"Change" is a song by Lana Del Rey. It was co-written and produced with Rick Nowels and Kieron Menzies. It is featured on her fifth studio album and fourth major-label studio album, Lust for Life.
Background
On June 9, 2017, Del Rey uploaded a video of herself listening to the song on Instagram with the caption "Change" and the location "The End Of The World, Venice, La". Two days later on the 11th of June, she uploaded two more snippets of the song onto her Instagram account.[1][2][3]
The title "Change" was confirmed by copyright infringement claims that certain fans received after uploading the snippets of the song to platforms such as YouTube and SoundCloud.[4] In an interview with BBC Radio 1 on July 12, 2017, Del Rey stated that "Change" was the last song written for Lust for Life.[5]
On July 15, Del Rey posted two more videos of the song on her Instagram profile.[6][7]
Live performances
Del Rey performed the song live for the first time at her Lust for Life listening party and performance hosted by Spotify at No Vacancy in Los Angeles, California, on July 20, 2017.
Cross-references
- The "blowing in the wind" lyrics are a reference to the Bob Dylan song of the same name.
Lyrics
There's something in the wind
I can feel it blowing in
It's coming in softly
On the wings of a bomb
There's something in the wind
I can feel it blowing in
It's coming in hotly
And it's coming in strong
Lately I've been thinking it's just
Someone else's job to care
Who am I to sympathize
When no one gave a damn?
I've been thinking it's just
Someone else's job to care
Who am I to wanna try
But change is a powerful thing
People are powerful beings
Trying to find the power in me
To be faithful
But change is a powerful thing
I feel it coming in me
Maybe by the time summer’s done
I'll be able to be honest
Capable of holding you in my arms
Without letting you fall
When I don't feel beautiful
Or stable, maybe it's enough
To just be where we are because
Every time that we run
We don't know what it's from
Now we finally slowed down
We feel close to it
There's a change gonna come
I don't know where or when
But whenever it does
We'll be here for it
There's something in the wind
I can feel it blowing in
It's coming in softly
On the wings of a song
There's something in the water
I can taste it turning sour
It's bitter, I'm coughing
But, now, it's in my blood
Lately I've been thinking it's just
Someone else's job to care
Who am I to sympathize
When no one gave a damn?
I've been thinking it's just
Someone else's job to care
'Cause who am I to wanna try
But change is a powerful thing
People are powerful beings
Trying to find the power in me
To be faithful
Change is a powerful thing
I feel it coming in me
Maybe by the time summer's done
I'll be able to be honest
Capable of holding you in my arms
Without letting you fall
When I don't feel beautiful
Or stable, maybe it's enough
To just be where we are because
Every time that we run
We don't know what it's from
Now we finally slowed down
We feel close to it
There's a change gonna come
I don't know where or when
But whenever it does
We'll be here for it
Yeah, whenever it does
We'll be here for it
Whenever it does
We'll be here for it
References
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BVJvaCfAxM9
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BVOt3Rqlvsh
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BVOvHIYgC2K
- ↑ http://i.xomf.com/kfhyr.png
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p058hzxm?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_radio_1&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=radio_and_music
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BWlSwqxFp6M/?taken-by=lanadelrey
- ↑ https://www.instagram.com/p/BWlUbuhlDlU/?taken-by=lanadelrey
