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|written = [[Lana Del Rey]]<br>[[Rick Nowels]]
  
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}}"'''Religion'''" is a song written by [[Lana Del Rey]] and [[Rick Nowels]] that is featured as the ninth track on Del Rey's third major-label full-length album ''[[Honeymoon (album)|Honeymoon]], ''which was officially released worldwide on September 18, 2015.
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"'''Religion'''" is a song written by [[Lana Del Rey]] that is featured on Del Rey's third major-label full-length album ''[[Honeymoon (album)|Honeymoon]]''.
  
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== Composition and critical reception ==
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"Religion" is a romantic love ballad performed at approximately 136 beats per minute with a total run time of 5 minutes and 23 seconds. Lyrically, Del Rey toys with comparing a loved one to her religion. In an album review of ''[[Honeymoon (album)|Honeymoon]]'', Amy Davidson of ''Digital Sky ''noted that "Religion" felt like one of Del Rey's more optimistic love songs, pointing out the line 'everything it bright now', but it was "still tinged with the singer's favourite kind of noirish self-destruction".<ref>[http://www.digitalspy.com/music/album-reviews/review/a669045/lana-del-reys-honeymoon-album-a-track-by-track-first-listen-review/#~ppYupTl8J9jU4R Digital Spy - "Lana Del Rey's Honeymoon album: A track-by-track first listen review" (Amy Davidson, September 18, 2015)]</ref>
   
 
==Cross-references==
  
==Cross-references==
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*Del Rey sings "Hallelujah" prominently in "[[Money Power Glory (song)|Money Power Glory]]".
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*Del Rey sings "Hallelujah" in "[[Money Power Glory (song)|Money Power Glory]]" and "[[Cherry (song)|Cherry]]".
 
*Resting dogs are also mentioned in "[[24 (song)|24]]".
  
*Resting dogs are also mentioned in "[[24 (song)|24]]".
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*"Lay Lady Lay" is the name of a 1969 song by Bob Dylan. It's also featured in "[[Tomorrow Never Came (song)|Tomorrow Never Came]]".
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== Official versions ==
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* Album version — 5:23
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** Instrumental version — 5:26
   
 
==Lyrics==
  
==Lyrics==
 
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Everything is fine now,
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Everything is fine, now
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Let sleeping dogs lay.
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Let sleeping dogs lay
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All our minds made up now,
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All our minds made up, now
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All our beds are made.
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All our beds are made
   
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No one's out of time, no,
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No one's out of time, no
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Chips fall where they laid,
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Chips fall where they may
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Leave it all behind
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Bleeding all these
 
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Let the ocean wash away.
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Let the ocean wash away
   
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It never was about,
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It never was about
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The money or the drugs,
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The money or the drugs
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For you there's only love,
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For you there's only love
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For you there's only love.
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For you there's only love
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It never was about,
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It never was about
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The party or the clubs,
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The party or the clubs
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For you there's only love,
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For you there's only love
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For you there's only love.
  
   
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'Cause you're my religion,
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'Cause you're my religion
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You're how I'm living,
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You're how I'm living
 
When all my friends say
  
When all my friends say
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I should take some space.
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I should take some space
   
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Well, I can't envision,
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Well, I can't envision
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Not for a minute,
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That for a minute
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When I'm down on my knees,
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When I'm down on my knees
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You're how I pray.
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You're how I pray
   
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Hallelujah,
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Hallelujah
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I need your love.
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I need your love
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Hallelujah,
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Hallelujah
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I need your love.
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I need your love
   
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Everything is bright now,
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Everything is bright now
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No more cloudy days.
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No more cloudy days
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Even when the storms come,
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Even when the storms come
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In the eye, we'll stay.
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In the eye, we'll stay
   
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No need to survive now,
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No need to survive now
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All we do is play,
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All we do is play
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All I hear is music,
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All I hear is music
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Like "Lay Lady Lay".
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Like "Lay Lady Lay"
   
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It never was about,
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It never was about
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The money or the drugs,
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The money or the drugs
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For you there's only love,
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With you there's only love
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For you there's only love.
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With you there's only love
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It never was about,
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It never was about
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The party or the clubs,
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The party or the clubs
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For you there's only love.
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For you there's only love
   
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'Cause you're my religion,
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'Cause you're my religion
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You're how I'm living,
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You're how I'm living
 
When all my friends say
  
When all my friends say
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I should take some space.
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I should take some space
   
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Well, I can't envision,
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Well, I can't envision
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Not for a minute,
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That for a minute
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When I'm down on my knees,
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When I'm down on my knees
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You're how I pray.
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You're how I pray
   
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Hallelujah,
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Hallelujah
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I need your love.
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I need your love
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Hallelujah,
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Hallelujah
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I need your love.
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I need your love
   
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You're my religion,
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You're my religion
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You're how I'm living,
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You're how I'm living
 
When all my friends say
  
When all my friends say
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I should take some space.
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I should take some space
   
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Well, I can't envision,
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Well, I can't envision
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Not for a minute,
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That for a minute
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When I'm down on my knees,
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When I'm down on my knees
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You're how I pray.
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You're how I pray
   
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Hallelujah,
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Hallelujah
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I need your love.
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I need your love
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Hallelujah,
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Hallelujah
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I need your love.
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I need your love
 
</poem>}}
  
</poem>}}
   
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== Credits ==
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'''Personnel'''
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* Lana Del Rey – vocals, songwriting, production
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* Rick Nowels – songwriting, production, mellotron guitar, synth, pads, bass
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* Kieron Menzies – production, mixing, recording, engineering, drums, loops
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* [[Patrick Warren]] – orchestrations, strings, electric piano
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* David Levita – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
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* Trevor Yasuda – engineering, additional effects, additional recording
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* Chris Garcia – engineering, additional recording
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* Adam Ayan – mastering
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==References==
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{{Reflist}}
 
{{Navbox album HM}}
  
{{Navbox album HM}}
 
[[Category:Songs]]
  
[[Category:Songs]]
 
[[Category:Honeymoon songs]]
  
[[Category:Honeymoon songs]]
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[[Category:Released songs]]

Revision as of 03:35, 26 September 2020

"Religion" is a song written by Lana Del Rey and Rick Nowels that is featured as the ninth track on Del Rey's third major-label full-length album Honeymoon, which was officially released worldwide on September 18, 2015.

Composition and critical reception

"Religion" is a romantic love ballad performed at approximately 136 beats per minute with a total run time of 5 minutes and 23 seconds. Lyrically, Del Rey toys with comparing a loved one to her religion. In an album review of Honeymoon, Amy Davidson of Digital Sky noted that "Religion" felt like one of Del Rey's more optimistic love songs, pointing out the line 'everything it bright now', but it was "still tinged with the singer's favourite kind of noirish self-destruction".[1]

Cross-references

Official versions

  • Album version — 5:23
    • Instrumental version — 5:26

Lyrics

Everything is fine, now
Let sleeping dogs lay
All our minds made up, now
All our beds are made

No one's out of time, no
Chips fall where they may
Leave it all behind
Let the ocean wash away

It never was about
The money or the drugs
For you there's only love
For you there's only love
It never was about
The party or the clubs
For you there's only love

'Cause you're my religion
You're how I'm living
When all my friends say
I should take some space

Well, I can't envision
That for a minute
When I'm down on my knees
You're how I pray

Hallelujah
I need your love
Hallelujah
I need your love

Everything is bright now
No more cloudy days
Even when the storms come
In the eye, we'll stay

No need to survive now
All we do is play
All I hear is music
Like "Lay Lady Lay"

It never was about
The money or the drugs
With you there's only love
With you there's only love
It never was about
The party or the clubs
For you there's only love

'Cause you're my religion
You're how I'm living
When all my friends say
I should take some space

Well, I can't envision
That for a minute
When I'm down on my knees
You're how I pray

Hallelujah
I need your love
Hallelujah
I need your love

You're my religion
You're how I'm living
When all my friends say
I should take some space

Well, I can't envision
That for a minute
When I'm down on my knees
You're how I pray

Hallelujah
I need your love
Hallelujah
I need your love

Credits

Personnel

  • Lana Del Rey – vocals, songwriting, production
  • Rick Nowels – songwriting, production, mellotron guitar, synth, pads, bass
  • Kieron Menzies – production, mixing, recording, engineering, drums, loops
  • Patrick Warren – orchestrations, strings, electric piano
  • David Levita – acoustic guitar, electric guitar
  • Trevor Yasuda – engineering, additional effects, additional recording
  • Chris Garcia – engineering, additional recording
  • Adam Ayan – mastering

References

  1. ↑ Digital Spy - "Lana Del Rey's Honeymoon album: A track-by-track first listen review" (Amy Davidson, September 18, 2015)
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