"Making Out" (also referred to as "Honey") is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It was recorded in December 2011 and 2 versions of the song leaked on December 9, 2012. The track was produced by Matthew Benbrook. It is speculated to be an outtake from the Born to Die recording sessions.
Cross-references
- Del Rey mentions being the "New York City queen" in other songs such as "Summer of Sam".
- References to taking drugs can also be found in "Boarding School" and "Is This Happiness", among many other songs.
- Reference to "chasing paper" can be found in "Blue Jeans".
- Singing blues is referenced to in "Tired of Singing the Blues" and "Ride".
- "Check, one, two" is also used in "Is It Wrong" and "West Coast".
- New York is also mentioned in "Ultraviolence".
- The phrase "makin' out in parking lots" is similar to "we're making out in the parking lot" from "Dark but Just a Game".
Official versions
- Final version — 4:01
- Demo version — 4:11
Lyrics
Hiya, honey, what you doin'?
I been hula-hoopin' waitin' for you
Ooh-ooh, ah-ah-ah-ah
Whoa, haters, fakers, mass manipulators
Don't know what you're tryin' to prove
I'm the New York City queen, queen
You should hear me sing, sing
Baby, I'm the real thing, check, one, two
Stop lookin' at my train wreck life
And start listenin' to the way I sing the blues
You know, I know what they say about me
I know that they think I'm danger
So what if it makes me happy, happy, happy?
It doesn't really matter what you say
'Cause I ain't gonna quit till the day I die
I'll be takin' drugs, doin' shots
Makin' out in parking lots with any little boy I spot
Baby you can't stop me, stop me, no
When I'm hot, I'm hot
Hiya, honey, how's it goin'?
Saw you skippin' rope on TV lookin' blue
Ooh-ooh, ah-ah-ah-ah
You're shakin', makin' music and you're famous
Deep down, you're the same girl I knew
She said "I know what they say about you,
I know that they think you're crazy.
I know that they all mistaken, baby, baby."
It doesn't really matter what they say
'Cause I ain't gonna quit till the day I die
I'll be takin' drugs, doin' shots
Makin' out in parking lots with any little boy I spot
Baby, you can't stop me, stop me, now
When I'm hot, I'm hot
Singing for the gangstas, chasin' all that paper
Livin' life so dangerously
And there's nothin' for my anger, money is my savior
I can be whatever I think
It's like heaven, heaven
Livin' on the edge of not knowin' where I'm goin' to be
And I'm dreadin' never settlin' down
That's when dyin' is beginning to please
It doesn't really matter what you say
'Cause I ain't gonna change till the day I die
I'll be takin' drugs, doin' shots
Makin' out in parking lots with any little boy I spot
Honey, you can't stop me, stop me, now
When I'm hot, I'm hot, hot
Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
(Ooh-ooh-ooh)
When I'm hot I'm hot
(Hot, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, whoa
When I'm hot, I'm hot
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
When I'm hot, I'm hot
Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh
Whoa-oh