"Every Man Gets His Wish" (registered as "Everyman Has His Wish") is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It was recorded in 2009 and produced by Crispin Hunt. It is registered with the Harry Fox Agency.[1]
Background
Del Rey tweeted the song title to her Twitter account on April 8, 2009.[2] A demo of the song leaked on September 25, 2012. A snippet of a final version was leaked on July 25, 2016, and a full but edited final version leaked on December 25, 2016. An acoustic version of the song is rumored to exist.
Cross-references
- The song is mostly lyrics and references to other Del Rey's unreleased songs. The first verse takes lyrics from "Daytona Meth", the pre-chorus uses the chorus from "1949", the chorus is also used in "Hawaiian Tropic", while the bridge references "I Learned How to Make Love from the Movies", "Ruby Tuesday", and it also includes lyrics from "Heartshaped Chevrolet".
- The song's bridge also appears in "I Learned How to Make Love from the Movies", as a chorus.
- Ruby Tuesday's is also mentioned in "I Learned How to Make Love from the Movies" and the demo version of "Hundred Dollar Bill".
- The pre-chorus is an interpolation from "1949".
- Certain lyrics are taken from "Hawaiian Tropic", "Heartshaped Chevrolet" and "Daytona Meth".
- A golden grill is also mentioned in "Live Forever" and "Velvet Crowbar".
- The phrase "brightest star" is used in "Prom Song (Gone Wrong)".
- The phrase "Hollywood and Vine" is also found in "Burning Desire" and "Happiness Is a Butterfly".
- The theme of paradise also appears in "Velvet Crowbar", "Dark Paradise", "Television Heaven", "Coca Colla" and the song of the same name.
- Del Rey being "born bad" is a subject in "Kinda Outta Luck".
- Heart-shaped sunglasses are mentioned in "Diet Mountain Dew".
- Whistling can be heard in "White Mustang".
Official versions
- Final version — Unknown
- Edited version — 4:28
- Demo version — 4:18
Lyrics
(You can whistle for it!)
Baby, you'll never grow old in my eyes
With your golden grill, true love never dies
You wanna watch me while I watch TV
While you're t-t-t-t-touchin' me
We're forever young in paradise
As long as you got the Chevrolet I will ride
Gonna party like it's 1949
We're in that Chevrolet, from July to July
Gonna see it all before he says goodbye
Every man deserves to see the sunrise
"Every man gets his wish.
Every man gets his wish."
You told me this, where is mine?
You said I'd never make it outta here alive
At the rate I was goin', I'd be lucky to die
I was born so bad, not naturally right
The brightest star on Hollywood and Vine
We're gonna party like we're runnin' out of time
We're getting drunk and drivin' fast on cherry wine
Never do belong to anyone I find
Leavin' everything I ever knew behind
"Every man gets his wish.
Every man gets his wish."
You told me this, where is mine?
"Every man gets his wish
Every man gets his wish."
Promised me this, were you lyin'?
I learned how to make love from the movies
He found me waitressin' at Ruby Tuesday's
He said "I wanna buy you up,
Plus a white milkshake."
I said "I'll serve you up
A special side of heartbreak!"
Special side of heartbreak
I was workin' down in the corner café
You drove by in the Chevrolet
Whistle at me as my hips go sway
"Lana Del Rey, how you get that way?"
How you get that way?
I said "He loves my heart shape sunglasses,
He loves the heart shape my ass is."
Cristal, crystal champagne glasses
"Every man gets his wish.
Every man gets his wish."
You told me this, where is mine?
"Every man gets his wish.
Every man gets his wish."
Promised me this, were you lyin'?
References
- ↑ HFA Song Code: #E4508F
- ↑ https://twitter.com/MissDaytona/status/1480949858