Moby found commercial and critical success with his fifth album Play (1999), which, after receiving little recognition, became an unexpected global hit in 2000 after each track was licensed to films, television shows, and commercials. It remains his highest selling album with 12 million copies sold. Its seventh single, "South Side", featuring Gwen Stefani, remains his only one to appear on the US Billboard Hot 100, reaching No. 14. Moby followed Play with albums of varied styles including electronic, dance, rock, and downtempo music, starting with 18 (2002), Hotel (2005), and Last Night (2008). His later albums saw him explore ambient music, including the almost four-hour release Long Ambients 1: Calm. Sleep. (2016). Moby continues to record and release albums; his twenty-first studio album, Resound NYC, was released in May 2023.
In addition to his music career, Moby is known for his veganism and support for animal rights and humanitarian aid. He was the owner of TeaNY, a vegan cafe in Manhattan, and Little Pine, a vegan restaurant in Los Angeles, and organized the vegan music and food festival Circle V. He is the author of four books, including a collection of his photography and two memoirs: Porcelain: A Memoir (2016) and Then It Fell Apart (2019).
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moby
Discography
Moby (1992)
Ambient (1993)
Everything Is Wrong (1995)
Animal Rights (1996)
Play (1999)
18 (2002)
Hotel (2005)
Last Night (2008)
Wait for Me (2009)
Destroyed (2011)
Innocents (2013)
Long Ambients 1: Calm. Sleep. (2016)
These Systems Are Failing (2016)
More Fast Songs About the Apocalypse (2017)
Everything Was Beautiful, and Nothing Hurt (2018)
Long Ambients 2 (2019)
All Visible Objects (2020)
Live Ambient Improvised Recordings Vol. 1 (2020)
Reprise (2021)
Ambient 23 (2023)
Resound NYC (2023)
Wait for Me
Moby Lyrics
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I love my hands, but it hurts to pray
Life I have isn't what I've seen
The sky is not blue and the field's not green
Wait for me
Wait for me
Wait for me
Mhmm wait, wait for me
Wait for me
Wait for me
Wait for me
Wait for me
I'm gonna ask you to look away
A broken life will never stay
Tried to hard and I always lay
Days are gray
And nights are black
Wait for me
Wait for me
Wait for me
Wait for me
Wait for me
Wait for me
The lyrics of Moby's "Wait for Me" are both melancholic and powerful. The opening lines of the song, "I'm gonna ask you to look away, I love my hands, but it hurts to pray" reveal the artist's internal struggle with his faith, something that he has cherished but finds difficult to hold onto in such an imperfect world. The line, "Life I have isn't what I've seen, the sky is not blue and the field's not green," is an expression of disillusionment with the world around him. He is starting to realize that the world is full of pain, disappointment, and suffering which he did not expect earlier when he had seen it from a different perspective.
The chorus of the song "Wait for Me," is a plea for a constant and reliable presence in the artist's life. The artist has gone through many disappointments, and his experiences have left him feeling isolated, disconnected from the world. He needs a connection, something constant that can hold him up in times of despair. The choice of the word "wait" shows that the person is not trying to run away or ignore the problems, but to hold on and wait for a solution. The last verse, "A broken life will never stay; Tried too hard, and I always lay; Days are gray, and nights are black" puts forth the picture of someone who is trying to put his broken life back together but is facing many failures in doing so.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm gonna ask you to look away
I don't want anyone to witness the difficult time I'm going through
I love my hands, but it hurts to pray
I'm in pain and it's hard for me to turn to religion for comfort
Life I have isn't what I've seen
My reality doesn't match my expectations
The sky is not blue and the field's not green
Things aren't as idyllic and picturesque as they seem
Wait for me
I'm asking for someone to wait for me while I navigate my struggles
Mhmm wait, wait for me
I need more time to get through this, so I'm asking for more patience
A broken life will never stay
My life feels like it's falling apart and won't just fix itself
Tried to hard and I always lay
I've put in a lot of effort, but I still feel stuck
Days are gray
Everything feels dull and bleak
And nights are black
Even my thoughts are dark and depressing
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JOIAH SHERMAN, DANIEL BLUE
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Ola Ta Gidia Einai Idia
I'm gonna ask you to look away
I love my hands, but it hurts to pray
Life I have isn't what I've seen
The sky is not blue and the field's not green
Wait for me...
I'm gonna ask you to look away
A broken life will never stay
Tried too hard and I always lay
Days are grey
And nights are black
Wait for me...
Wait...
Radical Parkour
Being a rock guy, from zeppelin to manson, I just discovered Moby. I gotta say he puts more heart into his music than almost any other artist. Every song is beautiful
Carlo B
If you love Led Zeppelin like me, you surely know "Since I've been loving you", it's about the same things
iNSIDE the mirror
Moby is a master on handling people's feelings with his music. He has at least one song for all extreme psychological states. This one works for me when I get angry. It has a way to get my anger away. Thanks Moby
Demy March
Everything will be okay in the end. if it's not okay, it's not the end. Wonderful song!!!
Михаил Гриценко
This is a masterpiece, I can't express all my feelings right now...
Тијана Ш.
i feel the same
Selene981
I feel so bad for him. I know he's just a character but a lot of people have lives like this. It's so sad. :'(
Beefus Supremeus
+leonkennedy1259 i agree
PAMELA TORRES
It's what happens every day to people who were forced to go to school as children and pre-conditioned their whole lives to become robotic wage slaves. They have no idea how to be independent human beings.
Hannes Hansen
Even deeper. "Had lifes like that" ^^