Clarity Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I'll take your words
As if you were talking to me
So say what I know you'll say
Say it through your teeth
[Pre-Chorus]
Now in the deep and down, your heart moves
Now in the deep and down
I don't know how, but I know I want out
[Chorus]
Wait for something better
Will I know when it can be us?
Wait for something better
Maybe that doesn't mean us
Wait for something better
I shouldn't, it's not enough
Pull one excuse from another
[Verse 2]
And with pride
Keep every failure in
And with pride
Hold on to your sinking
[Pre-Chorus]
Now in the deep and down, your heart moves
Now in the deep and down
I don't know how, but I know I want out
[Chorus]
Wait for something better
Will I know when it can be us?
Wait for something better
Maybe that doesn't mean us
Wait for something better
I shouldn't, it's not enough
Pull one excuse from another
This time it means stop, stop
[Refrain]
Pull one excuse from another
This time it means us
[Chorus]
Wait for something better
Will I know when it can be us?
Wait for something better
Maybe that doesn't mean us
Wait for something good
No, I shouldn't, it's not enough
Pull one excuse from another
This time it means stop
I'll take your words
As if you were talking to me
So say what I know you'll say
Say it through your teeth
[Pre-Chorus]
Now in the deep and down, your heart moves
Now in the deep and down
I don't know how, but I know I want out
[Chorus]
Wait for something better
Will I know when it can be us?
Wait for something better
Maybe that doesn't mean us
Wait for something better
I shouldn't, it's not enough
Pull one excuse from another
[Verse 2]
And with pride
Keep every failure in
And with pride
Hold on to your sinking
Now in the deep and down, your heart moves
Now in the deep and down
I don't know how, but I know I want out
[Chorus]
Wait for something better
Will I know when it can be us?
Wait for something better
Maybe that doesn't mean us
Wait for something better
I shouldn't, it's not enough
Pull one excuse from another
This time it means stop, stop
[Refrain]
Pull one excuse from another
This time it means us
[Chorus]
Wait for something better
Will I know when it can be us?
Wait for something better
Maybe that doesn't mean us
Wait for something good
No, I shouldn't, it's not enough
Pull one excuse from another
This time it means stop
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A song from Jimmy Eat World’s magnum-opus that is Clarity. This song describes a conversation between a couple on the verge of breaking up. The lyrics are pieces of each side of the conversation.
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February 23, 1999
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