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

Pull one excuse from another
This time it means us

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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Release Date
February 23, 1999
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