"Beautiful" is a song by Lana Del Rey, written by Del Rey and Drew Erickson, from her eighth studio album and seventh major-label studio album Blue Banisters.
Cross-references[]
- The word "beautiful" is mentioned in "Young And Beautiful", "Life Is Beautiful", "Black Beauty", "Beautiful People Beautiful Problems", "Without You" and many more.
- Blue things are referenced in "Old Money", "Honeymoon", "Blue Banisters", "Get Free", "The Blackest Day", "Nectar of the Gods", and many more.
- Change is also mentioned in the song of the same name.
- References to wolves are also present in “Big Bad Wolf”, “Wolf T-Shirt” and in the music video for “Chemtrails Over The Country Club”.
Official versions[]
- Album version — 3:36
- Alternate version — 3:54
Lyrics[]
Let's keep it simple, babe
Don't make it complicated
Don't tell me to be glad when I'm sad
I really hate that
I try not to be bad
Eccentricity's holding me back
If I could be more like you, I would
But I can't, and I'm glad about that
What if someone had asked
Picasso not to be sad?
Never known who he was
Or the man he'd become
There would be no blue period
Let me run with the wolves
Let me do what I do
Let me show you how sadness can turn into happiness
I can turn blue into something
Beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful like you
Beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful like you
Let's keep it simple, babe
We can't afford to change it
Don't turn me into something I'm not
There's no way to sustain it
I try not to hold back
It seems either way, it makes you mad
So I'll be who I'll be
If you think that that's cool then I'll take you back
What if someone had asked
Picasso not to be sad?
Never known who he was
Or the man he'd become
There would be no blue period
Let me run with the wolves
Let me do what I do
Let me show you how sadness can turn into happiness
I can turn blue into something
Beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful like you
Beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful like you
Beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful like you
Beautiful
Beautiful
Beautiful like you
Credits[]
Personnel
- Lana Del Rey — songwriting, production, vocals
- Drew Erickson — songwriting, production, mixing, piano
- Michael Harris — engineering, mixing
- Dean Reid — engineering, mixing
- Jon Sher — assistant engineering
- Ben Fletcher — assistant engineering
- Adam Ayan — mastering
References[]
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