"Angels Forever, Forever Angels" (also known as "Angels Forever" or "Forever Angels", and referred to as "AFFA") is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey produced by Rick Nowels. It is known to be an outtake from Ultraviolence sessions, but is not registered to any known music copyright service.
Background[]
The track was completed in June 2013 and leaked on July 18, 2013. The original file of this mix is titled "AFFA-KM-mix-027". The song leaked alongside four others that were produced by Nowels: "JFK", "Starry Eyed", "Hollywood", and a demo of "Black Beauty". An earlier demo of the song leaked on October 15, 2020. It is the same length as the later mix and features some instrumental differences. A final version, said to be "just more polished",[S 1] has been confirmed to exist by reliable insiders.[S 2]
"Angels forever, forever angels" is the traditional slogan of outlaw motorcycle club the Hells Angels.
Cross-references[]
- Angels are also mentioned in "Arcadia", "Don't Call Me Angel", "Gods & Monsters", and in the poem "Never to Heaven".
- California is also mentioned in "Fuck It I Love You", "How to Disappear", "If I Die Young", "Freak", "Shades of Cool", and the two songs of the same name, among several others.
- Del Rey refers to herself as a lion in "True Love on the Side".
- Feeling free is also mentioned in the monologue for "Ride" and "Hey Blue Baby".
- Feeling wild is mentioned in "Nectar of the Gods" and "Wild One".
- Fire is also mentioned in "Freak", "High by the Beach", "Live Forever (Golden Grill)", "Off to the Races", "Sad Girl", and "West Coast".
- Heavy metal is also mentioned in "Axl Rose Husband", "Guns and Roses", "Mermaid Motel", and "Smarty".
- Paradise is also mentioned in "Coca Colla", "Dark Paradise", "Every Man Gets His Wish", "Television Heaven", "Velvet Crowbar", and in the two songs of the same name, among several others.
- "Paradise is a hell-colored flame sky" is a similar lyric to "flame-colored paradise" from "Velvet Crowbar". Both of these lyrics allude to a quote from the 1955 novel "Lolita" by Vladimir Nabokov.
- Reference to the 1969 movie "Easy Rider" which is also mentioned in other songs, such as "Art Deco" and "Freak".
- Rock and roll is also mentioned in "Backfire", "Driving in Cars with Boys", "St. Tropez", and "West Coast", among others.
- Stars are also mentioned in "Damn You", "Dum Dum", "Dynamite", "Lucky Ones", "Prom Song (Gone Wrong)", "Ride", "Starry Eyed", "Video Games", and both songs of the name "California", among several others.
- The ocean is also mentioned in "Bentley", "Black Beauty", "Heavy Hitter", "Kill Kill", "Religion", "Salvatore", "Dark Paradise", and in the poem "LA Who Am I to Love You", among several others.
- The phrase "do or die" is similar to "ride or die" which appears in "She's Not Me".
- The phrase "I just ride" also appears in "Ride".
- Wind is also mentioned in "A Star for Nick", "Change", and "Thunder".
Official versions[]
- "Angels Forever" demo — 4:20
- Mix 27 — 4:20
Lyrics[]
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Is the sun in your eyes, easy rider?
Do the flame-colored skies light your fire?
We are heavy metal lions
They will never understand
The kind of people you or I am
Bow your heads and take your hands
They were angels forever (Forever, forever)
Forever angels (Angels, angels)
They were angels forever (Forever, forever)
Forever angels (Angels, angels)
Does the ocean inspire, easy rider?
Do the stars and the wind take you higher?
You are California proud
You are angels of the night
Rock and roll guardians now
The last keepers of the light
They were angels forever (Forever, forever)
Forever angels (Angels, angels)
They were angels forever (Forever, forever)
Forever angels (Angels, angels)
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Paradise is a Hell-colored flame sky
Is it nice to feel free and wild?
Paradise is a game of do or die
I just ride, ride, ride
They were angels forever (Forever, forever)
Forever angels (Angels, angels)
They were angels forever (Forever, forever)
Forever angels (Angels, angels)
They were angels forever (Forever, forever)
Forever angels (Angels, angels)
They were angels forever (Forever, forever)
Forever angels (Angels, angels)
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ This is speculation and should not be relied upon. It has not been confirmed by any official sources, but has been reported by Carcase, who is considered a reliable insider by the community.
- ↑ This is speculation and should not be relied upon. It has not been confirmed by any official sources, but has been reported by BlackoutZone, who is considered a reliable insider by the community.