[Verse]

Checked out of reality

Left town still a slave to the gravity with

No friends to be proud of me

When I bid farewell to the man I don't know how to be

Leave me tongue-tied 'til there's no one else around

On the outside looking down

[Chorus]

'Cause expectations are the death of making plans

Not my nature, but I'll try the best I can

And I'll be waiting 'til I have the upper hand

How long, how long?

I thought that explanations were the way to break loose ends

Lost all patience, but I hope you understand

I'll be waiting 'til I have the upper hand

How long, how long?

[Verse]

And I'm better off losing my grip 'til the world says I'm worthy

But if I gotta keep living like this I'm gonna die when I'm thirty

But if it's not that bad, I won't treat it like a problem

When it's the best I've had, I've got no reason to solve 'em

I guess that much is plain to see

Out of orbit and revolving around you

Living in third person view

[Chorus]

'Cause expectations are the death of making plans

Not my nature, but I'll try the best I can

And I'll be waiting 'til I have the upper hand

How long, how long?

I thought that explanations were the way to break loose ends

Lost all patience, but I hope you understand

I'll be waiting 'til I have the upper hand

How long, how long?

[Bridge]

I know I'm one to make way too much out of nothing

And maybe I'm afraid, I'll admit, either one

But I just wanna feel like I'm fiending for something

Whether it's forgiveness, or closure, or blood

(...)

[Outro]

Expectations are the reason we're both wrong

You're not perfect, but I guess I'll play along

And I'll be waiting even if it takes me all

Night long, night long