“Born to Die” is a song by American singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey, taken from her second studio album of the same name (2012). The song was released as the singer’s second single on December 30, 2011, through Interscope Records. “Born to Die” features apocalyptic lyrics and strings similar to John Barry compositions and the music scores of Gone with the Wind (1939) and Western (1997). The single will be available January 23 (Pre Order on iTunes). The album January 30 (Pre Order on iTunes and Amazon).
The song was promoted with an accompanying music video, directed by Yoann Lemoine and produced by Iconoclast, that portrays Del Rey on an unstable relationship with her boyfriend, as they go on a car trip that results in her death. It received generally favorable reviews from contemporary critics, who noted it as a departure from the singer’s previous music videos.
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Song Lyrics:
My oh me, my
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 at 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 the Friday nights
Can you make it feel like home, if I tell you you’re mine
It’s like I told you honey
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 making me laugh
Let’s go get high
The road is long, we carry on
Try to have fun in the meantime
Come take a walk on the wild side
Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain
You like your girls insane
Choose your last words, this is the last time
Cause you and I, we were born to die
Lost but now I am found
I can see but once I was blind
I was so confused as a little child
Trying to take what I could get
Scared that I couldn’t find
All the answers honey
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 making me laugh
Let’s go get high
The road is long, we carry on
Try to have fun in the meantime
Come take a walk on the wild side
Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain
You like your girls insane
Choose your last words,
This is the last time
Cause you and I
We were born to die [x4]
Come and take a walk on the wild side
Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain
You like your girls insane
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 making me laugh
Let’s go get high
The road is long, we carry on
Try to have fun in the meantime
Come take a walk on the wild side
Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain
You like your girls insane…
Choose your last words,
This is the last time
Cause you and I
We were born to die
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