"Guns and Roses" is a song written and produced by Lana Del Rey and Rick Nowels, with co-production by Lee Foster. It was released on Del Rey's second major-label studio album Ultraviolence, serving as the second bonus track from the album.
Cross-references[]
- Del Rey has previously sung about frontman Axl Rose of the band Guns N' Roses in the song "Axl Rose Husband".
- Heavy metal is also mentioned in "Smarty", "Mermaid Motel" and "Angels Forever, Forever Angels".
- Roses are frequently mentioned in Del Rey's songs, including "JFK", "Bel Air", "Stop Lite De-Lite" and the song of the same name.
- Summer is a constant theme in Del Rey's work; most notably in "Summertime Sadness", "Summer Wine", "Summer of Sam" and "Summer Bummer".
- Las Vegas is also mentioned in "Off to the Races" and "Go Go Dancer".
- The line "I can feel it coming in the air tonight" is thematically similar to "there's something in the wind, I can feel it blowing in" from "Change". It might be a reference to the 1980 song "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins that uses the same line.
Official versions[]
- Album version — 4:30
- Instrumental version — 4:27
Lyrics[]
(Mmm)
Heavy metal love of mine
I should've learned to let you stay
You didn't want me all the time
But you were worth it anyway
'Cause you were so much better than the rest of them
Out of all the others, you were the honest man
He loved guns and roses, guns and roses
He loved guns and roses
He loved guns
And roses, roses, roses
Motorcycle love, divine
I should've learned to let you play
I wasn't the marrying kind
I should've done it anyway
We should have left Las Vegas and then began again
Took your bike to Detroit, back to the promised land
He loved guns and roses, guns and roses
He loved guns and roses
He loved guns
And roses, roses, roses
I can feel it coming in the air tonight
See you workin' on that blue Pacific
I can see you bathing in the summer light
Turnin' tan and you look terrific
I think you got game, boy, game, boy
You got game, boy, game, boy
You got game, boy, game, boy
You got game
He loved guns and roses, guns and roses
He loved guns and roses
He loved guns
And roses, roses, roses
He loved guns and roses
Guns and roses
He loved guns and roses
He loved guns
And roses, roses, (roses), roses, (roses)
Roses, roses, roses
Credits[]
Personnel
- Lana Del Rey — songwriting, production, vocals
- Rick Nowels — songwriting, production, keyboards
- Lee Foster — production, co-production
- Phil Joly — recording, mixing
- Vira Byramji — assistant recording, engineering
- Blake Stranathan — guitar
- Brian Griffin — drums
- John Davis — mastering
- Kieron Menzies — recording, engineering
- Trevor Yasuda — assistant recording, engineering
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