The Wait is the third track off of Metallica's EP Garage Days Re-Revisited and on the second disc of their cover album Garage, Inc.. It was written by Jaz Coleman, Kevin Walker, Martin Glover and Paul Ferguson, with a length of 4:52.
Originally released by Killing Joke in 1980 on the Killing Joke album, Metallica have already released their version in their 1987's Garage Days Re-Revisited EP. A live version of The Wait appears in the Live in London EP and in the Whiskey in the Jar single (recorded on 1997 in London, England); and in the Turn the Page single (recorded on 1998 in New York, NY).
Live[]
"The Wait" has been performed live 28 times as of January, 2025.
"The Wait" was first performed live on August 20th, 1987, in London, England, at the 100 Club.
It was last performed live on April 26th, 2018, in Munich, Germany, at the Olympiahalle, for the WorldWired Tour.
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Lyrics[]
Motives changing
Day to day
The fire increases
Masks decay
I look at the rivier
White foam floats down
The body's poisoned
Got to sit tight
The Wait
The Wait
The Wait
The Wait
After awakening
The silence grows
The screams subside
Distortion shows
Mutant thoughts
Of bad mouthed news
It's just another birth
Of distorted views
The Wait
The Wait
The Wait
The Wait