"Criminals Run the World" is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It was leaked on January 19, 2014 and is speculated to have been recorded in 2010. It is a home recorded track with no producer.
Cross-references
- Same instrumental and various lyrical similarities with "Hit & Run".
- A red dress is mentioned in "Summertime Sadness", "Off to the Races", "Carmen", "Yes to Heaven" and "Cruel World".
- The phrase "new politician" also appears in the first version of "Children of the Bad Revolution".
- Bubblegum is mentioned in "Be My Daddy" and "Ridin'".
- The line "bye bye, baby, bye bye" also appears in "High by the Beach".
- References to USA appear in many Del Rey's songs, including "National Anthem" and "God Bless America - and All the Beautiful Women in It".
Lyrics
(Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)
Fingertips in the shape of a gun
Raise it up to your heart, pow, done
Ruby lips, pop, pink bubblegum
Bye-bye, baby, bye-bye, son
I'm Lana Del Rey from the U.S. of A.
Godfather ordered up a hit from the grave
You know why I'm here so I'm not gonna say
Fuckin' up your life in every possible way
'Cause criminals run, yeah, the criminals run
Criminals run the world
Criminals run, yeah, the criminals run
Criminals run the world
(Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)
Black bra, red dress, makeup on
I'm the new politician
It ain't rock, but you done rolled
Bye-bye, baby, lose, I won
I'm Lana Del Rey from the U.S. of A.
A figment of your imagination
And criminals run, yeah, the criminals run
Criminals run the world
Criminals run, yeah, the criminals run
Criminals run the world
All my boys, raise your voice
Let me hear it
L. Del Rey, yay
Wanna hear you cheer it
Criminals run, yeah, the criminals run
Criminals run the world
(Oh, oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh)
We're in the future now, you can't be weak
Technology and money, you have to live life deadly
We're in the future now, you can't be weak
Technology and money, you have to live life deadly
(Deadly, deadly, deadly
D-deadly, d-deadly)
Criminals run, yeah, the criminals run
Criminals run the world
Criminals run, yeah, the criminals run
Criminals run the world
All my boys, raise your voice
Let me hear it
L. Del Rey, yeah
Wanna hear you cheer it
Criminals run, yeah, the criminals run
Criminals run the world
(Oh, oh oh, oh oh)