{"id":55951,"date":"2026-10-08T16:06:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T16:06:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=55951"},"modified":"2026-10-08T16:06:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T16:06:06","slug":"anticipating-waiting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/10\/08\/anticipating-waiting\/","title":{"rendered":"Anticipating Waiting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Intro]<br \/>\nWaiting&#8230;<br \/>\n(Anticipating&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>Anticipating&#8230;<br \/>\n(More waiting&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>[Spoken]<br \/>\nHow long?<\/p>\n<p>[Drum Fill]<\/p>\n<p>(How long are you gonna wait?)<\/p>\n<p>How long?<\/p>\n<p>(How long will you hesitate?)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nSitting in the station<br \/>\nWatching the clock<br \/>\nWaiting for the moment<br \/>\nWaiting for the knock<br \/>\nWaiting for the sign<br \/>\nWhile you&#8217;re wasting time<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\n[Groove Builds]<\/p>\n<p>Tick-tock<br \/>\n(Waiting)<br \/>\nFlip-flop<br \/>\n(Anticipating)<\/p>\n<p>Round and round<br \/>\n(The clock keeps turning)<\/p>\n<p>Stand still<br \/>\n(Or start learning?)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nWaiting<br \/>\n(Anticipating)<br \/>\n&#8230; anticipating&#8230;<br \/>\n(More waiting)<\/p>\n<p>Get up off your seat<br \/>\n(Get up on your feet)<br \/>\n&#8230; move to the beat<br \/>\n(Experience complete)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nWaiting for permission<br \/>\nWaiting for the green<br \/>\nWaiting for somebody<br \/>\nTo tell you what it means<\/p>\n<p>Waiting for the weather<br \/>\nWaiting for the news<br \/>\nWaiting for the future<br \/>\nWaiting for a clue<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\n[Drums and Bass Tighten]<\/p>\n<p>Tick-tock<br \/>\n(Waiting)<br \/>\nHip-hop<br \/>\n(Keep creating)<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t stop<br \/>\n(Participating)<\/p>\n<p>Get up<br \/>\n(Accelerating)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nWaiting<br \/>\n(Anticipating)<br \/>\n&#8230; anticipating&#8230;<br \/>\n(More waiting)<\/p>\n<p>Get up off your seat<br \/>\n(Get up on your feet)<br \/>\n&#8230; move to the beat<br \/>\n(Experience complete)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\n[Music Drops to Bass, Handclaps, and Synth]<\/p>\n<p>Waiting&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(Anticipating&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>Anticipating&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(More waiting&#8230;)<\/p>\n<p>[Spoken]<br \/>\nWhat are you waiting for?<\/p>\n<p>[Pause]<\/p>\n<p>(Something different than before?)<\/p>\n<p>[Pause]<\/p>\n<p>Another day?<\/p>\n<p>[Drum Hit]<\/p>\n<p>(Another way?)<\/p>\n<p>[Band Enters]<\/p>\n<p>Get up!<\/p>\n<p>[Call-and-Response]<br \/>\nGet up!<br \/>\n(Get up!)<\/p>\n<p>Get up!<br \/>\n(Get up!)<\/p>\n<p>Get up off your seat!<\/p>\n<p>(Get up on your feet!)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Funky Bass Solo \/ Surf Guitar \/ Synth Arpeggio]<br \/>\n[Drums Build With Increasing Percussion]<\/p>\n<p>[Final Refrain]<br \/>\nWaiting<br \/>\n(Anticipating)<br \/>\n&#8230; anticipating&#8230;<br \/>\n(More waiting)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nGet up off your seat<br \/>\n(Get up on your feet)<br \/>\n&#8230; move to the beat<br \/>\n(Experience complete)<\/p>\n<p>&#8230; complete the beat<\/p>\n<p>(It&#8217;s time&#8230;)<br \/>\n&#8230; for rhythm and rhyme<\/p>\n<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>[End]<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Full-Blown\/\">Full Blown<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Intro] Waiting&#8230; (Anticipating&#8230;) Anticipating&#8230; (More waiting&#8230;) [Spoken] How long? [Drum Fill] (How long are you gonna wait?) How long? (How long will you hesitate?) 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