High Expectations lyrics

Tell me what you're waiting for

You tended your garden. You've planted

No ferns nor carnations

Just high expectations

Till they came to overgrow

All other intentions. You mentioned

It's been a frustration

You're lost in stagnation

Nowhere to plant

The small seed in your hand

Though you know of its grace

If you want its growth, go and give it space

In the seed there is a gorgeous plan

Of a trunk, of a crown and roots

It will grow for as long as it can

Bearing blossom and bearing fruits

Take another look around

An effort deciphering the nature

Of your expectations

Though you've lost your patience

Dig a spade into the ground

And tear out what's casting a shadow

On hopes and temptations —

Your savaged plantations

You're holding a seed

That might grow to exceed

All the grace in the yard

If you give it space, growth can finally start

In the seed there is a gorgeous plan

Of a trunk, of a crown and roots

It will grow for as long as it can

Bearing blossom and bearing fruits

Give the seed the protection it needs to thrive

Learn to love imperfection as a part of life

Tell me what you're waiting for

You tended your garden. You've planted

No ferns nor carnations

Just high expectations

Till they came to overgrow

All other intentions. You mentioned

You'll wait for the right time

You'll wait all your lifetime

• Artist:Alin Coen Band
• Album:We’re Not the Ones We Thought We Were (2013)