[Instrumental Intro] [Acoustic Guitar] [Mellotron Pad] [Verse 1] [Energy: low] [Vocal style: whispered] [Dry vocal delivery] Waiting room, boring vinyl floor Hopelessly white walls With notices nobody reading How long are we waiting for? [Verse 2] Vinyl floor keeps the same shine Under chairs bolted in a line White walls swallow every sound Paper notices curling down [Pre-Chorus] Somebody’s name gets called again Someone else stays sitting in We trade glances, thinking the same Questions nobody can name [Backing Vocals] (nobody can name) [Chorus] What are we waiting for What are we waiting for Some for papers, some for cure Some just can’t walk out the door What are we waiting for Just waiting, just waiting more [Verse 3] Kids flip pages, rip them slow Coloring books with broken crayons Parents stare at shoes they know Count the cracks across the floor [Pre-Chorus] The clock ticks like it’s out of breath Every minute costs us death No one asks, we just pretend This room might ever end [Chorus] What are we waiting for What are we waiting for Some for papers, some for cure Some just can’t walk out the door What are we waiting for Just waiting, just waiting more [Bridge] [Violin Solo] Lights hum low above our heads [Backing Vocals] (above our heads) Someone cries behind their hands [Backing Vocals] (behind their hands) [Outro] [Mellotron Outro] Just waiting, just waiting Just waiting, just waiting That which never ends [Fade Out]
