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"On Our Way" (also known as "Heavier Than Heaven") is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It was recorded on February 6, 2010 and leaked on November 6, 2011. A demo of the song leaked on September 30, 2012. The song was the first collaboration between Del Rey and Justin Parker.^[1]

Background

Del Rey uploaded the song to her SoundCloud profile on March 22, 2010, alongside other songs "Hundred Dollar Bill", "Velvet Crowbar", "Us Against the World", "Kinda Outta Luck" and "You Can Be the Boss".^[2] On July 27, 2017, Del Rey stated that she would like to rerelease the song if she released an album of her favorite unreleased songs.

Music video(s)

Music video	Information
	Released	April 13, 2010
	Length	4:53
	Director	Lana Del Rey
	Producer
	Filmed	2010
	Location	Unknown
	Vevo views	N/A

Music video	Information
	Released	N/A
	Length	Unknown
	Director	Lana Del Rey
	Producer
	Filmed	2010
	Location	Unknown
	Vevo views	N/A

Background and description

Del Rey created her own homemade music video for the song in 2010 and posted it to her "UhaulJoe" YouTube channel on April 13, 2010. Like most of her earlier music videos, it features clips of Del Rey singing along to the song and clips she gathered from miscellaneous films and videos.

There is also a different version of the music video that features the same scenes of Del Rey but different shots. However, only a one minute clip of this video is available online and a full version remains unleaked.

In an interview with Kaiser Chiefs drummer Nick Hodgson, co-writer Justin Parker stated that Del Rey once played him a video for On Our Way, which supposedly used the same footage as the music video for Video Games.^[3]

Cross-references

A Chevrolet is also mentioned in "Heartshaped Chevrolet" and "Every Man Gets His Wish".
The lyric "spin me 'round, kiss me in your Chevrolet" originates from "Heartshaped Chevrolet" and also appears in "Super Movie" & "Spin Me Round"
"You're the boss" is similar to "you can be the boss" from the titular song.
A reference to going to K-Mart to buy lip gloss is found in "1949".
A sundress is mentioned in "Video Games", "Television Heaven" and "Girl That Got Away".
"Thinking too much" is also referenced in "Serene Queen".
The song shares lyrics with a currently unleaked song "Bikini Gold".^[4]

Official versions

Final version — 4:57
Demo version — 4:27
Video version — 4:53

Lyrics

Final version

You, ooh-ooh-ooh
You light my red fire, babe
Hot white and blue
And I, I think that you
I think you're so cool, babe
Lovin' everything you do

You say we're gonna run away
Put on your sundress, summer day
Flyin' around on the highway

Spin me 'round, kiss me in your Chevrolet
I love you more with each and every day
Top down, gonna make a getaway, top down

Spin me 'round, kiss me in your Chevrolet
You found me when I had lost my way
Foot down, we're going all the way, touchdown

You know what I want
Take me to the K-Mart
Pick me up pink lip gloss
How you get so hot?
You're makin' me crazy
Hopin' you'll never stop

You say that we were meant to be
We'll be together finally
Flyin' around and I'm finally free, ooh

Spin me 'round, kiss me in your Chevrolet
I love you more with each and every day
Top down, finally gonna get away, top down

Spin me 'round, kiss me in your Chevrolet
You found me when I had lost my way
Foot down, now we're goin' all the way, touchdown

We're on our way
We're on our way
We're on our way
We're on our way

Why do I think too much?
You tell me not to worry
Because you're the boss
And you, you got a real good plan
My trouble's all over now
Because you're my man

You don't know what you done to me
You're heavier than heavenly
Life on the run has set me free
Me free now

We're on our way
We're on our way
We're on our way
We're on our way

We're on our way
We're on our way
We're on our way
We're on our way

We're on our way
We're on our way
We're on our way
We're on our way

We're on our way
We're on our way
We're on our way
We're on our way

Demo version

You, ooh-ooh-ooh
You light my red fire, babe
Hot white and blue
And I, I think that you
I think you're so cool, babe
Lovin' everything you do

You say we're gonna run away
Put on your sundress, summer day
Flyin' around on the highway

Spin me 'round, kiss me in your Chevrolet
I love you more with each and every day
Top down, gonna make a getaway, top down

Spin me 'round, kiss me in your Chevrolet
You found me when I had lost my way
Foot down, we're going all the way, touchdown

You know what I want
Take me to the K-Mart
Pick me up pink lip gloss
How you get so hot?
You're makin' me crazy
Hopin' you'll never stop

You say that we were meant to be
We'll be together finally
Flyin' around and I'm finally free, ooh

Spin me 'round, kiss me in your Chevrolet
I love you more with each and every day
Top down, finally gonna get away, top down

Spin me 'round, kiss me in your Chevrolet
You found me when I had lost my way
Foot down, now we're goin' all the way, touchdown

We're on our way
We're on our way
We're on our way
We're on our way

Why do I think too much?
You tell me not to worry
Because you're the boss
And you, you got a real good plan
My trouble's all over now
Because you're my man

You don't know what you done to me
You're heavier than heavenly
Life on the run has set me free
Me free now

We're on our way
We're on our way
We're on our way
We're on our way

We're on our way
We're on our way
We're on our way
We're on our way

We're on our way
(You don't know what you've done to me)
We're on our way
(You're heavier than heavenly)
We're on our way
(You don't know what you've done to me)
We're on our way
(You're heavier than heavenly)

We're on our way
(Heavenly, heavenly)
We're on our way
(Heavenly)
We're on our way
We're on our way

Video version

You, ooh-ooh-ooh
You light my red fire, babe
Hot white and blue
And I, I think that you
I think you're so cool, babe
Lovin' everything you do

You say we're gonna run away
Put on your sundress on the day
Flyin' around on the highway

Spin me 'round, kiss me in your Chevrolet
I love you more with each and every day
Top down, gonna make a getaway
Top down

Spin me 'round, kiss me in your Chevrolet
You found me when I had lost my way
Foot down, we're going all the way
Touchdown

(Make a getaway, top down)

You know what I want
Take me to the K-Mart
Pick me up pink lip gloss
How you get so hot?
You're makin' me crazy
Hopin' you'll never stop

You say that we were meant to be
We'll be together finally
Flyin' around and I'm finally free, ooh

Spin me 'round, kiss me in your Chevrolet
I love you more with each and every day
Top down, finally gonna get away
Top down

Spin me 'round, kiss me in your Chevrolet
You found me when I had lost my way
Foot down, now we're goin' all the way
Touchdown

We're on our way
We're on our way
We're on our way
We're on our way

Why do I think too much?
You tell me not to worry
Because you're the boss
And you, you got a real good plan
My trouble's all over now
Because you're my man

You don't know what you done to me
You're heavier than heavenly
Life on the run has set me free
Me free now

We're on our way
We're on our way
We're on our way
We're on our way

We're on our way
(We're on our way)
We're on our way
(We're on our way)
We're on our way
We're on our way

We're on our way
We're on our way
We're on our way
We're on our way

We're on our way
We're on our way
We're on our way
We're on our way

(You tell me not to worry, worry, worry
Because you're the boss
Because you're my man)

References

[1] Justin Parker @MoodySlowChords (May 1, 2012). "On Our Way was the first song me and Lana wrote together...". Twitter. [Access date: May 1, 2018]

[2] Lanadelrey. (2010) Lana Del Rey on SoundCloud. Wayback Machine. [Access Date: September 22, 2017]

[3] ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlk_n4hDBNY&t=4s

[4] ttps://www.instagram.com/p/CDO2gzqHpDb/

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-"'''On Our Way'''" (also known as "'''Heavier Than Heaven'''") is an unreleased song by [[Lana Del Rey]], produced by [[Justin Parker|Justin Parker.]] It was recorded on February 6, 2010 and leaked on November 6, 2011. A demo of the song leaked on September 30, 2012.
+"'''On Our Way'''" (also known as "'''Heavier Than Heaven'''") is an unreleased song by [[Lana Del Rey]]. It was recorded on February 6, 2010 and leaked on November 6, 2011. A demo of the song leaked on September 30, 2012. The song was the first collaboration between Del Rey and [[Justin Parker]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/MoodySlowChords/status/197475140903247872 Justin Parker @MoodySlowChords (May 1, 2012). "On Our Way was the first song me and Lana wrote together...". ''Twitter''<nowiki>. [Access date: May 1, 2018]</nowiki>]</ref>
 ==Background==
-Del Rey labeled the song as a demo and uploaded it to her defunct SoundCloud profile on March 22, 2010, alongside other songs "[[Hundred Dollar Bill (song)|Hundred Dollar Bill]]", "[[Velvet Crowbar (song)|Velvet Crowbar]]", "[[Us Against the World (song)|Us Against the World]]", "[[Kinda Outta Luck (song)|Kinda Outta Luck]]" and "[[You Can Be the Boss (song)|You Can Be the Boss]]".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100530082249/http://soundcloud.com/lanadelrey Lanadelrey. (2010) Lana Del Rey on SoundCloud. ''Wayback Machine''<nowiki>. [Access Date: September 22, 2017]</nowiki>]</ref>
+Del Rey uploaded the song to her SoundCloud profile on March 22, 2010, alongside other songs "[[Hundred Dollar Bill (song)|Hundred Dollar Bill]]", "[[Velvet Crowbar (song)|Velvet Crowbar]]", "[[Us Against the World (song)|Us Against the World]]", "[[Kinda Outta Luck (song)|Kinda Outta Luck]]" and "[[You Can Be the Boss (song)|You Can Be the Boss]]".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100530082249/http://soundcloud.com/lanadelrey Lanadelrey. (2010) Lana Del Rey on SoundCloud. ''Wayback Machine''<nowiki>. [Access Date: September 22, 2017]</nowiki>]</ref> On July 27, 2017, Del Rey stated that she would like to rerelease the song if she released an album of her favorite unreleased songs.
-==Cross-references==
-*A Chevrolet is also mentioned in "[[Heartshaped Chevrolet (song)|Heartshaped Chevrolet]]" and "[[Every Man Gets His Wish (song)|Every Man Gets His Wish]]".
-*The lyric "spin me 'round, kiss me in your Chevrolet" originates from "[[Heartshaped Chevrolet (song)|Heartshaped Chevrolet]]".
-*"You're the boss" is similar to "you can be the boss" from the [[You Can Be the Boss (song)|titular song]].
-*The song features direct lyrics used in "[[Super Movie (song)|Super Movie]]".
-*A reference to going to K-Mart to buy lip gloss is found in "[[1949 (song)|1949]]".
-*A sundress is mentioned in "[[Video Games (song)|Video Games]]", "[[Television Heaven (song)|Television Heaven]]" and "[[Girl That Got Away (song)|Girl That Got Away]]".
-== Official versions ==
-* Final version — 4:57
-* Demo version — 4:27
 == Music video(s) ==
 {{infobox mvideo
 |video = On Our Way (Official Video)
-|released = N/A
+|released = April 13, 2010
 |length= 4:53
 |director =  [[Lana Del Rey]]
@@ Line 47: / Line 36: @@
 }}
-==== Background and description ====
+==== '''Background and description''' ====
-During 2010, Del Rey created her own homemade music video for the song. Like most of her old music videos, it featured clips of Del Rey herself singing along to the song and clips she gathered from miscellaneous films and videos. There is also a different version available that features the same scenes of Del Rey but different shots. However, the video lasts only one minute and it is labeled as a preview, meaning that a full version is unleaked.
+Del Rey created her own homemade music video for the song in 2010 and posted it to her "UhaulJoe" YouTube channel on April 13, 2010. Like most of her earlier music videos, it features clips of Del Rey singing along to the song and clips she gathered from miscellaneous films and videos.
+There is also a different version of the music video that features the same scenes of Del Rey but different shots. However, only a one minute clip of this video is available online and a full version remains unleaked.
+In an interview with Kaiser Chiefs drummer Nick Hodgson, co-writer Justin Parker stated that Del Rey once played him a video for On Our Way, which supposedly used the same footage as the music video for [[Video Games (song)|Video Games]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tlk_n4hDBNY&t=4s</ref>
+== Cross-references ==
+*A Chevrolet is also mentioned in "[[Heartshaped Chevrolet (song)|Heartshaped Chevrolet]]" and "[[Every Man Gets His Wish (song)|Every Man Gets His Wish]]".
+*The lyric "spin me 'round, kiss me in your Chevrolet" originates from "[[Heartshaped Chevrolet (song)|Heartshaped Chevrolet]]" and also appears in "[[Super Movie (song)|Super Movie]]" & "[[Spin Me Round (song)|Spin Me Round]]"
+*"You're the boss" is similar to "you can be the boss" from the [[You Can Be the Boss (song)|titular song]].
+*A reference to going to K-Mart to buy lip gloss is found in "[[1949 (song)|1949]]".
+*A sundress is mentioned in "[[Video Games (song)|Video Games]]", "[[Television Heaven (song)|Television Heaven]]" and "[[Girl That Got Away (song)|Girl That Got Away]]".
+*"Thinking too much" is also referenced in "[[Serene Queen (song)|Serene Queen]]".
+*The song shares lyrics with a currently unleaked song "[[Bikini Gold (song)|Bikini Gold]]".<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/CDO2gzqHpDb/</ref>
+== Official versions ==
+* Final version — 4:57
+* Demo version — 4:27
+*Video version — 4:53
 ==Lyrics==
@@ Line 62: / Line 69: @@
 You say we're gonna run away
-Put on your sundress on the day
+Put on your sundress, summer day
 Flyin' around on the highway
 Spin me 'round, kiss me in your Chevrolet
 I love you more with each and every day
-Top down, gonna make a getaway
+Top down, gonna make a getaway, top down
-Top down
 Spin me 'round, kiss me in your Chevrolet
 You found me when I had lost my way
-Foot down, we're going all the way
+Foot down, we're going all the way, touchdown
-Touchdown
-(We can get away, top down)
 You know what I want
@@ Line 90: / Line 93: @@
 Spin me 'round, kiss me in your Chevrolet
 I love you more with each and every day
-Top down, finally gonna get away
+Top down, finally gonna get away, top down
-Top down
 Spin me 'round, kiss me in your Chevrolet
 You found me when I had lost my way
-Foot down, now we're goin' all the way
+Foot down, now we're goin' all the way, touchdown
-Touchdown
 We're on our way
@@ Line 147: / Line 148: @@
 You say we're gonna run away
-Put on your sundress on the day
+Put on your sundress, summer day
 Flyin' around on the highway
 Spin me 'round, kiss me in your Chevrolet
 I love you more with each and every day
-Top down, gonna make a getaway
+Top down, gonna make a getaway, top down
-Top down
 Spin me 'round, kiss me in your Chevrolet
 You found me when I had lost my way
-Foot down, we're going all the way
+Foot down, we're going all the way, touchdown
-Touchdown
 You know what I want
@@ Line 173: / Line 172: @@
 Spin me 'round, kiss me in your Chevrolet
 I love you more with each and every day
-Top down, finally gonna get away
+Top down, finally gonna get away, top down
-Top down
 Spin me 'round, kiss me in your Chevrolet
 You found me when I had lost my way
-Foot down, now we're goin' all the way
+Foot down, now we're goin' all the way, touchdown
-Touchdown
 We're on our way
@@ Line 318: / Line 315: @@
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
 [[Category:Born to Die outtakes]]
 [[Category:Music videos]]