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Poppy

The Wait

Release date: 23rd January 2026

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'The Wait' by Poppy is a Metal track from the album 'Empty Hands', released in 2026. The lyrics cast the speaker as restless and time-poor, pushing back against other people’s priorities with anger and a hard-edged sense of shared fallout. There is a recurring preoccupation with impatience, the fear of what can vanish quickly, and the question of whether persistence can soften the fall. One sharp moment lands in the line about having no time, a stance that turns the whole song into a cramped act of refusal and impatience, with rage that never quite resolves.

"The Wait" is a track by Poppy, from the album Empty Hands, released 23rd January 2026. The track is 3:47 long. It's filed under Metal. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 20 articles about Poppy.

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Poppy

Poppy

Lyrics

The Wait

I haven't the time and I can't contain myself
The lack of concern that's on my mind is a privilege
Off in a fit of rage, either way, your day is yours not mine
Co-misery is common place, doing so as you always do, oh
This could all be gone in a moment
Or will persisting break the fall?
In the back of your head, do the sirens keep getting louder?
Does the love feel unrest, fill the void that was left by a lover?
Darling, is it the time or the place?
Is forever worth the wait for me?
♪
What pleasure will you find
If you entertain yourself?
Seen punching the air
Watch the freedom causing you to lose your sight
This could all be yours in a moment
Only if it's really what you like
In the back of your head, do the sirens keep getting louder?
Does the love feel unrest, fill the void that was left by a lover?
Darling, is it the time or the place?
Is forever worth the wait for me?
♪
Feel the break in the power lines
Staying in, not going outside
Spin the clock just to waste my time
I'm the who I've been my entire life
(This could all be gone in a moment)
(This could all be gone in a moment)
In the back of your head, do the sirens keep getting louder?
Does the love feel unrest, fill the void that was left by a lover?
Darling, is it the time or the place, from the risk that we take, is it the time?
Burn the walls they made, do it all in your name
Found we're one in the same, is forever worth the wait?

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Track details

From Empty Hands

3:472026
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Album
Empty Hands
Empty Hands
Poppy
23rd January 2026
Track number
9
Release year
2026
  1. 1Public Domain
    4:00
  2. 2Bruised Sky
    3:41
  3. 3Guardian
    3:15
  4. 4Constantly Nowhere
    0:28

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    Bass
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