Emily Wells (born 20 November 1981 in Amarillo, Texas) is an American multi… Read Full Bio ↴Emily Wells (born 20 November 1981 in Amarillo, Texas) is an American multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, composer, arranger, and producer whose genres encompass alternative, experimental, and classical.

Wells creates music by blending her many influences. She is a classically-trained violinist with a penchant for hip hop production. Live, Wells creates a lush layer of "symphonies" by looping and live sampling everything from her violin and voice, to her many toys and electronics. She performs both solo, and as a trio with drummer Sam Halterman and bassist Joey Reina, who also appear on her records.

Wells was born in Amarillo, TX and now resides in and tours from Los Angeles, CA. She is, however, moving back to NYC after her upcoming tour.

Symphony 5 Was A Surprise
Emily Wells Lyrics

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Don't want to go to sleep tonight, cause I don't think I'll survive, without
Symphony, number five… Number five you were on my mind for three days and three
nights, never knew I had it coming. I laid down in the street for you, taught
the neighborhood how to creep for you. Said a few things, lovin' lovin' life.
Set aside my pride and my strife. Then I got up and I went to school, practiced
till my fingers turned a shade of blue. Learned how to love it, even when I
failed. Though I'll admit it, I railed. Yeah, there were days, throwin up my
hands like a woman on plane, comin down, screamin down, runnin like rain.

Overall Meaning

In Emily Wells's song "Symphony 5 Was A Surprise", she sings about a deep and intense emotional connection that she has with music. The song starts off with her saying that she doesn't want to go to sleep tonight because she feels like she won't be able to survive without Symphony Number Five. Symphony Number Five is used as a metaphor for something that brings her immense joy and comfort. She then goes on to talk about how this piece of music was on her mind for three days and three nights, indicating that it has been consuming her thoughts and emotions.

As the song progresses, Emily describes how deeply in love she is with this piece of music. She talks about how she laid down in the street for it and taught the neighborhood how to creep for it, which seems to suggest that she is willing to go to great lengths just to be near it. She also mentions how she set aside her pride and strife for this particular piece of music and learned to love it even when she failed at it.

The song ends with Emily talking about how there were days when she felt like giving up on everything, but she kept going because of her love for this piece of music. Overall, "Symphony 5 Was A Surprise" is a powerful testament to the transformative power of music and the way it can move and inspire people.

Line by Line Meaning

Don't want to go to sleep tonight, cause I don't think I'll survive, without Symphony, number five…
I am afraid to sleep tonight realizing that I cannot survive without listening to Symphony, number five.

Number five you were on my mind for three days and three nights, never knew I had it coming.
Symphony, number five was on my mind for three days and three nights, and I never knew I would be so deeply affected by it.

I laid down in the street for you, taught the neighborhood how to creep for you.
I was so devoted to Symphony, number five that I even laid down in the street for it and taught my neighbors how to appreciate it too.

Said a few things, lovin' lovin' life. Set aside my pride and my strife.
I found myself loving life after experiencing Symphony, number five, and I put aside my troubles and insecurities.

Then I got up and I went to school, practiced till my fingers turned a shade of blue.
I got up and went to school, and I practiced my music until my fingers were sore and turned blue.

Learned how to love it, even when I failed. Though I'll admit it, I railed.
Despite failing at times, I learned to appreciate Symphony, number five even more, although I must admit, I did complain at times.

Yeah, there were days, throwin up my hands like a woman on plane, comin down, screamin down, runnin like rain.
There were days when I felt so overwhelmed by Symphony, number five that I threw up my hands like a woman on a plane, feeling like I was plummeting down, screaming and running like the rain.

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