What For

Across all these miles I can't see what's real And the sun has bleached The wind has bent what you were feeling Down to the bone again Is this the way it goes Turning nothing into waterfalls Sink in the heavy flow I can't deny what the shores will wash up I'm waiting, I'm waiting, I'm waiting, what for How long am I on trial? 'Cause I've been good, not bad Why don't you run down the mountain And let go of the path Is this the way it goes Turning nothing into waterfalls Sink in the heavy flow I can't deny what the shores will wash up I'm waiting, I'm waiting, I'm waiting, what for Oh, take your bleeding heart Go back to the start, I'm staying here I'm down on my luck, but I know which way is up I'm not taking my turn this way For the last time So when the winter breaks Throw your mind this way And when the bridges fall And the sun, it fades I see the burning lake Oh, that's you and me I see we're all the same Just waiting, just waiting what for What for Ooh, what for