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"'''Prom Song (Gone Wrong)'''" (erroneously known as "'''Teenage Wasteland'''" or "'''Dreams'''") is an unreleased song by [[Lana Del Rey]]. It was recorded in 2010 and was discovered on October 14, 2012, though it was made publicly available on Soundcloud months prior. The song was produced by [[The Nexus]] and is not registered on BMI, ASCAP, or any other service. The song leaked in higher quality on September 6, 2016.
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==Background==
"'''Prom Song (Gone Wrong)'''" (also known as "'''Teenage Wasteland'''" or "'''Dreams'''") is an unreleased song by [[Lana Del Rey]]. It was recorded in 2010 and leaked on October 14, 2012. The song was produced by [[The Nexus]] and written by Del Rey. It is not registered on BMI, ASCAP, or any service.
 
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The track is written about teacher and friend Gene Campbell, who Del Rey has publicly credited as the man who introduced her to Nirvana.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zadeh|first=Joe|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/american-dreamer-lana-del-rey-interviewed|title=American Dreamer: Lana Del Rey Interviewed|work=Clash|date=June 12, 2014|accessdate=March 23, 2024}}</ref>
   
 
==Cross-references==
 
==Cross-references==
 
*Cleopatra is also mentioned in "[[Last Girl on Earth (song)|Last Girl on Earth]]".
 
*The figure Cleopatra is also mentioned in "[[Last Girl on Earth (song)|Last Girl on Earth]]".
 
 
*Nirvana is also mentioned in "[[Oh Say Can You See (song)|Oh Say Can You See]]".
 
*Nirvana is also mentioned in "[[Oh Say Can You See (song)|Oh Say Can You See]]".
*Del Rey sings about being pushed down in "[[Push Me Down (song)|Push Me Down]]".
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*Direct reference to "[[Push Me Down (song)|Push Me Down]]".
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*Del Rey calls her lover a king in "[[Heavy Hitter (song)|Heavy Hitter]]", "[[Hawaiian Tropic (song)|Hawaiian Tropic]]", "[[JFK (song)|JFK]]", "[[Starry Eyed (song)|Starry Eyed]]", "[[Queen of Disaster (song)|Queen of Disaster]]", "[[Salvatore (song)|Salvatore]]", "[[Axl Rose Husband (song)|Axl Rose Husband]]", and "[[Catch and Release (song)|Catch and Release]]".
*The track is presumably written about Gene Campbell, who Del Rey credits as the man who introduced her to Nirvana.
 
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*The phrase "hello, hello" can also be similarly heard in "[[Damn You (song)|Damn You]]" and "[[Without You (song)|Without You]]".
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*Dancing is also mentioned in "[[Dance Till We Die (song)|Dance Till We Die]]", "[[Lust for Life (song)|Lust for Life]]", "[[When the World Was at War We Kept Dancing (song)|When the World Was at War We Kept Dancing]]", "[[Smarty (song)|Smarty]]", "[[If You Lie Down with Me (song)|If You Lie Down With Me]]", and "[[The Grants (song)|The Grants]]", among several others.
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**Dancing 'til dawn is also mentioned in "[[California]]".
   
 
==Lyrics==
 
==Lyrics==
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Boy, it's late, walk me home, put your hand in mine
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At the gates, stop and say, "Be my valentine"
Boy, it's late, walk me home
 
 
You are, by far, the brightest star I've ever seen
Put your hand in mine
 
 
And I never dreamed I'd be so happy that I could die
At the gates, stop and say
 
"Be my Valentine"
 
   
 
You used to say that I was beautiful like Cleopatra
You are by far
 
 
But you the king, too, so I would say, "Back at ya"
The brightest star I've ever seen
 
 
I'd flip my hair and make you stare and put my makeup on
And I never dreamed I'd be so happy
 
 
And make up stories 'bout my life and put on very cherry balm
That I could fly
 
 
And even then I knew that we were something serious
 
That you would dominate my thoughts like radio to Sirius
   
 
I'd see you in the hall like, "Hello, hello"
You used to say that I was beautiful
 
 
Up against the wall like, "Let's go, let's go"
Like Cleopatra
 
But you the king too, so I would say
 
"Back at'cha"
 
 
I flip my hair and make you stare
 
And put my make-up on
 
And make up stories 'bout my life
 
And put on Very Cherry Balm
 
 
And even then I knew that we were
 
Something serious
 
That you would dominate my thoughts of
 
Radio to Sirius
 
 
I'd see you in the hall like
 
"Hello, hello"
 
Up against the wall like
 
"Let's go, let's go"
 
   
 
Let me take you out of this town
 
Let me take you out of this town
 
Let me do it right now, baby
 
Let me do it right now, baby
Dancing till dawn, staying forever young
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Dancing 'til the dawn, staying forever young
 
Let's get out of this place
 
Let's get out of this place
'Cause you're starting to waste
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'Cause you're starting to waste within this teenage wasteland
Within this teenage wasteland
 
 
 
You will never see my face
 
You will never see my face
If you don't get me out of this place
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If you don't get me out of this place, now, baby, I'm not crazy
Now, baby, I'm not crazy
 
 
I'm leaving, are you coming with me?
 
I'm leaving, are you coming with me?
   
If you're lonely, baby, hold me
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If you're lonely, baby, hold me, you're my only one
 
Watchin' television, kissin' 'til we see the sun
You're my only one
 
 
So far, we are safe in the dark
Watching television, kissin'
 
Till we see the sun
 
 
So far, we are
 
Safe in the dark
 
 
And I never dreamed that I'd be the queen
 
And I never dreamed that I'd be the queen
 
And I'd be so happy that I could die
 
And I'd be so happy that I could die
   
You used to call yourself "the Don"
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You used to call yourself the don and call me Queen Diana
 
You always make me blush and say, "Shut up, boy, you bananas"
And me "Queen Diana"
 
 
You pull my hair and push me down and chase me, make me run
You always make me blush, I say
 
 
You played me Biggie Smalls and then my first Nirvana song
"Shut up, boy, you bananas"
 
 
So even then, when no one's friends, we're really serious
 
I knew you loved me by the way you looked in second period
   
 
I'd see you in the hall like, "Hello, hello"
You pull my hair and push me down
 
 
Up against the wall like, "Let's go, let's go"
And chase me, make me run
 
You play me Biggie Smalls and then
 
My first Nirvana song
 
 
So even then when no one's friends
 
Were really serious
 
I knew you loved me by the way
 
You looked in second period
 
 
I'd see you in the hall like
 
"Hello, hello"
 
Up against the wall like
 
"Let's go, let's go"
 
   
 
Let me take you out of this town
 
Let me take you out of this town
 
Let me do it right now, baby
 
Let me do it right now, baby
Dancing till dawn, staying forever young
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Dancing 'til the dawn, staying forever young
 
Let's get out of this place
 
Let's get out of this place
'Cause you're starting to waste
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'Cause you're starting to waste within this teenage wasteland
Within this teenage wasteland
 
 
 
You will never see my face
 
You will never see my face
If you don't get me out of this place
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If you don't get me out of this place, now, baby, I'm not crazy
Now, baby, I'm not crazy
 
 
I'm leaving, are you coming with me?
 
I'm leaving, are you coming with me?
   
I know that they say that all I want
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I know that they say that all I want is to have fun
Is to have fun and get away for rainy days
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And get away for rainy days
 
I know that they think I've come undone, but I'm in love
 
 
I wanna run, run, run away
I know that they think I've come undone
 
But I'm in love, I wanna run, run, run away
 
 
 
I'm leaving, are you coming with me?
 
I'm leaving, are you coming with me?
   
 
Let me take you out of this town
 
Let me take you out of this town
 
Let me do it right now, baby
 
Let me do it right now, baby
Dancing till dawn, staying forever young
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Dancing 'til the dawn, staying forever young
 
Let's get out of this place
 
Let's get out of this place
'Cause you're starting to waste
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'Cause you're starting to waste within this teenage wasteland
Within this teenage wasteland
 
 
 
You will never see my face
 
You will never see my face
If you don't get me out of this place
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If you don't get me out of this place, now, baby, I'm not crazy
Now, baby, I'm not crazy
 
 
I'm leaving, are you coming with me?
 
I'm leaving, are you coming with me?
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==References==
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[[Category:Songs]]
 
[[Category:Songs]]
 
[[Category:Unreleased songs]]
 
[[Category:Unreleased songs]]

Latest revision as of 05:48, 23 March 2024

"Prom Song (Gone Wrong)" (erroneously known as "Teenage Wasteland" or "Dreams") is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It was recorded in 2010 and was discovered on October 14, 2012, though it was made publicly available on Soundcloud months prior. The song was produced by The Nexus and is not registered on BMI, ASCAP, or any other service. The song leaked in higher quality on September 6, 2016.

Background[]

The track is written about teacher and friend Gene Campbell, who Del Rey has publicly credited as the man who introduced her to Nirvana.[1]

Cross-references[]

Lyrics[]

Boy, it's late, walk me home, put your hand in mine
At the gates, stop and say, "Be my valentine"
You are, by far, the brightest star I've ever seen
And I never dreamed I'd be so happy that I could die

You used to say that I was beautiful like Cleopatra
But you the king, too, so I would say, "Back at ya"
I'd flip my hair and make you stare and put my makeup on
And make up stories 'bout my life and put on very cherry balm
And even then I knew that we were something serious
That you would dominate my thoughts like radio to Sirius

I'd see you in the hall like, "Hello, hello"
Up against the wall like, "Let's go, let's go"

Let me take you out of this town
Let me do it right now, baby
Dancing 'til the dawn, staying forever young
Let's get out of this place
'Cause you're starting to waste within this teenage wasteland
You will never see my face
If you don't get me out of this place, now, baby, I'm not crazy
I'm leaving, are you coming with me?

If you're lonely, baby, hold me, you're my only one
Watchin' television, kissin' 'til we see the sun
So far, we are safe in the dark
And I never dreamed that I'd be the queen
And I'd be so happy that I could die

You used to call yourself the don and call me Queen Diana
You always make me blush and say, "Shut up, boy, you bananas"
You pull my hair and push me down and chase me, make me run
You played me Biggie Smalls and then my first Nirvana song
So even then, when no one's friends, we're really serious
I knew you loved me by the way you looked in second period

I'd see you in the hall like, "Hello, hello"
Up against the wall like, "Let's go, let's go"

Let me take you out of this town
Let me do it right now, baby
Dancing 'til the dawn, staying forever young
Let's get out of this place
'Cause you're starting to waste within this teenage wasteland
You will never see my face
If you don't get me out of this place, now, baby, I'm not crazy
I'm leaving, are you coming with me?

I know that they say that all I want is to have fun
And get away for rainy days
I know that they think I've come undone, but I'm in love
I wanna run, run, run away
I'm leaving, are you coming with me?

Let me take you out of this town
Let me do it right now, baby
Dancing 'til the dawn, staying forever young
Let's get out of this place
'Cause you're starting to waste within this teenage wasteland
You will never see my face
If you don't get me out of this place, now, baby, I'm not crazy
I'm leaving, are you coming with me?

References[]