West Coast

Lana Del Rey * Track #5 On Ultraviolence

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Album Ultraviolence

ALBUM

Lana Del Rey

2014

West Coast by Lana Del Rey

Release Date

Mon Apr 14 2014

Performed by

Lana Del Rey

Produced by

Dan Auerbach

Writed by

Lana Del Rey & Rick Nowels

About

“West Coast” is a surf-rock throwback produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys. It uses the west coast to frame Lana Del Rey’s tale of leaving her lover to travel—only to return when she can’t bear missing him.

This song marked Lana’s highest debut as #17 on the Billboard Hot 100, as well as her...

West Coast Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Down on the West coast, they got a sayin'
"If you're not drinkin', then you're not playin'"
But you've got the music
You've got the music in you, don't you?
Down on the West coast, I get this feeling like
It all could happen, that's why I'm leaving
You for the moment, you for the moment
Boy Blue, yeah, you

[Pre-Chorus]
You're falling hard, I push away, I'm feelin' hot to the touch
You say you miss me and I wanna say I miss you so much
But something keeps me really quiet, I'm alive, I'm a lush
Your love, your love, my love

[Chorus]
I can see my baby swinging
His Parliament's on fire and his hands are up
On the balcony and I'm singing
Ooh, baby, ooh, baby, I'm in love
I can see my sweet boy swaying
He's crazy y cubano como yo, la-la
On the balcony and I'm saying
Move, baby, move, baby, I'm in love
I'm in love (I'm in love)
I'm in love (I'm in love)

[Post-Chorus]
(Mic-check)
(One, two)
(Two, two)
(Get it, girl)

[Verse 2]
Down on the West coast, they got their icons
Their silver starlets, their Queens of Saigons
And you've got the music
You've got the music in you, don't you?
Down on the West coast, they love their movies
Their golden gods and rock 'n' roll groupies
And you've got the music
You've got the music in you, don't you?

[Pre-Chorus]
You push it hard, I pull away, I'm feeling hotter than fire
I guess that no one ever really made me feel that much higher
Te deseo, cariño, boy, it's you I desire
Your love, your love, my love

[Chorus]
I can see my baby swinging
His Parliament's on fire and his hands are up
On the balcony and I'm singing
Ooh, baby, ooh, baby, I'm in love
I can see my sweet boy swaying
He's crazy y cubano como yo, la-la
On the balcony and I'm saying
Move, baby, move, baby, I'm in love
I can see my baby swinging
His Parliament's on fire and his hands are up
On the balcony and I'm singing
Ooh, baby, ooh, baby, I'm in love
I can see my sweet boy swaying
He's crazy y cubano como yo, la-la
On the balcony and I'm saying
Move, baby, move, baby, I'm in love

[Outro]
I'm in love
I'm in love

West Coast Q&A

Who wrote West Coast's ?

West Coast was written by Lana Del Rey & Rick Nowels.

Who produced West Coast's ?

West Coast was produced by Dan Auerbach.

When did Lana Del Rey release West Coast?

Lana Del Rey released West Coast on Mon Apr 14 2014.

What did Lana Del Rey say about "West Coast"?

“West Coast” was kind of an extention of everything I’ve been feeling so far on the record. It started with “Cruel World” which I felt like felt really west coast based ‘cause of the Wah-Wah guitars and… then having done “Brooklyn Baby” we went back to the 'west coast’ but kind of kept that easy-cas...

What was the inspiration for the song?

According to Songfacts, Lana Del Rey said to newspaper The Sun:

That track is inspired by being here. I just started spending the more and more time here. After touring I would be back in California, which is really unusual because I’d be in New York is so long. Being in Los Angeles is where I felt...