After initial success as a producer for artists including Kanye West, Kid Cudi, and Eminem, Haynie gained notable recognition as a music producer. Through 2011 and 2012, Haynie began working with American indie pop singer Lana Del Rey, producing eight singles from her Born to Die album, namely the title-track, "Off to the Races", "Carmen", "Blue Jeans", "Summertime Sadness", "National Anthem", "Blue Velvet" and "Dark Paradise".
According to Haynie, he was struggling emotionally in 2013 and 2014, leading to him not having the same amount of involvement in Del Rey's follow-up record, Ultraviolence, as he had wanted to have: "I tried doing regular production work... one of the things that was hard at the beginning was I was supposed to be working on Lana's Ultraviolence, and she's someone who is so important to me, and I just couldn't do it. She'd written it already and she had her songs that she'd written on piano, and it would have been more of a production gig, and I just couldn't do it. I made attempts with some of these amazing artists I would have always loved to have worked with, but I just couldn't focus. Then, once it became a real thing that I was making my own album, I didn't need to do anything else."
An article in The Fader stated "When Lana came to Haynie's studio in New York for an Ultraviolence session one afternoon, the two got talking about relationships instead, and spontaneously recorded a demo. That session later became the We Fall track "Wait For Life," a song about impossible romance that's pinned around Lana's soft teasing out of the phrase, I'm lonely."
Speculation began in December 2014 about Haynie and Del Rey possibly releasing a collaborative effort together. Suspicions were confirmed in early-January when the track "Wait for Life" was confirmed.
Lyrically, the song tells the story of a tragic romance which involves one person maintaining unrealistic expectations that the relationship's fate will change. Haynie revealed in an interview that We Fall is indeed a narrative that details his recovery from a shattered romance.
Wait For Life
Emile Haynie Lyrics
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To put on that evening show?
When you know that all I want
Is to make your money grow?
You're like a baby who don't got nowhere to go
I feel you eyeing me, you keep it on the low
(On the low, on the low)
But I can't let you in
And I can't keep you out
I wait for life to win
But it never comes around
And I can't hear you call
And I can't hear me shout
I wait for it to break
But it never comes around
Don't know me
I'm lonely
I'm lonely
Why you make me take that shit
To put on that evening show
When you know I don't need it
Better than your booze and blow?
You're like a baby, don't know better, you don't know
You drag me down, you try to keep it on the low
But I can't let you in
And I can't keep you out
I wait for life to win
But it never comes around
And I can't hear you call
And I can't hear me shout
I wait for it to break
But it never comes around
Feel like I'm falling apart
Feel like I'm falling apart
Feel like I'm falling apart
Would you tell me?
Would you tell me?
Would you tell me?
But I can't let you in
And I can't keep you out
I wait for life to win
But it never comes around
And I can't hear you call
And I can't hear me shout
I wait for it to break
But it never comes around
Don't know me
I'm lonely
I'm lonely
The opening stanza of Emile Haynie's song "Wait For Life" questions the necessity of putting in a lot of effort to create a showy display while the singer only desires to increase the money they receive. The next line likens their counterpart to an aimless child, but this person continually keeps their intentions hidden. The singer can't allow them in, and they can't keep them out, seeking a life of victory that never arrives, unable to hear anything when they call or shout. The second stanza is similar to the first but uses harsher language to describe the singer's sense of being dragged down. Despite the feeling of falling apart and the desire for aid, there is a repeated acknowledgment of being lonely while ultimately accepting that no break will arrive.
Line by Line Meaning
Why you make me work so hard
Why do you make me put in so much effort
To put on that evening show?
To put on a public performance
When you know that all I want
When you are aware that my only desire
Is to make your money grow?
Is to increase your wealth?
You're like a baby who don't got nowhere to go
You're behaving like a helpless, directionless child
I feel you eyeing me, you keep it on the low
I sense your surveillance of me, you are keeping it hidden
(On the low, on the low)
(Secretly, away from public view)
But I can't let you in
But I cannot allow you access to my inner self
And I can't keep you out
Yet, I cannot keep you from invading my space
I wait for life to win
I expect success to come to me
But it never comes around
But it never materializes
And I can't hear you call
And I cannot hear you trying to communicate with me
And I can't hear me shout
Nor can I hear my own voice when I yell out
I wait for it to break
I anticipate a point of change, a turning point
But it never comes around
But it never arrives
Don't know me
You do not know who I am
I'm lonely
I feel alone
Why you make me take that shit
Why do you force me to endure unpleasant experiences
To put on that evening show
Just to put on a public performance
When you know I don't need it
When you are aware that I do not require it
Better than your booze and blow?
Is it preferable to your alcohol and drugs?
You're like a baby, don't know better, you don't know
You're behaving like an ignorant child
You drag me down, you try to keep it on the low
You bring me down and endeavor to keep it hidden
Feel like I'm falling apart
It feels like I am disintegrating
Would you tell me?
Could you inform me?
But I can't let you in
But I cannot allow you access to my inner self
And I can't keep you out
Yet, I cannot keep you from invading my space
I wait for life to win
I expect success to come to me
But it never comes around
But it never materializes
And I can't hear you call
And I cannot hear you trying to communicate with me
And I can't hear me shout
Nor can I hear my own voice when I yell out
I wait for it to break
I anticipate a point of change, a turning point
But it never comes around
But it never arrives
Don't know me
You do not know who I am
I'm lonely
I feel alone
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Emile Haynie, ELIZABETH GRANT
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@GRAIVEZ
Lyrics
Why you make me work so hard
To put on that evening show?
When you know that all I want
Is to make your money grow?
You're like a baby who don't got nowhere to go
I feel you eyeing me, you keep it on the low
(On the low, on the low)
But I can't let you in
And I can't keep you out
I wait for life to win
But it never comes around
And I can't hear you call
And I can't hear me shout
I wait for it to break
But it never comes around
Don't know me
I'm lonely
I'm lonely
Why you make me take that shit
To put on that evening show
When you know I don't need it
Better than your booze and blow?
You're like a baby, don't know better, you don't know
You drag me down, you try to keep it on the low
But I can't let you in
And I can't keep you out
I wait for life to win
But it never comes around
And I can't hear you call
And I can't hear me shout
I wait for it to break
But it never comes around
Feel like I'm falling apart
Feel like I'm falling apart
Feel like I'm falling apart
Would you tell me?
Would you tell me?
Would you tell me?
But I can't let you in
And I can't keep you out
I wait for life to win
But it never comes around
And I can't hear you call
And I can't hear me shout
I wait for it to break
But it never comes around
Don't know me
I'm lonely
I'm lonely
@courtneynorris8561
Why you make me work so hard
To put on that evening show?
When you know that all I want
Is to make your money grow?
You're like a baby who don't got nowhere to go
I feel you eyeing me, you keep it on the low
(On the low, on the low)
But I can't let you in
And I can't keep you out
I wait for life to win
But it never comes around
And I can't hear you call
And I can't hear me shout
I wait for it to break
But it never comes around
Don't know me
I'm lonely
I'm lonely
Why you make me take that shit
To put on that evening show
When you know I don't need it
Better than your booze and blow?
You're like a baby, don't know better, you don't know
You drag me down, you try to keep it on the low
But I can't let you in
And I can't keep you out
I wait for life to win
But it never comes around
And I can't hear you call
And I can't hear me shout
I wait for it to break
But it never comes around
Feel like I'm falling apart
Feel like I'm falling apart
Feel like I'm falling apart
Would you tell me?
Would you tell me?
Would you tell me?
But I can't let you in
And I can't keep you out
I wait for life to win
But it never comes around
And I can't hear you call
And I can't hear me shout
I wait for it to break
But it never comes around
Don't know me
I'm lonely
I'm lonely
@tobbyurock
lana makes me horribly sad but extremely happy
@andycarcuevas5655
Like were stoned
@frog_prince3505
Lana's my consistent companion during my depression years, it was the Born to die era and I struggle with her music in my ears that's why I love her from the depths of mt aching heart and wounded soul.
@nunita141
Exactly
@misskim4545
yo
@jazzelizabeth7792
so sad this isn’t on spotify anymore
@lea830
@Gigi Str wth how did you even come up with this im crying ☠️ actually theres a theory that it was removed bc it sounds similar to her new song sweet,but we don't know
@Captain_Effy
@Lea No forreal they are MAKING SHIT UP. They literally said in other comments and in the above that they are "doubling down" on their theory. Like what.....
Thats not how things work, words arent suddenly racist just because they sound similar to other words in existence. This is the biggest and most idiotic display of "i misunderstood something, but im gonna double down and make that your problem" ive ever seen
@lea830
@Effy for real and the fact that they took the time to answer the same shit on every comment asking why the song was taken off spotify is even more delusional
@ivancarranza4513
@Gigi Str what nonsense is that? It's clearly that the song doesn't say that, no even close. Even if there's a similar sound on the words, the lyrics says and intended to communicate something different. Stop making this shit up