We Used to Wait Arcade Fire

[Verse 1: Win Butler]
I used to write
I used to write letters, I used to sign my name
I used to sleep at night
Before the flashing lights settled deep in my brain
But by the time we met
By the time we met, the times had already changed
So I never wrote a letter
I never took my true heart, I never wrote it down
So when the lights cut out
I was lost, standing in the wilderness downtown

[Pre-Chorus: Win Butler & Régine Chassagne]
Now our lives are changing fast
Now our lives are changing fast
Hope that something pure can last
Hope that something pure can last

[Verse 2: Win Butler]
And it seems strange
How we used to wait for letters to arrive
But what's stranger still
Is how something so small can keep you alive
We used to wait
We used to waste hours just walking around
We used to wait
All those wasted lives in the wilderness downtown