[Verse 1]
I saw Eleanor
Standing in the kitchen
Eyes falling through the floor
Eyes like a wishing well
I think she wanted more
From kitchen floors

[Chorus]
Eleanor, Eleanor
What were you waiting for?
Some kind of miracle?
Oh, Eleanor
Were you just terrified
Of that truth that you might find?

[Verse 2]
I know Eleanor (Eleanor, Eleanor, Eleanor)
She curses like a poet, what is she silent for? (Eleanor, Eleanor, Eleanor)
Oh, why don't you fight it?
Maybe things got too loud (Eleanor, Eleanor, Eleanor)
Maybe she's just too proud

[Chorus]
Eleanor, Eleanor
What were you waiting for?
Some kind of miracle?
Oh, Eleanor
Were you just terrified
Of that truth that you might—
[Outro]
So come on now, Eleanor
I swear to God you wanted more
Didn't you say life was boring?
Didn't you used to sing glory?
Come on, oh, Eleanor
The world was knockin' at your door
And you just stood on your kitchen floor
You just stood there, Eleanor
Was this not the sound of war?
The glory that you once sang for
Come on, oh, Eleanor
What were you waiting for?