Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey
Lana Del Rey
“Born to Die” is described by Lana Del Rey as a “homage to true love and a tribute to living life on the wild side.” To quote Chelsea Hodson from New York Times, “In [Lana’s] melancholy world, to love is to live, so to love the wrong person is to be “born to die.”
It is the opening track from her s...
[Intro: Lana Del Rey & Mountain]
Why? (Got that?)
Who? Me? (Louder)
Why? (Got that?)
[Verse 1: Lana Del Rey, Mountain]
Feet don't fail me now, take me to the finish line
Oh, my heart, it breaks every step that I take
But I'm hoping that the gates, they'll tell me that you're mine
Walking through the city streets, is it by mistake or design?
I feel so alone on a Friday night
Can you make it feel like home if I tell you you're mine?
It's like I told you, honey (Louder)
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't make me sad, don't make me cry
Sometimes, love is not enough
And the road gets tough, I don't know why
Keep makin' me laugh, let's go get high
The road is long, we carry on
Try to have fun in the meantime
[Chorus: Lana Del Rey, Mountain]
Come and take a walk on the wild side
Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain
You like your girls insane (Louder, alright)
Choose your last words, this is the last time
'Cause you and I, we were born to die
[Verse 2: Lana Del Rey, Mountain]
Lost, but now I am found
I can see that, once, I was blind
I was so confused as a little child
Tried to take what I could get, scared that I couldn't find
All the answers, honey (Louder)
[Pre-Chorus]
Don't make me sad, don't make me cry
Sometimes, love is not enough
And the road gets tough, I don't know why
Keep makin' me laugh, let's go get high
The road is long, we carry on
Try to have fun in the meantime
[Chorus: Lana Del Rey, Mountain]
Come and take a walk on the wild side
Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain
You like your girls insane (Louder, alright)
Choose your last words, this is the last time
'Cause you and I, we were born to die
[Post-Chorus]
(We were born to die, we were born to die)
We were born to die
(We were born to die, we were born to die, we were born to die)
We were born to die
Come and take a walk on the wild side
Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain
You like your girls insane
[Pre-Chorus]
So don't make me sad, don't make me cry
Sometimes, love is not enough
And the road gets tough, I don't know why
Keep makin' me laugh, let's go get high
The road is long, we carry on
Try to have fun in the meantime
[Chorus: Lana Del Rey, Mountain]
Come and take a walk on the wild side
Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain
You like your girls insane (Louder, alright)
Choose your last words, this is the last time
'Cause you and I, we were born to die
[Outro: Lana Del Rey, Mountain]
(Louder)
(We were born to die, we were born to die)
We were born to die
(We were born to die, we were born to die)
(We were born to die, we were born to die)
(Louder)
(We were born to die, we were born to die)
(We were born to die, we were born to die)
(Louder)
(We were born to die, we were born to die)
(We were born to die, we were born to die)
(Louder)
(We were born to die, we were born to die)
(We were born to die, we were born to die)
(Got that?)
(Louder)
Born To Die was written by Lana Del Rey & Justin Parker.
Born To Die was produced by Emile Haynie.
Lana Del Rey released Born To Die on Fri Dec 30 2011.
The man in the cover art and the music video is model Bradley Soileau, who also appeared in Lana’s “West Coast” music video.
According to Songfacts, Lana confirmed the song was about her boyfriend in an interview for Q Magazine:
When I found someone that made me feel really happy, that was so different to the way I’d felt before in my life.
Yes! Lana performed “Born To Die” live at Poolside at Chateau on December 10th, 2011.
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