the One That I've Been Waiting For?
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Lyrics

I felt you coming girl, as you drew near
I sensed your arrival, as you approached

I knew you'd find me, 'cause I longed you here
I was certain you’d discover me because I was expecting you

Are you my destiny?
Are you the person who was destined for me?

Is this how you'll appear?
Is this your form and demeanor?

Wrapped in a coat with the tears in your eyes?
With tears in your eyes, wearing a coat?

Well take that coat babe, and throw it on the floor
Remove your coat and let it fall to the ground

Are you the one that I've been waiting for?
Are you the person I’ve been anticipating?

As you've been moving surely toward me
As you’ve been approaching me confidently

My soul has comforted and assured me
My inner being has reassured and put me at ease

That in time my heart it will reward me
That my heart will eventually reward my patience

And that all will be revealed
And that all will become clear

So I've sat and I've watched an ice-age thaw
So I have sat and observed the gradual transformation

Are you the one that I've been waiting for?
Are you the person I’ve been anticipating?

Out of sorrow, entire worlds have been built
From grief, entire worlds have been constructed

Out of longing great wonders have been willed
Out of yearning, great marvels have been created

They're only little tears, darling, let them spill
These are just insignificant tears, honey. Allow them to flow

And lay your head upon my shoulder
And place your head on my shoulder

Outside my window the world has gone to war
The world beyond my window has gone into a state of hostility

Are you the one that I've been waiting for?
Are you the person I’ve been anticipating?

Oh we will know, won't we?
Oh, we will surely realize, won’t we?

The stars will explode in the sky
The stars will burst in the sky

But they don't, do they?
But in reality, they don’t do that, do they?

Stars have their moment and then they die
Stars have their time in the spotlight and then they perish

There's a man who spoke wonders, though I've never met him
There’s a man who spoke of miracles, yet I’ve never encountered him

He said, "He who seeks finds and who knocks will be let in"
He stated, "Those who pursue will discover and those who knock will be allowed in."

I think of you in motion and just how close you are getting
I imagine you in movement and how near you are drawing

And how every little thing anticipates you
And how everything eagerly awaits your arrival

All down my veins my heart-strings call
Throughout my veins, my heartstrings ring out

Are you the one that I've been waiting for?
Are you the person I’ve been anticipating?

Are you the one that I've been waiting for?
Are you the person I’ve been anticipating?