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|artist = Lana Del Rey
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|written = [[Lana Del Rey]]<br>[[Kid Gloves]]
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|producer = [[Kid Gloves]]
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|recorded = 2010
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|time = 4:09
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|Source = [[File:Unreleased_Logo.png|125px|link=Category:Unreleased songs]]
 
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"'''Backfire'''" is an unreleased song by [[Lana Del Rey]]. It was produced by [[Kid Gloves]]. The song was recorded in 2010 and leaked on September 13, 2012. It was registered to ASCAP sometime in 2017.
   
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== Background ==
"Backfire" is a song written in 2010 by Lana Del Rey. 
 
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A second version of the song is rumored to exist, but it has not been confirmed officially and only remains as speculation.
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==Cross-references==
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*Salvatore is later mentioned in [[Salvatore (song)|the song of the same name]].
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*A "mafiosi" is mentioned in the demo version of "[[Children of the Bad Revolution (song)|Children of the Bad Revolution]]" and "[[Dangerous Girl (song)|Dangerous Girl]]".
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*Mentions of trailer park life are common among various Del Rey's songs, such as "[[Yayo (song)|Yayo]]" and "[[Dangerous Girl (song)|Dangerous Girl"]].
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*The song mentions a "jumper", possibly referencing the song "[[Jump (song)|Jump]]".
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*Reference to ''Sid and Nancy'', a film portraying the relationship of Sid Vicious, the bassist of Sex Pistols, and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen, also mentioned in "[[Never Let Me Go (song)|Never Let Me Go]]".
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*Police officers are mentioned in "[[Playing Dangerous (song)|Playing Dangerous]]" and "[[This Is What Makes Us Girls (song)|This Is What Makes Us Girls]]", among others.
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*Heaven is referenced in "[[Yes to Heaven (song)|Yes to Heaven]]", "[[Back to tha Basics (song)|Back to tha Basics]]", "[[National Anthem (song)|National Anthem]]", and "[[You & Me (song)|You & Me]]", among many other songs and poems.
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*The phrase "little piece of heaven" is also mentioned in "[[Tulsa Jesus Freak (song)|Tulsa Jesus Freak]]".
   
 
==Lyrics==
 
==Lyrics==
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Salvatore you can def be
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Salvatore, you can def' be my baby blue
 
Be my mafiosi rock 'n' roll high
My baby blue
 
 
Back to Malibu in our trailer park for two
Be my mafiosi rock n´roll high
 
 
We're like Sid and Nancy, lovin' the fight
Back to Malibu
 
In our trailer park for two
 
We're like Sid and Nancy
 
Loved in the fight
 
   
We got a jumper
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We got a jumper, got a jumper
got a jumper
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Got a jumper, got a jumper
 
My man's crazy and his mind isn't right
got a jumper
 
 
But I like him, fact, I love him
got a jumper /got a junk on/junker/joke on
 
 
I can't get e-enough of him
My man’s crazy and his mind isn't right
 
But I like him fact, i love him
 
I can’t get e-enough of him
 
 
He knows only I can save him tonight
 
He knows only I can save him tonight
   
I’ve been waiting on your love
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I've been waiting on your love, baby
Baby, for too long now
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For too long now, too long now
too long now
 
 
I thought that I could change you like the others
 
I thought that I could change you like the others
but I don’t know how
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But I don't know how, don't know how
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don’t know how
 
 
It's gonna backfire
 
It's gonna backfire, baby
 
Gonna backfire
 
Gonna backfire, baby
   
It’s gonna backfire
 
It’s gonna backfire, baby
 
gonna backfire
 
gonna backfire, baby
 
 
Told you one million times before
 
Told you one million times before
Yes, I’m up for it a million more
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Yes, I'm up for it a million more
   
Tired of fighting you
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I'm tired of fighting you, seems like everything I do
 
Even when I win I lose with you, man
Seems like everything I do
 
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And it's not something you choose, you say trouble follows you
Even when I win, I lose wit’ you, man
 
And it’s not something you choose
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It's been like that since the day you began
You say trouble follows you
 
It’s been like that since the day you began
 
   
We’ve got a jumper
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We got a jumper, got a jumper
got a jumper
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Got a jumper, got a jumper
 
I know very well you're bringing me down
got a jumper
 
got a jumper
 
I know very well you’re bringing me down
 
 
I will follow, I will follow
 
I will follow, I will follow
 
For a little piece of heaven
 
For a little piece of heaven
I am ready, I am willing to drown
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I'm ready, I am willing to drown
   
I’ve been waiting on your love
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I've been waiting on your love, baby
Baby, for too long now
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For too long now, too long now
too long now
 
 
I thought that I could change you like the others
 
I thought that I could change you like the others
but I don’t know how
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But I don't know how, don't know how
don’t know how
 
   
It’s gonna backfire
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It's gonna backfire
It’s gonna backfire, baby
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It's gonna backfire, baby
gonna backfire
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Gonna backfire
gonna backfire, baby
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Gonna backfire, baby
We’ve done it a million times before
 
Yes, I’m up for it a million more
 
   
 
We've done it a million times before
We’re always taking trips downtown
 
 
Yes, I'm up for it a million more
Officer Brown’s always coming around
 
Tappin’ on our windows
 
“Kids, come out
 
Ain’t no way to live
 
Let me show you how”
 
But we know we’re not gonna change
 
Keep hustlin’ every night and day
 
   
 
We're always taking trips downtown
I’ve been waiting on your love
 
 
Officer Brown's always coming around
Baby, for too long now
 
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Tappin' on our windows, "Kids, come out.
too long now
 
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Ain't no way to live, let me show you how."
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But we know we're not gonna change
 
Keep hustlin', every night and day
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I've been waiting on your love, baby
 
For too long now, too long now
 
I thought that I could change you like the others
 
I thought that I could change you like the others
but I don’t know how
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But I don't know how, don't know how
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don’t know how
 
 
It's gonna backfire
 
It's gonna backfire, baby
 
Gonna backfire
 
Gonna backfire, baby
   
It’s gonna backfire
 
It’s gonna backfire, baby
 
gonna backfire
 
gonna backfire, baby.
 
 
Done it a million times before
 
Done it a million times before
and I’m up for it a million more.
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And I'm up for it a million more
 
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[[Category:Unreleased songs]]
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[[Category:Pages With Speculation]]

Revision as of 05:50, 5 April 2021

"Backfire" is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It was produced by Kid Gloves. The song was recorded in 2010 and leaked on September 13, 2012. It was registered to ASCAP sometime in 2017.

Background

A second version of the song is rumored to exist, but it has not been confirmed officially and only remains as speculation.

Cross-references

Lyrics

Salvatore, you can def' be my baby blue
Be my mafiosi rock 'n' roll high
Back to Malibu in our trailer park for two
We're like Sid and Nancy, lovin' the fight

We got a jumper, got a jumper
Got a jumper, got a jumper
My man's crazy and his mind isn't right
But I like him, fact, I love him
I can't get e-enough of him
He knows only I can save him tonight

I've been waiting on your love, baby
For too long now, too long now
I thought that I could change you like the others
But I don't know how, don't know how

It's gonna backfire
It's gonna backfire, baby
Gonna backfire
Gonna backfire, baby

Told you one million times before
Yes, I'm up for it a million more

I'm tired of fighting you, seems like everything I do
Even when I win I lose with you, man
And it's not something you choose, you say trouble follows you
It's been like that since the day you began

We got a jumper, got a jumper
Got a jumper, got a jumper
I know very well you're bringing me down
I will follow, I will follow
For a little piece of heaven
I'm ready, I am willing to drown

I've been waiting on your love, baby
For too long now, too long now
I thought that I could change you like the others
But I don't know how, don't know how

It's gonna backfire
It's gonna backfire, baby
Gonna backfire
Gonna backfire, baby

We've done it a million times before
Yes, I'm up for it a million more

We're always taking trips downtown
Officer Brown's always coming around
Tappin' on our windows, "Kids, come out.
Ain't no way to live, let me show you how."

But we know we're not gonna change
Keep hustlin', every night and day

I've been waiting on your love, baby
For too long now, too long now
I thought that I could change you like the others
But I don't know how, don't know how

It's gonna backfire
It's gonna backfire, baby
Gonna backfire
Gonna backfire, baby

Done it a million times before
And I'm up for it a million more