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Wait by Kaiser Chiefs

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Kaiser Chiefs

Wait

Release date: 25th July 2019

From Duck
Track 3
3:50
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About This Track

'Wait' by Kaiser Chiefs is an Alternative track from the album 'Duck', released in 2019. The lyrics circle around impatient longing for a better state of affairs, with a recurring urge to hold on and a sense of unwanted self-scrutiny. There is also a streak of bitterness and incredulity, the speaker questioning how someone can feel low when others seem fine, before likening the situation to something being torn away, as in “Like ripping off a plaster”. The overall mood is restless, impatient and faintly self-accusatory.

"Wait" is a track by Kaiser Chiefs, from the album Duck, released 25th July 2019. The track is 3:50 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 9 articles about Kaiser Chiefs.

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Kaiser Chiefs

Kaiser Chiefs

Lyrics

Wait

Just wait
Happy ever after in a never ending summer, can't wait
Passing every mirror just to check you're looking slimmer, lost weight
99 problems and every single one with a flake
How can you be so sad when everyone around you is ok?

Can't wait
Can't wait
Like ripping off a plaster, be quicker, do it faster, don't wait
Skipping every meal, now can you feel it gathering pace?
Everyone is famous, line up and take a number, just wait
How can you be crying when everyone around you is

Laughing all the time, singing as we go
Looking like an ad, drinking Diet Coke
Everybody dance
Let's breakdown tonight
Making up the lies, keeping up the show
Checking out the boys, wearing summer clothes
Get it while you can
Let's breakdown tonight or just wait

Can't wait
Can't wait
Gimme, gimme, gimme celebrity bikini click bait
Give me Stacey Solomon, show me her abdominal plate
Where is my forever, I was promised I was special take take
How can you be normal when everyone around you is

Laughing all the time, singing as we go
Looking like an ad, drinking Diet Coke
Everybody dance
Come on over, let's breakdown tonight
Making up the lies, keeping up the show
Checking out the boys, wearing summer clothes
Get it while you can
If you wanna let's breakdown tonight

National Breakdown is starting today
Due to lack of interest it's delayed
Now your 15 minutes turned into 8
I'll take hell now
Give 'em hell now and heaven can wait

Happy ever after in a never ending summer, just wait
How come you're so sad when almost everyone around is

Laughing all the time, singing as we go
Looking like an ad, drinking Diet Coke
Everybody dance
Come on over, let's breakdown tonight
Making up the lies, keeping up the show
Checking out the boys, wearing summer clothes
Get it while you can
If you wanna let's breakdown tonight or just wait
Let's breakdown tonight or just wait, wait, wait, wait
Let's breakdown tonight or just wait, wait, wait, wait
Let's breakdown tonight or just wait, wait, wait, wait
Let's breakdown tonight or just wait

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Track details

From Duck

3:502019
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Album
Duck
Duck
Kaiser Chiefs
26th July 2019
Track number
3
Release year
2019
  1. 1People Know How To Love One Another
    3:36
  2. 2Golden Oldies
    4:04
  3. 3Wait
    3:50
  4. 4Target Market
    4:24

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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Andrew “Whitey” White, Ben H. Allen III, Nick Baines, Ricky Wilson, Simon Rix, Vijay Mistry
    Producer
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    Engineer
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    Saxophone
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    Trombone
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