"Children of the Bad Revolution" is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It was produced by Crispin Hunt in 2010 and leaked on May 31, 2012.
Background[]
A snippet of a version with alternate lyrics, made from stems, leaked on May 15, 2016, with a second snippet leaking on July 2. A demo produced by The Rural would leak in full on September 6. On June 4, 2017, a vocal outtake of the song leaked, followed by the almost complete session - a total of 44 files including various instrumental stems and vocal outtakes of the song - leaking on June 6. An extended uncropped instrumental, likely made from the song's stems, leaked on March 2, 2018.
Cross-references[]
- Direct reference to "Get Free".
- A Mercedes is also mentioned in "Driving in Cars with Boys".
- Marilyn Monroe, along with other celebrities, is mentioned in "Marilyn Monroe", "Hollywood's Dead", and "Body Electric", among other songs.
- Bad boys are mentioned in "Dear Elliot", "Bad Boy", "Gangsta Boy", and "Queen of Disaster".
- A BlackBerry is also mentioned in "BBM Baby".
- James Dean is referenced in "Blue Jeans".
- A "mafiosi" is mentioned in "Dangerous Girl" and "Backfire".
- The phrase "new politician" is also featured in "Criminals Run the World".
- Revolution is also mentioned in "Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have – but I Have It".
- Fast cars are also mentioned in "Video Games" and "California".
- Being "a-lush" is also referenced in "Bellevue" and "West Coast".
- Parties are also referenced in "Motel 6", "Thunder", "The Greatest", "Art Deco", and the poem "Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass".
Official versions[]
- Final version — 3:25
- Extended instrumental — 4:29
- Demo version — 4:33
- Audio 1.03_03.1 — 0:33
- Audio 1.dup1_01 — 0:52
- Audio 1.dup2_02 — 3:40
- Audio 1_05 — 2:17
- Bass_03 — 4:33
- chroustele_01 — 3:17
- DRUMS — 2:48
- HORNS — 2:14
- Keys And Strings — 4:29
- lizzie gudie.dup1.11_03 — 0:26
- lizzie gudie.dup1.14_.5.L — 4:35
- lizzie gudie.dup1.14_04 — 4:35
- lizzie gudie.dup1.15_.4.L — 3:07
- lizzie gudie.dup1.15_.4-VOAl_01.L — 0:22
- lizzie gudie.dup1.16_03 — 0:34
- lizzie gudie.dup2.11_01 — 0:19
- lizzie gudie.dup2.14_.4.L — 3:07
- lizzie gudie.dup2.15_.3.L — 3:15
- lizzie gudie.dup3.11_01 — 0:16
- lizzie gudie.dup3.14_.3.L — 3:07
- lizzie gudie.dup3.15_.3.L — 3:15
- lizzie gudie.dup4.04_06 — 0:43
- lizzie gudie.dup4.04_10 — 0:29
- lizzie gudie.dup4.14_04 — 0:17
- lizzie gudie.dup5.04_01 — 0:28
- lizzie gudie.dup5.11_05 — 0:46
- lizzie gudie.dup5.15_.2.L — 3:15
- Lizzie M8.01_03 — 0:18
- Lizzie M8_02 — 0:39
- lizzie new vox.dup1.01_.2.L — 2:04
- lizzie new vox.dup1.01_.2-VOAl_01.L — 0:08
- lizzie new vox.dup1.01_01 — 1:49
- lizzie new vox.dup2.01_.2.L — 2:10
- lizzie new vox.dup2.01_.2-VOAl_01.L — 0:08
- lizzie new vox.dup2.01_.2-VOAl_02.L — 0:08
- lizzie new vox.dup2.01_01 — 1:49
- lizzie new vox_02 b33.L — 0:25
- lizzie new vox_02 b33-VOAl_01.L — 0:07
- lizzie new vox_02 — 1:34
- Mid 8 Dbl_01.1.L — 2:54
- Mid 8 Oooh.dup1_.3.L — 2:54
- Mid 8 Oooh.dup2_.3.L — 2:54
- Mid 8 Oooh_01.1.L — 2:54
- vernteler.01_02 — 1:07
Lyrics[]
Final version[]
Take me in your fast car, Mercedes
Kissin' on your neck while you drive
He-he doesn't care I'm always on my Blackberry
All the time, all the time, buyin' into every lie
I'm a flashy little lush, but he thinks I'm really fine
Notorious and wild, takes me where I'm gonna shine
Where the bad boys roll hard, dressin' like James Dean
And the vixen starlets, feels so good to be
We're children of the bad revolution
And partying's the only solution
In our minds, there ain't any confusion
About who we are and what we're gonna be
We gonna get free, free
Free, free, free, free, free
Get free
Baby, we are chancers on the scene
Glamour in the gutters, only so RT
Sick graffiti artists and tabloid queen
Mix it up, mix it up, every 'do you ever seen
We're actin' really tough like the world belongs to us
'Cause it does, yeah, it must, what we do creates the buzz
Where the bad boys blow smoke just like they're James Dean
And the it girls blow kisses just like Marilyn
We're children of the bad revolution
And partying's the only solution
In our minds, there ain't any confusion
About who we are and what we're gonna be
We gonna get free, free
Free, free, free, free, free
Get free
We run for our lives, break out of our chains
So cuttin' edge, create our own games
DJs, rockstars, posers, we are the new politicians, the celebrity editions
And it's so pornographic and it's tragic, but the magic makes us free
To be what we wanna be, wanna be
We're children of the bad revolution
And partying's our only solution
In our minds, there ain't any confusion
About who we are and what we're gonna be
We're children of the bad revolution
Partying's our only solution
In our minds, there ain't any confusion
About who we are, what we're gonna be
We gonna get free, free
Free, free, free, free, free
Get free, we're gonna
Get free, oh
Demo version[]
Take me in your fast car, Mercedes
Kissin' on your neck while you drive
He-he doesn't care I'm always on my Blackberry
All the time, all the time, drinkin' liquor on the dime
Flashy little lush but he loves me 'cause I'm fine
I party really hard, but I'm workin' overtime
He's just as bad as me, cause he shine, shine, shines
Like a light, but he's not that bright, but he's mine
We're children of the bad revolution
And partying's the only solution
In our minds, there ain't any confusion
About who we are and what we're gonna be
We gonna get free, free
Free, free, free, free, free
Get free
Baby, you're a real star, look at me
I can tell a gem, when I see, see, see
I don't mind you always think about money
All the time, all the time, in your mind, in your mind
I think you're really hot, I really love your style
You party 'til you drop, you make everybody smile
It's a perfect world and you're my perfect guy
You wanna get too close to the edge, you're not afraid to fly
We're children of the bad revolution
And partying's the only solution
In our minds, there ain't any confusion
About who we are and what we're gonna be
We gonna get free, free
Free, free, free, free, free
Get free
Get out of your life, break out of them chains
Run for your life, there's still time to change
Never give up, never forget who you are
Well, what you wanna be? What you wanna be?
Be your own God
Be, be your own God
Be, be your own
Get free, get free, get free
We're children of the bad revolution
And partying's the only solution
In our minds, there ain't any confusion
About who we are and what we're gonna be
Sweet and bloody, my mafiosi
With your dark hair and your switchblade teeth
I don't care you're always actin' shady
Late at night, late at night, it's all right, it's all right
I knew it when we met, knew how you lived your life
Livin' off the grid with a dream and a knife
You can do your thing, baby, if I can do mine
You can watch me sing and I can help you do your crime, crime
We're children of the bad revolution
And partying's our only solution
In our minds, there ain't any confusion
About who we are and what we're gonna be
We're children of the bad revolution
Partying's our only solution
In our minds, there ain't any confusion
About who we are and what we're gonna be
We gonna get free, free
Free, free, free, free, free
Get free
We gonna get free, oh
Get free
(Ooh, ooh, ah
What we're gonna be
Gonna get free
Get free, ooh, ooh, ooh, ah)