I think it's fair to say that I chose hopelessness...
and inflicted it on the rest of us,
but at least I've come to terms with my own mortality.
We search for different ways to make it through the wall,
resign our parents' interests will one day be our own.

We wait at ease,
We wait to see,
We are waiting here for catastrophe.
We wait at ease,
We wait to see,
We are waiting here for catastrophe.

The guy singing all the sad songs died,
Oh well I guess he was right, oh I guess he was right.
We learn together over time that tolerance is more appealing
In theory than in practice.
I identify my starsign by asking which is least compatible with yours.

We wait at ease,
We wait to see,
We are waiting here for catastrophe.
We wait at ease,
We wait to see,
We are waiting here for catastrophe.

A room full of vacuum and a room full of air look the same.
You have not been reborn they've just painted your face,
painted the walls.

Message sent to so far unreached peoples:
I think they've got it in for us,
I think they've got it in for us.
How you break the rules that you yourself imposed:
I think you've got it in for us,
I think you've got it in for yourselves.

We wait at ease,
We wait to see,
We are waiting here for catastrophe.
We wait at ease,
We wait to see,
We are waiting here for catastrophe.

A room full of vacuum and a room full of air look the same.
You have not been reborn they've just painted your face,
painted the walls.
Painted your face,
painted the walls.
Painted your face,
painted the walls.
Painted your face.


Lyrics submitted by shrodes

Ways to Make It Through the Wall Lyrics as written by Oliver Briggs Aleksandra Berditchevskaia

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

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    General Comment
    I think the chorus is wrong. It's not correct to say 'awaiting FOR something'. Await is a transitive verb. I think it's more likely to be, 'Ah, we are waiting here for catastrophe.'
    DrunkFlyon September 19, 2008   Link
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    Lyrics as they appear in the booklet: I think it's fair to say that I chose hopelessness And inflicted it on the rest of us But at least I've come to terms with my own mortality We search for different ways To make it through the wall Resign our parents' interests Will one day be our own We wait at ease We wait to see We are waiting here for catastrophe The guy singing all the sad songs died Oh well, I guess he was right Oh, I guess he was right We learn together over time That tolerance is more appealing In theory than in practice I identify my star sign by asking Which is least compatible with yours And a room full of vacuum, And a room full of air look the same You have not been reborn They've just painted your face, painted the walls Message sent to so far unreached peoples I think they've got it in for us I think they've got it in for us How you break the rules that you yourself imposed Think you've got it in for us I think you've got it in for yourselves
    DrunkFlyon October 31, 2008   Link
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    You have not been reborn They've just painted your face, painted the walls I think its just a commentary on people 'growing' up, where they claim to have changed so much and been 'reborn' but in actual fact they haven't changed much at all its just purely superficial and cosmetic. "I identify my star sign by asking Which is least compatible with yours" unreal line
    U4iaon December 01, 2008   Link
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    General Comment
    "I identify my star sign by asking which is least compatible with yours" favourite part.
    boatsandbirdsson April 14, 2009   Link
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    General Comment
    I always thought it was: "Ah, we wait to ease Ah, we wait to see Are we awaiting here for catastrophe?" but that's most proberbly just me!
    matthewiscoolon April 17, 2009   Link
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    Amazing song, though it does kind of bug me that the line is "I identify my star sign/ by asking which is least compatible with yours," and not "I identify your star sign/ by asking which is least compatible with mine"
    Solarioon September 21, 2009   Link
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    General Comment
    "A room full of vacuum and a room full of air look the same," is from the comic Phonogram. The full line is, paraphrased, "... But one you can't live without and the other will make you implode."
    Way_AEon May 17, 2010   Link

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