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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Conway Savage
Conway Savage
Piano
Martyn P. Casey
Martyn P. Casey
Bass Guitar
Mick Harvey
Mick Harvey
Organ
Jim Sclavunos
Jim Sclavunos
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Nick Cave
Nick Cave
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Paul Hicks
Paul Hicks
Assistant Engineer
Chris Scard
Chris Scard
Mixing Engineer
Paul Wright
Paul Wright
Assistant Engineer
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Additional Producer
Paul Corkett
Paul Corkett
Recording Engineer
Simon Heyworth
Simon Heyworth
Mastering Engineer
Flood
Flood
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I've felt you coming, girl, as you drew near
I knew you'd find me 'cause I longed you here
Are you my destiny? Is this how you'll appear?
Wrapped in a coat with the tears in your eyes?
Well, take that coat, babe, and throw it on the floor
Are you the one that I've been waiting for?
[Verse 2]
As you've been moving surely toward me
My soul has comforted and assured me
Well, that in time my heart, it will reward me
And that all will be revealed
So I've sat and I've watched an ice age thaw
Are you the one that I've been waiting for?
[Verse 3]
Out of sorrow entire worlds have been built
Out of longing great wonders have been willed
They're only little tears, darling, let them spill
And lay your head upon my shoulder
Outside my window the world has gone to war
Are you the one that I've been waiting for?
[Bridge]
Oh, we will know, won't we?
The stars will explode in the sky
But they don't, do they?
Stars have their moment and then they die
[Verse 4]
There's a man who spoke wonders, though I've never met him
He said, "He who seeks, finds and who knocks, will be let in"
I think of you in motion and just how close you are getting
And how every little thing anticipates you
All down my veins, my heartstrings call
Are you the one that I've been waiting for?
Are you the one that I've been waiting for?
Written by: Nick Cave

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