We Used to Wait

Lyrics

[Verse 1: Win Butler] I used to write I used to write letters, I used to sign my name I used to sleep at night Before the flashing lights settled deep in my brain But by the time we met By the time we met, the times had already changed So I never wrote a letter I never took my true heart, I never wrote it down So when the lights cut out I was lost, standing in the wilderness downtown [Pre-Chorus: Win Butler & Régine Chassagne] Now our lives are changing fast Now our lives are changing fast Hope that something pure can last Hope that something pure can last [Verse 2: Win Butler] And it seems strange How we used to wait for letters to arrive But what's stranger still Is how something so small can keep you alive We used to wait We used to waste hours just walking around We used to wait All those wasted lives in the wilderness downtown [Chorus: Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Both] Ooh, we used to wait Ooh, we used to wait Ooh, we used to wait Sometimes it never came (Ooh, we used to wait) Sometimes it never came (Ooh, we used to wait) Still moving through the pain (Ooh) [Verse 3: Win Butler] I'm gonna write A letter to my true love, I'm gonna sign my name Like a patient on a table I wanna walk again, gonna move through the pain [Pre-Chorus: Win Butler & Régine Chassagne] Now our lives are changing fast Now our lives are changing fast Hope that something pure can last Hope that something pure can last [Chorus: Win Butler, Régine Chassagne, Both] Ooh, we used to wait Ooh, we used to wait Ooh, we used to wait Sometimes it never came (Ooh, we used to wait) Sometimes it never came (Ooh, we used to wait) Still moving through the pain (Ooh) [Post-Chorus: Win Butler] We used to wait We used to wait We used to wait [Outro: Win Butler] We used to wait for it We used to wait for it And now we're screaming sing the chorus again We used to wait for it We used to wait for it Now we're screaming sing the chorus again I used to wait for it I used to wait for it Hear my voice screaming sing the chorus again Wait for it! Wait for it! Wait for it!