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Background 
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In a 2010 interview with Daft Dog Productions, Del Rey described the song as "an all American relationship gone wrong."[1] The song surfaced via Daft Dog's SoundCloud account when it was uploaded on February 22, 2011.[2]
When a fan asked Daft Dog if they produced more songs than "Dangerous Girl" with Lana, they stated that "Dangerous Girl" was the song "which seemed to be the strongest idea". This implies that there was more songs that the duo produced for Lana.
Cross-referencesEdit
- The song title is mentioned in "Kinda Outta Luck".
- References to white mink are also found in "Dum Dum".
- The melody of the chorus is similar to the melody in the chorus of "You & Me".
- The phrase "I am the baddest" appears in "Summer of Sam" in both lyric and melody.
- Del Rey talks about being "cool" in the demo and in "National Anthem".
- Del Rey also refers to herself as "America's sweetheart" in "Afraid".
- A reference to "living off the grid" appears in the demo version of "Children of the Bad Revolution".
- The East Side is mentioned in "Summer of Sam".
- Taking a plane to France also appears in "Take Me to Paris".
- A "mafiosi" is mentioned in "Backfire" and the demo version of "Children of the Bad Revolution".
- The Jersey Shore is also mentioned in "Methamphetamines" and "Heartshaped Chevrolet".
- A gold chain is mentioned in "Off to the Races".
- The lyric "honey, put on that party dress, hell yes" may be referenced from "Mary Jane's Last Dance" by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers. It is also similarly found in "American".
Official versions Edit
- Final version — 4:22
- A cappella demo — 1:01
LyricsEdit
Final versionEdit
He's my drugstore cowboy, Italian alloy
Classical American
And I'm America's sweetheart, cheap, delicious, sweet-tart
Sippin' on my diet coke
Singin' in the trailer park
He like my jeans tight (yeah)
He likes me mean, right? (right)
He likes my long hair, corset, heels high
I'm born to kill, stripped for success
I'm his sweet mess
Do you love me?
Yes, yes, hell yes
Baby, I'm a four alarm fire
And I'm what you desire
Like your siren in the night (goin' Nero, Nero)
Baby is a man on a wire
Riskin' all that you got
For the love of your life (you my hero, hero)
Let me be your dangerous girl
Let me be your dangerous girl
Let me be your dangerous girl
Let me be your dangerous girl
He's the get-rich-quick type, mafiosi-hit type
Girl, I'm gonna marry him
I'm the bad girl next door, baby's always wantin' more
Buyin' diamond jewelry
Take me to the Jersey Shore
He like my mink white (white)
We go out all night (night)
We're livin' off the grid, shinin' in the crime light
Born to kill, best of the best
The new Wild West
Honey, put on that party dress
Hell yes
Baby, I'm a four alarm fire
And I'm what you desire
Like your siren in the night (goin' Nero, Nero)
Baby is a man on a wire
Riskin' all that you got
For the love of your life (you my hero, hero)
Let me be your dangerous girl
Let me be your dangerous girl
Let me be your dangerous girl
Let me be your dangerous girl
Me and my baby plannin' world domination
Together takin' over our fair nation
'Cause we're born to kill, keepin' it fresh
Gold chain, white mesh
Fame is the name of the game
Yes yes
(Baby, I'm a four alarm fire
And I'm what you desire
Like your siren in the night goin' Nero, Nero
Baby is a man on a wire
Riskin' all that you got
For the love of your life you my hero, hero)
Baby, I'm a four alarm fire
And I'm what you desire
Like your siren in the night (goin' Nero, Nero)
Baby is a man on a wire
Riskin' all that you got
For the love of your life (you my hero, hero)
Let me be your dangerous girl
Let me be your dangerous girl
Let me be your dangerous girl
Let me be your dangerous girl
Baby, I'm a four alarm fire
And I'm what you desire
Like your siren in the night (goin' Nero, Nero)
Baby is a man on a wire
Riskin' all that you got
For the love of your life (you my hero, hero)
Let me be your dangerous girl
Let me be your dangerous girl
Let me be your dangerous girl
Let me be your dangerous girl
A cappella demoEdit
We could jet-ski in the East Side river
I'll take a jet to Nice in the middle of the winter
I say, "who the coolest?" He said, "Lookin' in the mirror."
Don't get any clearer, you my number one winner
I be on the Bowery, hourly, charging major dowry
But he'd agree, it's a fee he'd pay more than readily
'Cause I am the baddest, I make him the gladdest
Baby, I'm a four alarm fire
I'm what you desire
Takin' you higher
You my hero, hero
Baby, I'm a man on a wire
Riskin' all that I have
Like a siren in the night
Goin' Nero, Nero
Let me be your dangerous girl
Let me be your dangerous girl
Let me be your dangerous girl
