“I think it’s kind of a plaintive ending to the album. It’s not a defiant, big drumroll ending. It’s like by that point I think we’ve exhausted all our options in a way. We’ve said so much that it’s kind of going back to those themes of working on yourself, of failure, of trying — embracing imperfec...
[Verse 1]
Said you're waiting on me to change
What you doing that for?
When I said I'd stay the same, same, same, same, same, same
Same guy I was before
[Chorus]
Keep the tide low
Let the river flow
I don't need no alibi (Ooh)
I-I-I'll be fine
I'll change, I'll change, I'll change when I want to
Mmm
I'll change, I'll change, I'll change when I want to
And I know, I know, I know
[Verse 2]
Said you're waiting on me to change
What you doing that for?
You keep counting down the days, days, days, days, days, days
'Til I shift, 'til I move, 'til I improve
'Til I give you more
[Chorus]
Keep the tide low
Let the river flow
I don't need no alibi (Ooh)
I-I-I'll be fine
I'll change, I'll change, I'll change when I want to
Mmm
I'll change, I'll change, I'll change when I want to
I'll change when I want to
I'm the same, same, same
Way, way, way
I'll change, I'll change
I'll change, I'll change, I'll change when I want to
Mmm
[Outro]
But I don't really want to
Oh-oh-oh, hmm
What you doing that for? (What you doing that for?)
Said you're waiting on me to change
What you doing that for?
(Ooh)
Waiting On Me To Change was written by Camilla Staveley-Taylor & Emily Staveley-Taylor & Jessica Staveley-Taylor.
Waiting On Me To Change was produced by John Congleton.
The Staves released Waiting On Me To Change on Fri Feb 05 2021.