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Edison

Release date: 9th May 2018

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'Edison' by Westerman is a 2018 song that frames itself as a run of near-misses and compulsive hopes, with the speaker returning to the same wish to “wait for it”. The lyrics move between tough luck and speculation, weighing possibilities for why those bright moments do not arrive on cue, and pressing for a change of identity, as if another name might unlock the feeling that life is finally there. The repeated refrain of waiting, alongside the insistence that feeling is still required, gives the track a restless, self-medicating logic.

"Edison" is a single by Westerman, released 9th May 2018. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 4 articles about Westerman.

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Lyrics

Edison

Tough luck Edison
Still they say these lightbulb moments rarely come
Your way
Maybe it's the wrecking ball
Maybe it's the adderall rush
Maybe it's just that I needed to feel life is needed after all
If only I could wait for it
If only I could wait for it
Bring me another name
Bring me another name for that

Headed for the plate
Headed for the plate
I regret this, it's written all over my face

I'm headed for the plate
And I want it all
Yes I want it all

They say pride comes before a fall
Well I can almost taste it

If only I could wait for it
If only I could wait for it
Bring me another name
Bring me another name for that

I read Baldwin every morning
At least I pretend to, isn't that the same?
I read Baldwin every morning
At least I pretend to, isn't that the same?
I read Baldwin every morning
At least I pretend to, isn't that the same?

Maybe it's just that I needed to feel life is needed after all
Maybe it's just that I needed to feel life is needed after all
Maybe it's just that I needed to feel life is needed after all
After all
After all
After all

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Edison

2018Single

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