Wait for Me
Emile Haynie f/Lana Del Rey Lyrics

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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

Overall Meaning

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?