Arcade Fire "We Used To Wait" lyrics

We Used To Wait

I used to writeI used to write lettersI used to sign my nameI used to sleep at nightBefore the flashing lights settled deep in my brainBut by the time we metBy the time we met the times had already changed

So I never wrote a letterI never took my true heart, I never wrote it downSo when the lights cut outI was lost standing in the wilderness downtown

Now our lives are changing fastNow our lives are changing fastHope that something pure can lastHope that something pure can last

Now it seems strangeHow we used to wait for letters to arriveBut what's stranger stillIs how something so small can keep you alive

We used to waitWe used to waste hours just walking aroundWe used to waitAll those wasted lives in the wilderness downtown

We used to waitWe used to waitWe used to waitSometimes it never cameWe used to waitSometimes it never cameWe used to waitI'm still moving through the pain

I'm gonna writeA letter to my true loveI'm gonna sign my nameLike a patient on a tableI wanna walk againGonna move to the pain

Now our lives are changing fastNow our lives are changing fastHope that something pure can lastHope that something pure can last

We used to waitWe used to waitWe used to waitSometimes they never cameWe used to waitSometimes they never cameWe used to waitI'm still moving through the painWe used to waitWe used to waitWe used to wait

We used to wait for itWe used to wait for itNow we're screaming "Sing the chorus again"

We used to wait for itWe used to wait for itNow we're screaming "Sing the chorus again"

I used to wait for itI used to wait for itHear my voice screaming "Sing the chorus again"

Wait for it