"Break My Fall" is an unreleased song by Diana Vickers written by Lana Del Rey. The track was produced by Anthony Whiting and Miranda Cooper.
Background
Del Rey originally wrote and recorded the song in 2010. It was intended to be released on her then-upcoming debut album Born to Die, but was ultimately left out from the final track listing. The demo leaked on December 5, 2012.
On March 9, 2013, a minute long snippet of Diana Vickers performing the song live leaked. In April 2013, the track listing and cover of her sophomore album Music to Make Boys Cry leaked through iTunes, although a revised track list revealed on July 24, 2013 that the track had been cut along with four other songs. Vickers' demo leaked July 31, 2013, featuring new production and slightly tweaked lyrics.
Cross-references
- "What, you think I'm dumb-dumb, baby doll?" may be a reference to the song "Dum Dum".
- References to (not) buying someone's bullshit appear in "Tired of Singing the Blues" and "High by the Beach".
Lyrics
Lana Del Rey demo
The greatest line in history: "Baby, it's not you, it's me."
What, you think I'm dumb-dumb, baby doll?
I'm big enough and bad enough
And I can tell when things get rough
And nothing that you say can break my fall
(Oh-oh, oh-oh)
Stop right there
(Oh-oh, oh-oh)
If you really care
Don't go and blow it all, it's bad enough, baby
I don't wanna hear you sayin', "It's not you, it's me."
If there's blood on my hands, you should let me know
If you're done with the dance, you should let me go, oh
Baby, you've said it all
There's nothing you can say to break my fall
The greatest lie in history: "Baby, it's not you, it's me."
Do you really think I'll buy your bullshit, boy?
Oh, whoa
Give a girl her self-respect
You haven't gone and hurt me yet
But you know that I'll crumble if you call
(Oh-oh, oh-oh)
Stop right there
(Oh-oh, oh-oh)
If you really care
Don't go and blow it all, it's bad enough, baby
I don't wanna hear you sayin', "It's not you, it's me."
If there's blood on my hands, you should let me know
If you're done with the dance, you should let me go, oh
Baby, you've said it all
There's nothing you can say to break my fall
I'm not gonna let you become a martyr
Not gonna let you pick up the gun
I'm gonna make this a whole lot harder
Won't make it easy for you to run
I'm not gonna let you become a martyr
Not gonna let you pick up the gun
I'm gonna make this a whole lot harder
Won't make it easy for you to run
Don't go and blow it all, it's bad enough, baby
I don't wanna hear you sayin', "It's not you, it's me."
If there's blood on my hands, you should let me know
If you're done with the dance, you should let me go, oh
Baby, you've said it all
There's nothing you can say to break my fall
Don't go and blow it all, it's bad enough, baby
I don't wanna hear you sayin', "It's not you, it's me."
If there's blood on my hands, you should let me know
If you're done with the dance, you should let me go, oh
Baby, you've said it all
There's nothing you can say to break my fall
Diana Vickers demo
The greatest line in history
"Baby, it's not you; it's me."
What, you think I'm
Dumb, dumb, baby doll?
I'm big enough and bad enough
And I can tell when things get rough
And nothing you say
Can break my fall
(Oh-oh, oh-oh)
Stop right there
(Oh-oh, oh-oh)
If you really care
Don't go and blow it all
It's bad enough, baby
I don't wanna hear you saying
"It's not you; it's me."
If there's blood on my hands
You should let me know
If you're done with the dance
You should let me go, oh
Baby, you've said it all
There's nothing you can say
To break my fall
The greatest lie in history
"Baby, it's not you; it's me."
Do you really think I'll
Buy that story, boy? Oh
Give a girl her self respect
You haven't gone and hurt me yet
But you know that I'll crumble
If you call
(Oh-oh, oh-oh)
Stop right there
(Oh-oh, oh-oh)
If you really cared
Don't go and blow it all
It's bad enough, baby
I don't wanna hear you sayin'
"It's not you; it's me."
If there's blood on my hands
You should let me know
If you're done with the dance
You should let me go, oh
Baby, you've said it all
There's nothing you can say
To break my fall
I'm not gonna let you become a martyr
Not gonna let you pick up the gun
I'm gonna make this a whole lot harder
Won't make it easy for you to run
I'm not gonna let you declare surrender
Not gonna let you pick up the gun
I'll give you a goodbye that you'll remember
Won't make it easy for you to run
Don't go and blow it all
It's bad enough, baby
I don't wanna hear you sayin'
"It's not you; it's me."
If there's blood on my hands
You should let me know
If you're done with the dance
You should let me go, oh
Baby, you've said it all
There's nothing you can say
To break my fall
Don't go and blow it all
It's bad enough, baby
I don't wanna hear you sayin'
"It's not you; it's me."
If there's blood on my hands
You should let me know
If you're done with the dance
You should let me go, oh
Baby, you've said it all
There's nothing you can say
To break my fall
Don't go and blow it all
It's bad enough, baby
I don't wanna hear you sayin'
"It's not you; it's me."
If there's blood on my hands
You should let me know
If you're done with the dance
You should let me go, oh
Baby, you've said it all
There's nothing you can say
To break my fall