[Verse 1]
She drives hard through the June Gloom haze
Legs for days and bones of pearl
Her love hurtling down death's highways
The hands of a killer, the heart of a little girl
[Chorus]
Jasmine
You come along
And take me
To where I feel like
A woman, coming on strong
Jasmine into the night
Night
[Verse 2]
Don’t be seduced by those baby blues
That secret smile when it's catching you
'Cause little girl cracks your heart in two
Sucks the juice till she turns you loose
[Chorus]
Jasmine
You come along
And take me
To where I feel like
A woman, coming on strong
Jasmine into the night
Night
Into the night
Night
[Outro]
A body bag on eucalyptus hills
And the Hollywood forever
And the endless sleeping pills
No girl will ever cure your nighttime ills
Like Jasmine does
’Cause when she blooms, she kills
Jasmine was written by Charles Scott IV & Natasha Khan.
Jasmine was produced by Charles Scott IV & Natasha Khan.
Bat for Lashes released Jasmine on Mon Aug 19 2019.
When asked about how much was Natasha Khan’s perspective or her protagonist’s (Nikki Pink) on the songwriting for Lost Girls, Khan explained this song in particular:
‘Jasmine’ is a spoken word, film noir song about this girl that goes round killing men at night, burying their bodies at the bottom o...