphors. Meaning that in the context of this song, being "out to drift" could be interpreted in the same way as in Gravity Rides Everything, and refer to the narrator's body literally drifting in the sea after death.
Maybe this duality was unintentional but I think that due to the fact that Isaac uses several recurring themes as metaphors throughout his songs (e.g., driving, urbanization, nautical) that it is a very real possibility that there were supposed to be parallels.