Waiting for This Love
Yearning Echoes: Embracing the Longing in Pete Murray's 'Waiting for This Love'
Lyrics
Take your picture from the wall and put it inside my coat
Taking a photograph off the wall and placing it inside the speaker's coat, possibly symbolizing carrying a memory or connection.
Take a long slow pause the night before I go
Taking a deliberate and reflective pause the night before a significant event or departure.
You see I'm so unsteady I'm almost about to fall
Expressing emotional instability, feeling unsteady and on the verge of falling.
That's when you take my hand and cuddle me once more
Seeking comfort and reassurance from a loved one who takes the speaker's hand and cuddles them.
And I'm waiting for this love
Expressing anticipation and longing for a particular type of love.
Yes I'm waiting for this love
Reiterating the speaker's waiting and anticipation for the mentioned love.
It's time to turn and follow the moonlight out the door
Indicating a decision to follow the moonlight and leave, possibly suggesting a departure from the current situation.
Cause the sun ain't shining too bright here no more
Highlighting a lack of brightness in the current situation, possibly metaphorical for a difficult or dark time.
You know I'm almost ready - ready to take that walk
Expressing readiness to take a significant step or decision.
But the light's too low and there's no time to talk
Noticing obstacles or challenges, such as low light and lack of time for communication.
And I'm waiting for this love
Reiterating the waiting theme and the speaker's eagerness for the anticipated love.
Yes I'm waiting for this love
Emphasizing once again the speaker's anticipation and readiness for the awaited love.
I'm running and bleeding and trying to see
Describing a state of running, bleeding, and trying to see, possibly symbolizing struggles and challenges in the pursuit of love.
Hoping and waiting is all I can be
Expressing hope and waiting as the primary actions in the speaker's current situation.
Watching and counting the time in the day
Observing and counting time passing during the day, possibly symbolizing a sense of waiting and longing.
Standing for hours is all I can say
Stating that standing for hours is all the speaker can say, possibly conveying a sense of helplessness or waiting.
Yes I'm waiting for this love
Reaffirming the speaker's continuous waiting and anticipation for the specific love mentioned.
Yes I'm waiting for this love
Restating the speaker's ongoing anticipation and waiting for the mentioned love.
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