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"Paradise" (not to be confused with the alternate title for "Dark Paradise") is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It was recorded in 2011 and leaked on September 25, 2012.

Background

The track was recorded in the same sessions as "Serial Killer" and the second and third demo of "This Is What Makes Us Girls" in March of 2011. Despite the title, the song was not intended for the Paradise EP and the song was actually recorded during the Born to Die sessions.

The title "Paradise" is registered twice, firstly as an alternate title of "Dark Paradise"^[1] and secondly as a separate song crediting Peter Ibsen and Justin Parker as co-writers.^[2]

Live performances

On February 8, 2018, Del Rey performed the song live for the first time in Dallas, Texas during the LA to the Moon Tour.

Music video

An official music video for the song is registered on ISRC, but no further details are known about it and it remains unreleased.^[3]

Cross-references

"Pouring rain" is also mentioned in "Born to Die" and "Tomorrow Never Came".
The theme of paradise also appears in "Every Man Gets His Wish", "Dark Paradise", "Television Heaven", "Velvet Crowbar" and "Coca Colla".
Vanilla ice cream is also mentioned in "Dynamite" and "Cola", while ice cream is mentioned in "Carmen", "Salvatore" and "Venice Bitch".
The feeling of being "alive again" is also described in "Hollywood" and "Carmen".
Del Rey remarks "oh my God" in "Heroin", "Summertime Sadness", "The Blackest Day" and "When the World Was at War We Kept Dancing".
Being "free and fun" is similar to a lyric from "Caught You Boy".

Lyrics

(Ooh, ooh-ooh, what?
Ooh, ooh-ooh, that's dope
Ooh, ooh-ooh, what?
Ooh, ooh-ooh)

Love you like I never loved anyone
Keep me burnin' hot like the red, red sun
Want you like I never wanted anyone
You give it to me fast, like free and fun

Every time with you, it feels like I'm in summer
I don't know why
Maybe 'cause you're so cool and keep it down on the real
Like sugar, sugar fly

Oh, you're sweet, like sugar cane
Make me feel alive again

I'm goin' down, down, take you down to paradise
(Rock you like a real bad baby)
La, love, lick you like vanilla ice
(Back you up and make you crazy)

Shot (shot), hot (hot), gimme what you got
You can can write my hot supersonic pop
Goin' down, down, take you down to paradise

Want you like I've never wanted anyone
Got a face like God and a bod' like Tron
Kiss you like I never kissed anyone
'Cause you keep it really rough like, "Oh my God."

Every time with you I can tell it's forever
I don't know how
And even if it's not, you know I couldn't stop
You make my heart go pow

Coming down like pouring rain
Make me feel alive again

I'm goin' down, down, take you down to paradise
(Rock you like a real bad baby)
La, love, lick you like vanilla ice
(Back you up and make you crazy)

S-s-s-s-shot (shot), hot (hot), gimme what you got
You can can write my hot supersonic pop
Goin' down, down, take you down to paradise

How do you like that, baby?

(Down, down, take you down to paradise)
(Down, down, take you down to paradise)
(Down, down, take you down to paradise)

(Ooh, ooh-ooh, dope
Ooh, ooh-ooh, that's sick
Ooh, ooh-ooh, dope
Ooh, ooh-ooh, that's sick)

(Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh)

Shot, hot, gimme what you got
You can can write my hot supersonic pop

I'm goin' down, down, take you down to paradise
(Rock you like a real bad baby)
La, love, lick you like vanilla ice
(Back you up and make you crazy)

S-s-s-s-shot (shot), hot (hot), gimme what you got
You can can write my hot supersonic pop
Goin' down, down, take you down to paradise

References

↑ APRA|AMCOS title search lists "Paradise" as an alias of "Dark Paradise" (APRA ID: GW42208736)
↑ APRA|AMCOS listing for "Paradise" (APRA ID: GW48069697)
↑ ISRC Code: UKBTB1100004 LANA DEL REY Paradise Peter Ibsen 2011 Video

[1] APRA|AMCOS title search lists "Paradise" as an alias of "Dark Paradise" (APRA ID: GW42208736)

[2] APRA|AMCOS listing for "Paradise" (APRA ID: GW48069697)

[3] ISRC Code: UKBTB1100004 LANA DEL REY Paradise Peter Ibsen 2011 Video

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+|written = [[Lana Del Rey]]<br>[[Peter Ibsen]]<br>[[Justin Parker]]
-|producer = [[Rick Nowels]]
+|producer = Peter Ibsen
-|recorded = 2011
+|recorded = March 2011
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+"'''Paradise'''" (not to be confused with the alternate title for "[[Dark Paradise (song)|Dark Paradise]]") is an unreleased song by [[Lana Del Rey]]. It was recorded in 2011 and leaked on September 25, 2012.
+==Background==
-'''Paradise''' is an unreleased song by [[Lana Del Rey]]. It was recorded in 2011 and leaked on September 25, 2012. It was written by Lana Del Rey and produced by [[Rick Nowels]]. It was not intended for the re-release ''[[Paradise (album)|Born to Die - The Paradise Edition]]''.
+The track was recorded in the same sessions as "[[Serial Killer (song)|Serial Killer]]" and the second and third demo of "[[This Is What Makes Us Girls (song)|This Is What Makes Us Girls]]" in March of 2011. Despite the title, the song was not intended for the ''[[Paradise (EP)|Paradise]]'' EP and the song was actually recorded during the ''[[Born to Die (album)|Born to Die]] ''sessions.
+The title "Paradise" is registered twice, firstly as an alternate title of "[[Dark Paradise (song)|Dark Paradise]]"<ref>APRA|AMCOS title search lists "Paradise" as an alias of "Dark Paradise" (APRA ID: GW42208736)</ref> and secondly as a separate song crediting [[Peter Ibsen]] and [[Justin Parker]] as co-writers.<ref>APRA|AMCOS listing for "Paradise" (APRA ID: GW48069697)</ref>
-==Cross-references==
+== Live performances ==
-*The song is referenced many times in many other songs, perhaps most notably ''[[Dark Paradise (song)|Dark Paradise]]''.
+On [[2018/February#February 8|February 8, 2018]], Del Rey performed the song live for the first time in Dallas, Texas during the [[LA to the Moon Tour]].
+== Music video ==
+An official music video for the song is registered on ISRC, but no further details are known about it and it remains unreleased.<ref>ISRC Code: UKBTB1100004 LANA DEL REY Paradise Peter Ibsen 2011 Video</ref>
+==Cross-references==
+*"Pouring rain" is also mentioned in "[[Born to Die (song)|Born to Die]]" and "[[Tomorrow Never Came (song)|Tomorrow Never Came]]".
+*The theme of paradise also appears in "[[Every Man Gets His Wish (song)|Every Man Gets His Wish]]", "[[Dark Paradise (song)|Dark Paradise]]", "[[Television Heaven (song)|Television Heaven]]", "[[Velvet Crowbar (song)|Velvet Crowbar]]" and "[[Coca Colla (song)|Coca Colla]]".
+*Vanilla ice cream is also mentioned in "[[Dynamite (song)|Dynamite"]] and "[[Cola (song)|Cola]]", while ice cream is mentioned in "[[Carmen (song)|Carmen]]", "[[Salvatore (song)|Salvatore]]" and "[[Venice Bitch (song)|Venice Bitch]]".
+*The feeling of being "alive again" is also described in "[[Hollywood (song)|Hollywood]]" and "[[Carmen (song)|Carmen]]".
+*Del Rey remarks "oh my God" in "[[Heroin (song)|Heroin]]", "[[Summertime Sadness (song)|Summertime Sadness]]", "[[The Blackest Day (song)|The Blackest Day]]" and "[[When the World Was at War We Kept Dancing (song)|When the World Was at War We Kept Dancing]]".
+*Being "free and fun" is similar to a lyric from "[[Caught You Boy (song)|Caught You Boy]]".
 ==Lyrics==
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+(Ooh, ooh-ooh, what?
+Ooh, ooh-ooh, that's dope
 Ooh, ooh-ooh, what?
-Ooh, ooh-ooh, that's dope,
+Ooh, ooh-ooh)
-Ooh, ooh-ooh, what?
-Ooh, ooh-ooh.
-Love you like I,
+Love you like I never loved anyone
+Keep me burnin' hot like the red, red sun
-Never loved anyone,
+Want you like I never wanted anyone
-Keep me burning hot,
+You give it to me fast, like free and fun
-Like a red, red sun.
-Want you like I never,
+Every time with you, it feels like I'm in summer
+I don't know why
-Wanted anyone,
+Maybe 'cause you're so cool and keep it down on the real
-You give it to me fast,
-Like free and fun.
+Like sugar, sugar fly
+Oh, you're sweet, like sugar cane
-Every time with you,
+Make me feel alive again
-Feels like I'm in summer,
-I don't know why.
-Maybe 'cause you're so cool,
-And keep it down on the real,
-Like sugar, sugar, fly.
+I'm goin' down, down, take you down to paradise
-Oh, you're sweet, like sugar cane,
+(Rock you like a real bad baby)
-Make me feel alive again.
+La, love, lick you like vanilla ice
+(Back you up and make you crazy)
+Shot (shot), hot (hot), gimme what you got
-I'm goin' down, down,
+You can can write my hot supersonic pop
-Take you down to paradise.
+Goin' down, down, take you down to paradise
-(Rock you like a real bad baby).
-La, love, make you like
-Vanilla ice, (pack you up),
-(And make you crazy).
+Want you like I've never wanted anyone
-Shot, hot, give me what you got,
+Got a face like God and a bod' like Tron
-You can write my hot supersonic pop.
+Kiss you like I never kissed anyone
-Goin' down, down, take you,
+'Cause you keep it really rough like, "Oh my God."
-Down to paradise.
+Every time with you I can tell it's forever
-Want you like I've,
+I don't know how
-Never wanted anyone,
+And even if it's not, you know I couldn't stop
-Got a face like God,
+You make my heart go pow
-And a bod' like John.
-Kiss you like I never,
+Coming down like pouring rain
+Make me feel alive again
-Kissed anyone,
-'Cause you keep it really,
-Rough like oh my God.
+I'm goin' down, down, take you down to paradise
-Every time with you,
+(Rock you like a real bad baby)
-I can tell it's forever,
+La, love, lick you like vanilla ice
-I don't know how.
+(Back you up and make you crazy)
-And even if it's not,
-You know I could stop,
-You make my heart go "pow!"
+S-s-s-s-shot (shot), hot (hot), gimme what you got
-Coming down like pouring rain,
+You can can write my hot supersonic pop
-Make me feel alive again.
+Goin' down, down, take you down to paradise
-I'm goin' down, down,
-Take you down to paradise.
-(Rock you like a real bad baby).
-La, love, make you like
-Vanilla ice, (pack you up),
-(And make you crazy).
-(Shot, shot, shot, shot),
-Shot, hot, give me what you got,
-You can write my hot supersonic pop.
-Goin' down, down, take you,
-Down to paradise.
 How do you like that, baby?
-(Down, down, take you),
+(Down, down, take you down to paradise)
-(Down to paradise).
+(Down, down, take you down to paradise)
-(Down, down, take you),
+(Down, down, take you down to paradise)
-(Down to paradise).
-(Down, down, take you),
-(Down to paradise).
-Ooh, ooh-ooh, dope!
+(Ooh, ooh-ooh, dope
-Ooh, ooh-ooh, that's sick!
+Ooh, ooh-ooh, that's sick
-Ooh, ooh-ooh, dope!
+Ooh, ooh-ooh, dope
-Ooh, ooh-ooh, that's sick!
+Ooh, ooh-ooh, that's sick)
-(Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh).
+(Ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh)
-Shot, hot, give me what you got,
+Shot, hot, gimme what you got
-You can write my hot supersonic pop.
+You can can write my hot supersonic pop
-I'm goin' down, down,
+I'm goin' down, down, take you down to paradise
-Take you down to paradise.
+(Rock you like a real bad baby)
+La, love, lick you like vanilla ice
-(Rock you like a real bad baby).
-La, love, make you like
+(Back you up and make you crazy)
-Vanilla ice, (pack you up),
-(And make you crazy).
-(Shot, shot, shot, shot),
+S-s-s-s-shot (shot), hot (hot), gimme what you got
+You can can write my hot supersonic pop
-Shot, hot, give me what you got,
+Goin' down, down, take you down to paradise
-You can write my hot supersonic pop.
-Goin' down, down, take you,
-Down to paradise.
 </poem>
 }}
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
 [[Category:Songs]]
 [[Category:Unreleased songs]]
+[[Category:Outtakes]]
+[[Category:Born to Die outtakes]]
+[[Category:LA to the Moon Tour songs]]