Temptation Waits
Alternative
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Written by: Garbage
Glossed by: Lacy Telles
I'll tell you something
I am a wolf but
I like to wear sheep's clothing¹
I am a bonfire²
I am a vampire³
I'm waiting for my moment
You come on like a drug⁴
I just can't get enough
I'm like an addict coming at you for a little more⁵
And there's so much at stake⁶
I can't afford to waste
I've never needed anybody like this before
I'll tell you something
I am a demon⁷
Some say my biggest weakness
I have my reasons
Call it my defense⁸
Be careful what you're wishing
You come on like a drug
I just can't get enough
I'm like an addict coming at you for a little more
And there's so much at stake
I can't afford to waste
I've never needed anybody like this before
You are a secret
A new possession¹⁰
I like to keep you guessing
You come on like a drug
I just can't get enough
I'm like an addict coming at you for a little more
And there's so much at stake
I can't afford to waste
I've never needed anybody like this before
When I'm not sure what I'm living for¹¹
When I'm not sure what I'm looking for
When I'm not sure what I'm living for
When I'm not sure what I'm looking for
When I'm not sure what I'm living for.
Year: 1998
1. A common phrase used when someone is playing a role contrary to their real character
2. A large, raging fire that is also controlled; also fitting since singer Shirley Manson had famously bonfire red hair at the time of recording
3. A vampire subsists on the lifeblood of others, sucks the life from them
4. Invoking a high or pleasure
5. Ironic, since Garbage emerged during a time when drug addiction ran rampant in the lives of musicians and Garbage was known for abstaining
6. A nice “play on words” coming after the stanza about a vampire
7. Something that will possess a person, maybe even take over their soul
8. A way of protection
9. An enigma
10. “A new possession” is in the album book, but sometimes it is sung live as “I need possession”
11. Addiction programs often conquer the question, “What are you living for?”