Children of the Bad Revolution (song)

Lana Del Rey
Writer(s)	Lana Del Rey
Producer(s)	James Dring Jody Street
Recorded	2010
Length	3:26 (Version 1) 4:33 (Version 2)
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"Children of the Bad Revolution" is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It was recorded in 2010 and leaked on May 31, 2012. A snippet of a version with alternate lyrics leaked on May 15, 2016, and a second snippet of another demo with different lyrics and instrumental leaked on July 2, 2016. An alternate version with alternate lyrics leaked in full length on September 6th, 2016. The song was written and produced by Del Rey, James Dring and Jody Street.

Cross-references

• A Mercedes is also mentioned in "Driving in Cars with Boys".
• Marilyn Monroe, along with other celebrities, are also mentioned in "Marilyn Monroe", "Hollywood's Dead" and "Body Electric" among others.

Lyrics

Version 1

Take me in your,
Fast car Mercedes,
Kissing on your neck,
While you drive here, he,

Doesn't care I'm always,
On my Blackberry,
All the time, all the time,
Buying into every line.

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,
Dressing 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,
And I'm answering 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 Artique.

See graffiti artists,
And tabloid queen,
Mix it up, mix it up,
Every dude you ever seen.

We're acting 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,
And I'm answering 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 platinum edge,
Create our own games.

DJs, Rockstars,
Posers, we are,
The new politicians,
That celebrity edition.

And it's so pornographic,
And it's tragic but the magic,
Makes us free to be,
What we wanna be, wanna be.

The children of the bad revolution,
And partying's the only solution,
And I'm answering any confusion.
About who we are,
And what we're gonna be.

We're children of the bad revolution,
And partying's the only solution,
And I'm answering 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.

Version 2

Take me in your fast car Mercedes,
Kissing on your neck while you're driving
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,
And I'm answering 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 high
I really love your style
You party till you drop
And 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,
And I'm answering 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
Come for your life
There's took time to change

Never give up
Never forget who you are
We're what you wanna be, wanna be
Be your own God
Be, be your own
Be, be your own God
Be, be your own
Get free
Get free, get free.m

We're children of the bad revolution,
And partying's the only solution,
And I'm answering 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 the only solution,
And I'm answering any confusion,
About who we are,
And what we're gonna be.

We're children of the bad revolution,
And partying's our only solution,
And I'm answering 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.)