"Velvet Crowbar" is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It was recorded in 2010 and leaked on September 23, 2012. The song was produced by Justin Parker and is considered to be an outtake from the Born to Die sessions.
Background
Del Rey labeled the song as a demo and uploaded it to her defunct SoundCloud profile on March 22, 2010, alongside other songs including "On Our Way, "Hundred Dollar Bill", "Us Against the World" and "Kinda Outta Luck".[1]
Cross-references
- A golden grill is also mentioned in "Live Forever", "Stoplight De-Lite", "Queen of Disaster" and "Every Man Gets His Wish".
- Hopeless lovers are themes in many songs like "Black Beauty".
- The theme of "paradise" also appears in "Paradise", "Every Man Gets His Wish", "Dark Paradise", "Television Heaven" and "Coca Colla".
- "Flame-colored paradise" is a similar lyric to "paradise is a love-colored flame sky" from "Angels Forever, Forever Angels".
Lyrics
I was addicted to you but I didn't know it
You were afflicted by booze, you didn't show it, oh
Life is a velvet crowbar
Hittin' you over the head
You're bleedin' but you want more
"This is so like you," I said
"Put yourself on back to bed."
You're like crack to me, I don't wanna leave
I'm watchin' you sleep, afraid you'll stop breathin'
My baby's on his eighth life, darlin'
Stayin' with him till the mornin'
You're like crack to me, so fine I can't see
With your golden grill, your purple dream
My baby's on his eighth life, darlin'
Gonna watch him till the mornin'
I was addicted to you, didn't wanna blow it
You were a dick with your crew, always on the road
You wanna touch life so hard
Why can't you give it a rest?
You're not that bright for a star
Burned yourself out, nothin' left
Burned yourself out, nothin' left
You're like crack to me, I don't wanna leave
I'm watchin' you sleep, afraid you'll stop breathin'
My baby's on his eighth life, darlin'
Stayin' with him till the mornin'
You're like crack to me, so fine I can't see
With your golden grill, your purple dream
My baby's on his eighth life, darlin'
Gonna watch him till the mornin'
Styrofoam on the microphone
Can't give it up, can't go it alone
Flame-colored paradise for you, darlin'
But death doesn't come with a warnin'
Life is a velvet crowbar
Hittin' you over the head
You're bleedin' syrup, amour
Bleedin' to death
You're like crack to me, I don't wanna leave
I'm watchin' you sleep, afraid you'll stop breathin'
Baby's on his last life, darlin'
I'm stayin' with him till the mornin'
You're like crack to me, so fine I can't see
With your golden grill, your purple dream
My baby's on his eighth life, darlin'
Gonna watch him till the mornin'
(My baby's on his last life, darlin')
(Gonna stay around till mornin')
(My baby's on his eighth life, darlin')
(But death doesn't come with a warnin')