How to Disappear (song)

Lana Del Rey
Writer(s)	Lana Del Rey Jack Antonoff
Producer(s)	Jack Antonoff Lana Del Rey
Length	3:48
From
Single(s)	"Mariners Apartment Complex" "Venice Bitch" "Hope Is a Dangerous Thing for a Woman like Me to Have – but I Have It" "Doin' Time" "The Greatest" / "Fuck It I Love You"
Norman Fucking Rockwell track listing
"Cinnamon Girl"
"California"

"How to Disappear" (stylized in sentence case) is a song by Lana Del Rey from her upcoming sixth studio album, Norman Fucking Rockwell. It was produced by Jack Antonoff.

Background

The song was first teased on her Instagram on October 4, 2018. Del Rey later deleted the snippet, but it has since been unarchived.

On October 27, 2018, Del Rey held a livestream during which Jack Antonoff could be heard working on another instrumental of the song.

Del Rey premiered the song with a live performance, in which she revealed it was the last song she recorded for the album.

 Live performances

Del Rey premiered the song with a live performance at a Apple Event on October 30, 2018.

Cross-references

• Del Rey sings about Jim in several other songs, including "Ultraviolence" and "Hundred Dollar Bill".

Lyrics

Album version:
[Verse 1]
John met me down at the boulevard
I cried on his shoulder 'cause life is hard
The waves came in over my head
What you been up to, my baby?
I haven't seen you 'round here lately
All of the guys tell me lies but you don't
You just crack another beer
And pretend that you're still here

[Refrain]
This is how to disappear
This is how to disappear

[Verse 2]
Joe met me down at the training yard
Got cuts on his face 'cause he fought too hard
I know he's in over his head
But I love that man like nobody can
He moves mountains and turns them to ground again
And I watched the guys getting high as they fight
For the things that they hold dear
To forget the things they fear

[Refrain - Variation]
And this is how they disappear
This is how they disappear

[Verse 3]
Well, now it's been years since I left New York
And I've got a kid and two cats in the yard
The California sun and the movie stars
And I watch the skies getting light as I write
As I think about those years
And I whisper in your ear

[Outro]
I'm always going to be right here
No one's going anywhere
I'm always going to be right here
No one's going anywhere

Live version:
John met me down on the boulevard
Cry on his shoulder 'cause life is hard
The waves came in over my head
Whatcha been up to, my baby?
Haven't seen you around here lately

All of the guys tell me lies
But you don't
You just crack another beer
And pretend that you're still here
This is how to disappear
This is how to disappear

Joe met me down at the training yard
Got cuts on his face 'cause he fought too hard
I know he's in over his head
But I love that man like nobody can
He moves mountains and turns them to ground again
And I watched the guys getting high as they fight
For the things that they hold dear
To forget the things they fear

And this is how they disappear
This is how they disappear

Well now, it's been years since I left New York
And I've got a kid and two cats in the yard
The California sun and the movie stars
And I watched the skies getting light as I write
As I think about those years
And I whisper in your ear

I'm always going to be right here
No one's going anywhere
I'm always going to be right here
No one's going anywhere