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Waiting for Love Lyrics
Where there's a will, there's a way, kinda beautiful
And every night has its day, so magical
And if there's love in this life, there's no obstacle
That can't be defeated
For every tyrant a tear for the vulnerable
In every lost soul the bones of a miracle
For every dreamer a dream we're unstoppable
With something to believe in
Monday left me broken
Tuesday I was through with hoping
Wednesday my empty arms were open
Thursday waiting for love, waiting for love
Thank the stars it's Friday
I'm burning like a fire gone wild on Saturday
Guess I won't be coming to church on Sunday
I'll be waiting for love, waiting for love
To come around
We are one of a kind irreplaceable
How did I get so blind and so cynical
If there's love in this life we're unstoppable
No we can't be defeated
Monday left me broken
Tuesday I was through with hoping
Wednesday my empty arms were open
Thursday waiting for love, waiting for love
Thank the stars it's Friday
I'm burning like a fire gone wild on Saturday
Guess I won't be coming to church on Sunday
I'll be waiting for love, waiting for love
To come around
And every night has its day, so magical
And if there's love in this life, there's no obstacle
That can't be defeated
In every lost soul the bones of a miracle
For every dreamer a dream we're unstoppable
With something to believe in
Tuesday I was through with hoping
Wednesday my empty arms were open
Thursday waiting for love, waiting for love
Thank the stars it's Friday
I'm burning like a fire gone wild on Saturday
Guess I won't be coming to church on Sunday
I'll be waiting for love, waiting for love
To come around
How did I get so blind and so cynical
If there's love in this life we're unstoppable
No we can't be defeated
Tuesday I was through with hoping
Wednesday my empty arms were open
Thursday waiting for love, waiting for love
Thank the stars it's Friday
I'm burning like a fire gone wild on Saturday
Guess I won't be coming to church on Sunday
I'll be waiting for love, waiting for love
To come around
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First comment? I thought this'd be pretty popular. Not usually my sort of thing, but I love Cherry Ghost, and this is really catchy. Waiting for love is literally what this is about to me :)
We humans are all searching for love. Even a famous and wealthy DJ like Avicii was looking for love. But in the wrong places. "For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?" (Mark 8:36). It seems like he had it all. But he couldn't buy love. He had alcohol problems. These were the results of the excessive touring, the jet lags, the foreign countries where he was on his own, without friends and family for month. Also producing music often alone (DJs do more on their own than a band) in front of the screen for hours. If you are producing EDM for the party crowd to have a great time dancing, drinking and drugging, if you are constantly surrounded by these temptations, the risk of getting involved in drinking to numb the pain and to distract the mind is huge.
He fell for it, for whatever reason it was, like many other DJs do. It's hard to put on a happy face for the crowds when you are not feeling it. You get celebrated because of your music and you have to be there for your fans and media all the time. They care about you, not much about your personality. The DJ Culture is unhealthy. It has nothing to to with the normal 9-5 working culture most people live in. It may be okay to celebrate moderately from time to time, but every week is too much of too little. Avicii was looking for love, but he didn't find it in worldy fame.
The line that clearly stands out to me is "Guess I won't be coming to church on Sunday" Though I obviously can only guess what he is implying, my interpretation is, that a) Avicii obviously won't attend a church service when he is out deejaying on Saturday night. Also he subtly claims that love isn't found in church. Technically it isn't, it's found in Jesus Christ, who was crucyfied to reconcile humans with the living God of the bible, to forgive their sins and to give them eternal life. But we are speaking from a worldy view point and that's why I say that this line is a clear attack on the church and God. It may be subtle, but when a famous DJ lets a singer sing a particular line, his fans and listeners mostly agree with him and their often godless world view is confirmed. It's dangerous and it's very very tragic and sad.