Wow, thank you very much for this write-up, @mikehamad. I'm a music theory novice, so I can't understand all of the "jargon", but I've always been interested in how the music is perceived. I don't have a lot to add here, but I was talking to someone yesterday who mentioned how much he loves "Waiting All Night". After finding the guitar tabs online and playing it, he said his love for the song stemmed specifically from the maj7 intro chord (Ebmaj7 according to the tabs) -- "it's comforting", he said, "like a favorite sweatshirt or a thick, warm blanket". In that case, the lyrical content juxtaposed with the chord structure is a little odd! I know the interpretation can go any number of ways, but that's how I (and he) perceive it. It seems out of the ordinary to experience this warmth (chords) in the midst of remorse, anxiety, and sadness (lyrics). Maybe the protagonist is "home" in the present, and is just relating a sour moment from his past. Or, maybe he just likes to play the victim and is most comfortable in melancholic thought.