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The Wait
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The Wait was released on March 4, 2018 by Shining Drongo Records as a part of the album My Cats Are Stones in the Backyard
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Release DateMarch 4, 2018
LabelShining Drongo Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM80

Credits

COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jacob Terrence Dawson-Daley
Jacob Terrence Dawson-Daley
Songwriter

Lyrics

What would you rather left you first
Your body or your mind
You ask yourself
Every day
More than ninety years have passed you by
I can’t fathom all you’ve seen
All the war
All the art and technology
Time flies when you’re alive
But it's never a smooth flight
It accelerates till you crash
And burn if the religious affiliation is right
And tonight
You’re the speed of light
This is the wait
The wait
Something’s gonna happen
But for now
This is the wait
Every January of the past twelve years
You’ve gone a cruise around the world
All the men of the family are dead or useless
So it's just you and the girls
And your grand daughter, she feels obliged
Because you could die at any point in time
Like the power in the house your husband built
Cos he crossed over some lines
But she’s always the youngest
On a boat full of old fucks
Casual racism and general ignorance
Run amok
But even worse, the in-house band sucks
And she’s stuck
This is the wait
The wait
Something’s gonna happen
But for now
This is the wait
Your grand daughter’s gorgeous
The wait adorns this
Her pixelated face translates to heat from a screen
What a lacklustre sensation
When compared to the warmth of her flesh
So I wait
How’d a dignified woman
End up in solitary confinement
Are cruise ships in cahoots with the US justice system
If only her wing-tipped eyeliner
Could catch an updraught homeward
But I’ll wait
I guess I’ll wait
Written by: Jacob Terrence Dawson-Daley
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