So we think that we're important
And we think that we make sense
And we think there's something better on the other side of this fence
And you can soak your bread in gravy
You can soak your bread in soup
But the car that you are driving doesn't really belong to you
So you know you'll always be waiting
Always be waiting
For someone else to call
Yeah you know you'll always be waiting
Always be waiting
I say always be waiting

And you can soak your bread in water
You can soak your bread in wine
It can seem like you are living like you're having a real good time
And you can do it to your conscience
You can do it all the time
You can do it with a vengeance in the morning after nine
But you know you'll always be waiting
Always be waiting for someone else to call
Yeah you know you'll always be waiting
Always be waiting
I say always be waiting
I say always be waiting



Lyrics submitted by Eamon

Track duration: 03:56

"Waiting" as written by Vince Di Fiore, John M Mc Crea

Lyrics © Cake - Stamen Music

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    My Interpretation:I think this is about living with credit/debt.
    The breakdown.

    (Think that we're important/make sense, something better on the other side of this fence.)
    -Thinking about taking out a loan, mortgage or line of credit.

    (soak your bread in gravy/soup)
    -Things that cost just a little extra when ordering out, maybe a small sign of wasteful spending. Charge it!

    (the car that you are driving doesn't really belong to you)
    -the bank owns it, it's owned on credit

    (You'll always be waiting for someone else to call)
    -The bank, collection agency, land lord etc. And I think "call" could also mean that they visit in person. The bells that play after the "someone else to call" part remind me of fancy doorbells.
    I get a sort of feeling of anxiety for living with debt from this part. Always waiting.

    (Soak your bread in water/wine, seem like you're living like you're having a real good time.)
    -water and wine are used in Catholic church masses. One costs nothing one can cost a reasonable amount.
    -The person is starting to feel the pinch of living in debt or on credit but will still fake it and act "successful" in front of other people, maybe people at church.

    (Do it to your conscience/ all the time)
    -Feeling guilty for charging things to your card that you know you can't afford more often than they should.

    (Do it with a vengeance in the morning after 9)
    -9 a.m. when the door crashers rush into the stores. Maybe when most stores open. Maybe when the bank opens.

    The sound of the synth step going up and down through parts of the song reminds me of someones finances who lives check to check and on credit, up and down sometimes a little higher or lower but always returning to a basic low.

    Any input on this would be cool. My first interpretation on here. Love talking music/ sharing some ideas. Sorry for any spelling/grammar.
    Flag ZuckDaddyon April 20, 2012   Link
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    My Interpretation:It's morbid, but you'll always be waiting for the afterlife, which is probably why an organ and church bells play during the chorus. It doesn't matter what you soak your bread in because you're just passing the time.

    Although I'm not sure if this part refers to the waiting or the pretending, "you can do it all the time" because you literally spend your life waiting for it to end. On the other hand, faking a good time at work in the morning paints a completely different image than vengefully waiting to die.

    ...Or does it?
    Flag DoctorFauston March 13, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:The bread bit seems to me like no matter what you do to your bread the truth will still be the truth. Can anyone put that in better words??
    Flag Alec2234on July 05, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:From the mouth of John McCrea: This is a sad song about two people...
    Flag Foggson August 08, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:it could be about waiting for something.. it could be a metaphor.. u never know with cake!
    Flag _Lif3_w_Music_on March 26, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:I think this song means that these two people are together and the one person knows that the other person isn't interested in him/her anymore so he/she's saying that their partner is waiting for someone else
    Flag elangbam7on August 25, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:this and dime have that electric atari-like sound which makes the songs a helluva lot better. That sound is in the right channel.
    Flag psycho78on January 06, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:I need more ideas for this
    Flag neobadandyon December 28, 2004   Link
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    General Comment:Always be waiting!!!!!!When your living in life you have to waiting for Somthing to hold ourself!!!!!
    Flag Chrle20Lon October 26, 2004   Link
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    General Comment:no one is ever perfect and nothing is never enough, despite our own self-loving thoughts.
    Flag chwymnkyon October 07, 2004   Link

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