Wait For Me

I immediately thought about Caleb and his battle with alcohol. I was so sad when they cancelled their last tour after he walked off stage at a show. For me, this is a message to the fans and more personally, his wife Lily Aldridge. He realized he had a problem, and did what he had to do to get better. A lot of people said negative things about him after and I think this song is him saying,"I fucked up, but I'm trying to get better. Don't give up on me." I may be reading too much into it, but that's just what I get out of it :) I cried when I first heard this song, so much passion and he pours his soul into it.

Lyrics from the CD booklet:

Cut open my heart right at the scar and loosen up Gonna do what I'm told go where I'm told and loosen up Take a shot in the rain one for the pain and loosen up I tried all the way

Wait for me, wait for me It's all better now, it's all better now Wait for me, wait for me

Going to soften the blow soften the blow and give it up I saw the surprise the look in your eyes I gave it up Gonna be who I am be who I am and give it up I tried all the way

To me this song sounds like a guy is trying to deal with a problem he's been avoiding by drowning it in alcohol. Maybe he's been dealing with depression/anxiety/stress by drinking. He admits he used to take a "shot" for the pain, but he's promising that he'll take people's advice and be sober. He asks for patience; it takes a long time to earn back the trust of your loved-ones who are hurt the most by your alcoholism.

Anyone else think Caleb sneaks in a few "Pray for Me"s in there? Maybe I'm just hearing things...

Think the first line should be "gonna open my heart, right at the scar." (possibly "right at the start")

Great song! Again, flawless vocal!

Anyone else think that the beginning of this song is the best. The intro is amazing and the lyrics are so hauntingly beautiful . I think the song is about this person who is desperately trying to change his bad habits. He tried to do it his way but it didn't work , now he is going to listen up and do what he is told , he is asking his lover (can't be a friend, no one tells their friends to "wait" for them) and its all going to get better because they are getting the help they need.

I think there is an important part that some reviewers are overlooking. When he says, "I saw the surprise, the look in your eyes...Gonna be who I am, be who I am", I think that these lines hint more at the woman he is also to wait for him glaring at him in disapproval for the lifestyle he is leading. Yeah, I understand that there are some credible sources that says he wrote it about a personal experience of someone dealing with alcoholism, but, I think that the central problem is that he is behaving in a manner that is not really himself. The woman who he perhaps love and who also loves him knows the real him and that is not this bad-boy that he is showing himself to be to other people. She sees the real him and he knows that she will not settle for him as he was being someone other than himself. He knows the only way he can be with her is to shed this image he has taken on as this popular bad-boy who drinks and doesn't give a darn about anything other than the booze and fast lifestyle he is leading. In order to do that he wants to he who he really is which is maybe more like her. He is asking her to wait for him while he matures and becomes the man she knows he really is.

Personally for me I think this song is about a Man who loves a woman and is going to change himself for her. Maybe he has been doing something in the past which she did not like and now he is going to change for her. And he's asking her to wait for him, until he changes.

I love this band! Caleb's voice is superb. Just pure musical genius all around. I think this song is about someone who finally decided to ditch their persona, bad habit, or feelings of distrust for someone that's been waiting for them to come around. I can't wait to hear the full album in September <3

Great song and I agree with everyone here about the alcoholism. As an recovering alcoholic myself, these lyrics make all the sense in the world. I lost a very beautiful girlfriend because of my drinking, and to this day I keep asking her to just "wait for me". She's seen me sober before and for me it was just a matter of finding myself again. Beautiful lyrics.....

I do hear Caleb say pray for me too. I love this song and this band. god bless him