"Queen of Hearts" is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It was recorded in early 2013 and produced by Mike Will Made It. Chronologically, it was written during the earliest writing sessions for Ultraviolence. It is an unfinished demo.
Background[]
A snippet of the song was leaked on June 20, 2018 by Music Mafia alongside another unreleased track titled "Don't Stop". The song was believed to have been lost with the site's shutdown until October 10, 2021, when a second snippet was leaked via Twitter. On May 19, 2022, a third snippet surfaced via Discord. The full song leaked on May 21, 2022.
Cross-references[]
- The title is mentioned in "Baby Blue Love".
- Del Rey mentions skipping rope in "Lolita", and "Making Out".
- To "break hearts" is also a topic in "Breaking My Heart".
- Hearts are also mentioned in "Arcadia", "Wild At Heart", "Million Dollar Man", "Heartshaped Chevrolet" and "Breaking My Heart".
- Del Rey sings "Hallelujah" in "Money Power Glory", "Religion", "Ben" and "Cherry".
- A playground is mentioned in the song of the same name.
Lyrics[]
I heard you like to skip rope and break hearts
Saw you on the playground with your cards
You just met your equal, Queen of Hearts
Hallelujah
I heard you like to skip rope and play hearts
Singing hallelujah in school yards
You just met your equal, Queen of Hearts
All I do, yeah
I heard you like to skip rope and break hearts
Saw you on the playground with your cards
You just met your equal, Queen of Hearts
Hallelujah
I heard you like to skip rope and play hearts
Singing hallelujah in school yards
You just met your equal, Queen of Hearts
All I do, yeah
I heard you like to skip rope and break hearts
Saw you on the playground with your cards
You just met your equal, Queen of Hearts
Hallelujah
I heard you like to skip rope and play hearts
Singing hallelujah in school yards
You just met your equal, Queen of Hearts
All I do, yeah
