We Used To Wait

Arcade Fire

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Arcade Fire We Used to Wait The Suburbs 2010 Submitted by: Key: Eb Tuning: Standard EADGBe Chords used: Cm     x35543 Eb     x68886 Bb     x13331 Fm     133111 Bb/D   x587xx Gm     355333 Intro:    Verse 1: I used to write I used to write letters I used to sign my name I used to sleep at night Before the flashing lights settled deep in my brain But by the time we met By the time we met the times had already changed          Verse 2: So I never wrote a letter I never took my true heart I never wrote it down So when the lights cut out I was lost standing in the wilderness downtown Refrain: Now our lives are changing fast      Now our lives are changing fast      Hope that something pure can last Hope that something pure can last Verse 3: But it seems strange How we used to wait for letters to arrive But what’s stranger still Is how something so small can keep you alive We used to wait We used to waste hours just walking around We used to wait All those wasted lives in the wilderness downtown Chorus 1:    Ooh we used to wait Ooh we used to wait    Ooh we used to wait (Sometimes it never came) Ooh we used to wait (Sometimes it never came) Ooh we used to wait (Still moving through the pain) Oohhhhh Verse 4: I’m gonna write A letter to my true love I’m gonna sign my name Like a patient on a table I wanna walk again gonna move through the pain (Repeat Refrain) Chorus 2:    Ooh we used to wait Ooh we used to wait    Ooh we used to wait (Sometimes it never came) Ooh we used to wait (Sometimes it never came) Ooh we used to wait (Still moving through the pain) Chorus 3: we used to wait we used to wait    we used to wait    Bass Solo:                Chorus 4: Continue Bass Solo We used to wait for it We used to wait for it Now we’re screaming sing the chorus a  gain We used to wait for it We used to wait for it Now we’re screaming sing the chorus a  gain I used to wait for it I used to wait for it Hear my voice screaming sing the chorus a  gain Outro:                       Wait for it                       Wait for it                       Wait for it

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Cette chanson évoque un sentiment de nostalgie face à un passé où l'on prenait le temps d'écrire des lettres et de communiquer de manière authentique. Elle décrit la transition vers une époque où la rapidité et la technologie ont pris le pas sur les moments simples de la vie, laissés derrière nous. Les paroles révèlent aussi une quête de pureté et de sens dans un monde en constante évolution, où même les petites choses peuvent apporter une véritable connexion. Le contexte de cette réflexion s'inscrit dans une époque moderne où la communication a radicalement changé, mettant en lumière la perte d'une certaine innocence et de la patience qui caractérisaient les relations humaines d'autrefois. Cela soulève des questions sur la valeur des souvenirs et des véritables échanges au milieu du tumulte contemporain.