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"Meet Me In the Pale Moonlight" is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It was recorded in 2010 and leaked on April 2, 2014. The song was co-written and produced by One Louder, a production duo consisting of Paddy Dalton and Duck Blackwell. The track is registered with BMG.^[1] It was written for another artist, but also could've been considered for Born to Die.

Background

Before the song had leaked, two snippets, posted March 23, 2014 and April 1, 2014, appeared online. Many fans suspected the track was the newest single for Del Rey's second major-label studio album Ultraviolence, but in a tweet on April 4, she confirmed it was written for another artist in 2010 and simultaneously announced the single "West Coast".^[2]

Cross-references

A "pale moonlight" is also mentioned in "Summertime Sadness" and "Body Electric".
The repetition of "I can be your [...]" is also found in "Put Your Lips Together" and is similarly used in "Us Against the World".
Direct reference to "Drive By".
Del Rey sings about being a waitress in "Every Man Gets His Wish".

Lyrics

Understand this, I'm not lookin' for true love tonight
If you wanna be my little baby
You can meet me in the pale moonlight

I've been workin' every day 8 to 9 and
Servin' Coke and fries at the movie blue drive-in
If you want me, you know where to find me

I can be your one time baby
I can be your little dairy queen
I don't wanna care tonight
I don't wanna fight
You don't have to give me anything
Just put your sweet kiss, kiss on my lips now, baby

Understand this, I been likin' you since I was small
I don't wanna get you runnin' scared when
There's no pressure there at all

I've been workin' 8 to 9 every day and
Think about you almost all the time, all the time and
If I wanna see you, I drive by

I can be your one time baby
I can be your little dairy queen
I don't wanna care tonight
I don't wanna fight
You don't have to give me anything
Just put your sweet kiss, kiss on my lips now, baby

I'm the sweetest girl in town
So why are you so mean?
When you gonna ditch that stupid bitch you got?
It's me you should be seein'

Hello-o-o, you are lookin' so fine, so fine
Fantasy about you's like a gold mine, gold mine
Askin' everybody, "Is he mine, is he mine?"
Not quite yet, but I'm gonna get, get him
Not quite yet, but I'm gonna get, get him

I can be your one time baby
I can be your little dairy queen
I don't wanna care tonight
I don't wanna fight
You don't have to give me anything
Just put your sweet kiss, kiss on my lips now, baby

References

[1] "Meet Me in the Pale Moonlight" registered to BMG

[2] Lana Del Rey on Twitter: "@prefixmag wrote that for someone else 4 years ago ...... New single is called West Coast"

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 |artist = Lana Del Rey
+|written = [[Lana Del Rey]]<br>Paddy Dalton<br>Duck Blackwell
-|written = Unknown
-|producer = Unknown
+|producer = [[One Louder]]
-|recorded = Unknown
+|recorded = 2010
-|time = 3:30
+|time = 3:26
-|Source = [[File:Unreleased_Logo.png|125px|link=Category:Unreleased songs]]}}
+|Source = [[File:Unreleased_Logo.png|125px|link=Category:Unreleased songs]]
+}}"'''Meet Me In the Pale Moonlight'''" is an unreleased song by [[Lana Del Rey]]. It was recorded in 2010 and leaked on April 2, 2014. The song was co-written and produced by [[One Louder]], a production duo consisting of Paddy Dalton and Duck Blackwell. The track is registered with BMG.<ref>[https://www.bmg-e-license.com/msol/wicket/bookmarkable/com.bmg.msol.frontend.page.guest.GuestSongSearchPage?2 "Meet Me in the Pale Moonlight" registered to BMG]</ref> It was written for another artist, but also could've been considered for [[Born to Die (album)|Born to Die]].
+==Background==
+Before the song had leaked, two snippets, posted March 23, 2014 and April 1, 2014, appeared online. Many fans suspected the track was the newest single for Del Rey's second major-label studio album ''[[Ultraviolence (album)|Ultraviolence]]'', but in a tweet on April 4, she confirmed it was written for another artist in 2010 and simultaneously announced the single "[[West Coast (song)|West Coast]]".<ref>[https://twitter.com/LanaDelRey/status/451870777185292288 Lana Del Rey on Twitter: "@prefixmag wrote that for someone else 4 years ago ...... New single is called West Coast"]</ref>
-'''Meet Me In The Pale Moonlight (or Dirty Elvis Fantasy)''' is an unreleased song by [[Lana Del Rey]] which was leaked on April 2, 2014. The first snippet leaked on March 23, 2014 and the second snippet was leaked on April 1, 2014.
 ==Cross-references==
+*A "pale moonlight" is also mentioned in "[[Summertime Sadness]]" and "[[Body Electric (song)|Body Electric]]".
+*The repetition of "I can be your [...]" is also found in "[[Put Your Lips Together (song)|Put Your Lips Together]]" and is similarly used in "[[Us Against the World (song)|Us Against the World]]".
+*Direct reference to "[[Drive By (song)|Drive By]]".
+*Del Rey sings about being a waitress in "[[Every Man Gets His Wish (song)|Every Man Gets His Wish]]".
-*The phrase '''pale moonlight' ''is mentioned in ''[[Summertime Sadness]]'' and ''[[Body Electric (song)|Body Electric]]''.
-*The repetition of '''I can be your''' is similar to ''[[Us Against The World (song)|Us Against The World]]''.
 ==Lyrics==
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-|content=<poem>
+|content = <poem>
-Understand this
+Understand this, I'm not lookin' for true love tonight
+If you wanna be my little baby
-I'm not looking for true love tonight
+You can meet me in the pale moonlight
-If you wanna be my little baby you can
-Meet me in the pale moonlight
-I've been workin' everyday 8 to 9 and
+I've been workin' every day 8 to 9 and
-Servin' coke and fries at the movie blue drive-in
+Servin' Coke and fries at the movie blue drive-in
-If you want me you know where to find me
+If you want me, you know where to find me
 I can be your one time baby
 I can be your little dairy queen
@@ Line 29: / Line 34: @@
 I don't wanna fight
 You don't have to give me anything
-Just put your sweet kiss kiss on my lips now baby
+Just put your sweet kiss, kiss on my lips now, baby
-Understand this
+Understand this, I been likin' you since I was small
-I've been liking you since I was small
+I don't wanna get you runnin' scared when
-I don't get you runnin' scared when
 There's no pressure there at all
-I've been workin' 8 to 9 everyday and
+I've been workin' 8 to 9 every day and
 Think about you almost all the time, all the time and
-If I want to see you I drive by
+If I wanna see you, I drive by
 I can be your one time baby
 I can be your little dairy queen
@@ Line 44: / Line 49: @@
 I don't wanna fight
 You don't have to give me anything
-Just put your sweet kiss kiss on my lips now baby
+Just put your sweet kiss, kiss on my lips now, baby
 I'm the sweetest girl in town
 So why are you so mean?
-When you gonna ditch that stupid (bitch) you got
+When you gonna ditch that stupid bitch you got?
 It's me you should be seein'
-Hello [oh? oh?] you are looking so fine, so fine
+Hello-o-o, you are lookin' so fine, so fine
 Fantasy about you's like a gold mine, gold mine
-Asking everybody, is he mine, is he mine?
+Askin' everybody, "Is he mine, is he mine?"
-Not quite yet, but I'm gonna get, get 'im
+Not quite yet, but I'm gonna get, get him
-Not quite yet, but I'm gonna get, get 'im
+Not quite yet, but I'm gonna get, get him
 I can be your one time baby
 I can be your little dairy queen
@@ Line 62: / Line 67: @@
 I don't wanna fight
 You don't have to give me anything
-Just put your sweet kiss kiss on my lips now baby
+Just put your sweet kiss, kiss on my lips now, baby
-</poem>}}
+</poem>
+}}
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+[[Category:Songs]]
+[[Category:Unreleased songs]]
+[[Category:Born to Die outtakes]]