Missy Higgins - Everyone's Waiting Lyrics






I know all the lines to say
The part I’m expected to play
But in the reflection I am worlds away

As I put my costume on
Eyelashes one by one
Been doing this so long I can tie the knot
Behind my back

And everyone’s waiting
But it’s getting harder to hear what my heart is saying
Cos everyone’s waiting

"Just swallow and breathe," she says,
"Remember this ain’t for you it’s for them
And all of those painful lessons you’ve had to learn
You gotta use them now or never"

Cos everyone’s waiting
But it’s getting harder to hear
What my heart keeps saying
Turn it off, I wanna turn it all off

When everyone’s waiting
It makes it harder to hear what my heart keeps saying
Turn it off, I wanna turn it all off

But everyone’s waiting
I hear that answers appear when you just stand still
But make it all, how do you make it all stop
When everyone’s waiting?
Everyone's waiting.





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  1. C.... M....

    Drop dead diva, anyone?
    Your amazing missy your an inspiration to all of us and especially to me I love you so much 😊
    I LOVE this song...has alot of personal meaning for me. Make me teary when I hear it. beautiful xo

  2. m.... o....

    fucking love this song, i wanna punch its face. Thats how good it is

  3. t.... ....

    Song for Sammy 🤗💕

  4. G.... T....

    Such a beautiful song. Love you Missy!

  5. S.... P....

    i love you! .. australia is so americanized that everyone sings with the american accent, even australian country singers, but not you ❤ .. i try to sing a bit, and when i do its in the australian accent

  6. R.... M....

    essa musica aparece no casamento da Jane em Drop Dead Diva no final da 4° Temporada

  7. L.... L....

    ooooh cancada

  8. J.... H....

    Never seen this vid until today in August 2019. This is what I do in the ocean :-).

  9. m.... ....

    I love how she says "painful" such a cute accent. I love her music... just beautiful.
    Such a great song with such heartfelt lyrics- I can't believe it doesn't have more views!
    i'm so glad you came back to music.

  10. m.... ....

    I love how she says "painful" such a cute accent. I love her music... just beautiful.
    Missy Higgins, you are completely beautiful, breathless.
    Missy Higgins, you are completely beautiful, breathless.

  11. N.... K....

    PERFECT song, PERFECT video.

  12. F.... R....

    Beautiful....just beautiful  :*)
    Drop dead diva, anyone?
    Missy Higgins, you are completely beautiful, breathless.

  13. M.... R....

    Goosebumps every time. Absolute beauty and perfection 💜
    Ahh, australia is lucky to have a good singer (i live in australia)

  14. G.... C....

    Well, thank you very much for mercilessly ripping my heart off.
    i'm so glad you came back to music.

  15. �.... �....

    Well, thank you very much for mercilessly ripping my heart off.
    i'm so glad you came back to music.

  16. W.... w....

    You sound like p!nk!

  17. V.... M....

    Well, thank you very much for mercilessly ripping my heart off.
    Nothing is perfect but this song comes fery close
    Heart over mind. Solitude and intuition over busy and expectation. Beautiful song.

  18. C.... L....

    For my angel

  19. a.... ....

    Any other Australians here?

  20. G.... M....

    She should get more credit than she gets talent

  21. P.... ....

    Learning to duck the wave

  22. S.... W....

    Is anyone here from the Vance Joy Build interview?

  23. P.... ....

    I might have this played at my funeral, from 2:49, because people have been waiting for me to pop for years and there's no sign yet and I turned 50 last week.

  24. T.... A....

    Just waiting for another song ...👍

  25. p.... l....

    you are an angel Missy

  26. D.... N....

    Underrated

  27. G.... B....

    Missy Higgins is a remarkable singer - so cathartic so evocative & so much tone to make a heart soar in a dark moment of life .

  28. t.... ....

    "Most Streamed" this song gets me every time ☮️💟 #missyhiggins

  29. D.... E....

    That was the first time I'd seen or heard that song, what a great music video. They would have been really happy with the results from those dawn shooting days when watching the finished product. Time to listen to some missyhiggins and get out from under that rock :o
    Love to know who the director was..?

  30. E.... V....

    I don't know why, but this song has always made me think of having cold feet before a wedding. Just swallow and breathe to calm your nerves before saying yes. She can't figure out if she wants to say yes or no. This is probably not what it's about but I can't help to think of it as like a big dive into marriage. Remember this isn't for you it's for them because the marriage cereromy can be stressfull when dealing with family even if she loves the person. I just can't see it not being about a wedding.

    E.... V....

    I heard this song just before my wedding 2012 and it struck a chord within me deep inside, gave me the courage to admit my gut feelings... fast forward married anyway because of shit storm arguments of how I should be conducting myself, as his family had made the trek over from UK, split just over 12 months later, divorced now... Always trust your gut feeling.... Missy is timeless and manages to sing to your soul at the right moment every time and at that point in my life she was 100% correct. Fast forward again to now and this song just keeps popping up randomly in my life so much and hence, the watching of a grand aussie artist once again, and I can't help but wonder if she is singing to my soul again... treasuring her wisdom and her songwriting genius ❤ random reply to your comment haha sorry!

  31. A.... L....

    Seen Missy live in London -only instruments and voice-, she was outstanding

  32. T.... C....

    I’m sooooo emotional

  33. t.... p....

    Awesome Aussie x

  34. A.... F....

    beautiful !!

  35. m.... a....

    Hate her politics, love this song. Brilliant.

  36. D.... C....

    I really like this song it describes how I feel a lot of the time, it is tiring. Missy Higgins is amazing I'm glad she is still making music.

  37. M.... H....

    Such a beautiful & moving / inpirational song :)

  38. T.... ....

    yep. what is our heart actually saying doodyheads?! ty

  39. K.... M....

    Love this song, like a dream I used to have of my family and school waiting for me to perform and me being too scared to. You get over it. Keep performing Missy

  40. A.... ....

    Such a hauntingly, beautiful song. One of her many shining moments.

  41. I.... A....

    So beautiful.

  42. R.... K....

    Awesome song. Missy is like a delicate thing - she can broke like a cristal glass... She has so such amazing voice.

  43. J.... D....

    Song is great but memories of my whole family is too painful....9/11

  44. K.... J....

    This video is so beautiful. It makes me cry.

  45. C.... C....

    I love you so much Missy, your heart has changed my whole life and World for the best and forever. thank you. See folks there is a God

  46. R.... R....

    This song needs more views.

  47. C.... ....

    pls continue existing

  48. M.... ....

    I always imagined this video beginning in a dressing room putting her fake lashes on and tieing her dress behind her back in anticipation for the next performance even though her heart isn't in it anymore. However Missy in the ocean, weight of the waves baring down on her, perfectly reflects the pressure of the Music Industry, and how it can overcome some who aren't strong enough to fight it. Going under. Such a beautiful song and music video.

  49. M.... O....

    Gosh...I like ....wow

  50. K.... F....

    I'm here because Drop Dead Diva Season 4 Episode 13.

  51. D.... H....

    Drop dead diva, anyone?

    D.... H....

    Daisy Hendriks yes!

  52. M.... M....

    I think anyone who's had to play the role, wear a mask to do whatever it is they do... even if it's just to get by and not be mistaken for anything other than human can relate to this song. How to get lost in the method, in the madness of the day to day, in what people expect someone to be regardless of who that someone really is...

    Every time I listen to this, it's like rolling over against the wall when awakened against my will; finding comfort in the anonymity of the dark, the warmth of the forthcoming dream. These are quiet and private moments but those that, under consideration, we rarely acknowledge to one another as those we share.

    Thanks, Missy.

  53. B.... B....

    I don't know you Missy but because of your songs you are part of my life journey. Thank you.

  54. Q.... ....

    Missy, i love u. BR <3

  55. K.... N....

    Love her

  56. S.... C....

    Thank you MIssy

  57. K.... ....

    back five years later and this song still fucks me up. :((((((((

  58. C.... F....

    janet king brought me here

  59. C.... D....

    Astounding, Bitter Sweet

  60. J.... ....

    keep making your music Missy cant wait to see you in concert again

  61. F.... M....

    Ahh, australia is lucky to have a good singer (i live in australia)

    F.... M....

    Well I live in San Francisco California.

    F.... M....

    Madeline Krantz
    Cool. I’m an Aussie and I was lucky enough to meet her and have a nice conversation with her.

  62. B.... M....

    This song makes me so nostalgic

  63. A.... M....

    good waves, where is it ?

  64. C.... C....

    Heart over mind. Solitude and intuition over busy and expectation. Beautiful song.

  65. r.... c....

    love this video and song

  66. j.... b....

    This is one of all time favorite songs and clips.

  67. M.... C....

    Using the ocean that just describes this song perfectly.

  68. G.... C....

    I love this song. I'm kind of OK in most areas of life but giving a presentation to a class or competing in a race where there is an audience just screws me up every time no matter how much I practice my stuff and trying to stay calm.

  69. M.... M....

    LOVE LOVE LOVE!!! Thank you, Missy Higgins!

  70. M.... M....

    Beautiful. Just beautiful.

  71. C.... C....

    She's a lesbian , she's straight , she's alt, now she's retro soul , jeez , take a stand Melissa and roll with it :)

    C.... C....

    annakinfree proteus
    She never said she was a lesbian and never said she is straight. She simply said she loved a woman once and is married to a man. Open your mind.....a relationship does not dictate your sexuality.

    Also I'm pretty sure stand was...I make music.....period.

    C.... C....

    haha ,ooh , noice.

    C.... C....

    annakinfree proteus

    👍😮😀

  72. A.... L....

    Nothing is perfect but this song comes fery close

  73. J.... H....

    just rocks my soul this song

  74. M.... ....

    I'm into real Rap music ,but this my shit !

  75. J.... a....

    So relaxing. Love what ur doin

  76. G.... A....

    This song is simply timeless, Missy your voice melts my soul!!

  77. p.... ....

    I love her

  78. a.... b....

    this song reminded me to meditate :p

  79. L.... ....

    I'm like Pavlov's dog with this song. I instantly tear up as soon as I hear it. Bizarre but cool. Amazing song.

  80. a.... a....

    mixed within you...

  81. R.... Q....

    Sabe quando a vida tá sem sentido? Eu venho aqui, canto junto com a Missy, os olhos ficam cheios de lagrimas e volto a ter força e fé na vida. Seja forte, sempre. Obrigado, Missy.

    -

    You know when life 're meaningless? I come here , singing along with Missy , his eyes are filled with tears and I will have strength and faith in life. Be always strong. Thank you, Missy .

    R.... Q....

    Somos 2

    R.... Q....

    Essa musoca me faz chorar toda vez q a escuto.

  82. Q.... ....

    <3 <3 <3

  83. S.... S....

    Well, thank you very much for mercilessly ripping my heart off.

  84. M.... G....

    missy, i am so inspired by you. this song makes me cry

  85. J.... W....

    Goosebumps every time. Absolute beauty and perfection 💜

  86. Z.... R....

    Perfect video for a perfect song.

  87. T.... S....

    I love Missy, sends chills through my whole body.

  88. T.... L....

    which beach this at?

  89. A.... ....

    stirs so many emotions. talk about a "feel" trip..

  90. d.... ....

    Missy is just phenomenal.

    d.... ....

    +dijonay971 yeap <3

  91. E.... A....

    There are so many magical musical moments in this song. It's definitely one of MH's best tracks.

  92. N.... W....

    Pure beauty....thank you Missy

  93. A.... F....

    I really love this song, but I hate the memories which it brings with it :/

  94. T.... ....

    dont stop making music

  95. A.... M....

    I adore Missy Higgins

  96. P.... ....

    Missy Higgins, you are completely beautiful, breathless.

  97. M.... A....

    thank you Missy for your Music. You are an inspiration.

  98. h.... ....

    Your songs are so emotional and moving. I hope you find happiness and love!