"Serene Queen" is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It was recorded in late 2015 and was produced by Rick Nowels. It was the first song recorded in the earliest writing sessions for Lust for Life,[S 1][dead link] but was ultimately scrapped. It is not registered to any music publishing service.
Background[]
The song is rumored to be about ex-boyfriend Francesco Carrozzini,[S 1][dead link] whom Del Rey had a relationship with from June 2014 to November 2015.
On December 30, 2019, a low-quality snippet of the song leaked. Another low-quality snippet leaked on February 4, 2020. A third low-quality snippet would leak on March 21, and a fourth two days later on March 23. A higher-quality snippet leaked the following day. A sixth snippet leaked on April 13, with a seventh and final snippet leaking two days later on April 15. The full song would leak the next day, followed by a higher quality version on October 15. The original file, titled "SERENE QUEEN DR003", leaked on September 20, 2023. This infers that the song was mixed by frequent Nowels collaborator, Dean Reid.
A demo of the song leaked on December 24, 2021. It leaked as "The Village" Demo, which refers to the studio it was recorded at. This demo has since been remarked to be the second demo of the song, with the instrumental of an earlier demo leaking on September 20, 2023. An insider has claimed that the second demo is a stem edit,[S 2] but other insiders pushed back at this claim.[S 3][S 4][S 5][S 6]
A snippet of the song's vocal stem leaked in lossless quality on March 16, 2024. The file leaked in full on August 17, shortly followed by the full drum and bass stems. An incomplete session of 226 stems and various session files would then leak the same day. It included bounced files for "SERENE QUEEN DR003" and an earlier mix, "SERENE QUEEN DR002". Also included in the folder were .ptx files of the previously-leaked second demo, "SERENE QUEEN VILLAGE 10-4-15", and an unleaked version, "SERENE QUEEN". The audio files of these were not included, though an insider claimed to have the complete session, along with more mixes and the stem session for the "version made a few months before this one".[S 7]
Cross-references[]
- Directly referenced in "Fingertips".
- Blazing guns are also mentioned in "Honeymoon".
- The phrase "arms around me" is also used in "God Bless America - and All the Beautiful Women in It".
- "Thinking too much" is also referenced in "On Our Way".
- The phrase "you never gave yourself away" is similar to "never ever gave myself away" from "You're Gonna Love Me".
- Del Rey also calls someone cool in "Wolf T-Shirt", "Heavy Hitter", "Brooklyn Baby", and "Lust for Life", and in the poem "In the Flats of Melrose".
- The phrase "I love you" also appears in "Off to the Races", "Ultraviolence", "Pretty Baby", and "Fuck It I Love You", among some other songs.
- The phrase "come on" is also used in "Be My Daddy", "Wolf T-Shirt", "Cola", "Back to tha Basics", and "Put Me in a Movie".
Official versions[]
- Demo version 1 (unleaked) — Unknown
- Instrumental version – 5:17
- "Village" demo version 2 — 5:19
- Mix 2 — 5:06
- Mix 3 — 5:06
- ASS.01_02 — 3:58
- ASS.dup1.01_01 — 3:57
- DR gtr 1.01_01 — 2:50
- DR gtr 1.02_02 — 0:27
- DR gtr 1.03_03 — 1:33
- DR gtr 1.03_04 — 1:29
- DR gtr 1.03_05 — 0:46
- DR gtr 1.03_06 — 0:06
- DR gtr 1.03_07 — 0:52
- DR gtr 1.04_01 — 0:38
- DR gtr 1.04_08 — 0:39
- DR gtr 1.04_09 — 0:22
- DR gtr 1.04_10 — 0:23
- DR gtr 1.04_11 — 0:43
- DR gtr 1.04_12 — 0:42
- DR gtr 1.04_13 — 0:08
- DR gtr 1.04_14 — 0:10
- DR gtr 1.04_15 — 0:27
- DR gtr 1.04_16 — 0:24
- DR gtr 1.04-VSPD_01 — 0:02
- DR gtr 1.04-VSPD_02 — 0:01
- DR gtr 1.04-VSPD_09 — 0:00
- DR gtr 1.04-VSPD_10 — 0:00
- DR gtr 1.04-VSPD_13 — 0:01
- DR gtr 1.04-VSPD_14 — 0:01
- DR gtr 2.01_01 — 0:38
- DR gtr 2.01-VSPD_01 — 0:02
- DR gtr 2.01-VSPD_02 — 0:01
- DR gtr 3.01_01 — 0:36
- DR gtr 3.01_02 — 0:22
- DR gtr 3.01_03 — 0:08
- DR gtr 3.01-VSPD_02 — 0:00
- DR gtr 4.01_01 — 0:12
- DR gtr 4.02_02 — 0:20
- DR gtr 4.03_03 — 0:42
- DR gtr 4.03_04 — 0:32
- DR gtr 4.03_05 — 0:22
- DR gtr 4.03_06 — 0:15
- DR gtr 4.03_07 — 0:08
- DR gtr 4.03-VSPD_03 — 0:01
- DR gtr 4.03-VSPD_04 — 0:01
- DR gtr 4.03-VSPD_06 — 0:01
- DR gtr 4.03-VSPD_07 — 0:00
- DR gtr 5.01_01 — 0:45
- DR gtr 6.01_01 — 0:25
- DR gtr 6.02_02 — 0:25
- DR gtr 7.01_01 — 0:22
- DR gtr 7.02_02 — 0:27
- DR gtr 7.dup1.02_01 — 0:47
- DR gtr 8.01_01 — 0:26
- DR gtr 8.02_02 — 0:43
- DR gtr 9.01_01 — 0:50
- DR gtr 10.01_01 — 0:46
- DR gtr 10.02_02 — 0:45
- DR gtr 10.02_03 — 0:25
- DR gtr 10.03_04 — 0:21
- DR gtr 10.04_05 — 0:17
- dr hat close.01_01 — 0:17
- dr hat close.01_02 — 3:58
- dr hat close.03_01 — 0:28
- dr hat close.03_02 — 0:00
- dr hat far.01_01 — 0:17
- dr hat far.01_02 — 3:58
- dr hat far.03_01 — 0:28
- dr hat far.03_02 — 0:00
- dr m8 pad.01_01.L — 0:20
- dr m8 pad.01_01.R — 0:20
- dr m8 pad.01-VSPD_01.L — 0:00
- dr m8 pad.01-VSPD_01.R — 0:00
- dr m8 pad.01-VSPD_02.L — 0:00
- dr m8 pad.01-VSPD_02.R — 0:00
- dr pbass.01_01 — 2:54
- dr pbass.02_02 — 3:32
- dr pbass.02-VSPD_02 — 0:01
- dr pbass.02-VSPD_03 — 0:01
- dr pbass.03_03 — 0:42
- dr pbass.03_04 — 0:42
- dr pbass.03_05 — 0:51
- dr pbass.03_06 — 0:16
- dr pbass.03_07 — 0:48
- dr pbass.03-VSPD_06 — 0:00
- dr str 1.01_01 — 0:02
- dr str 1.01_02 — 0:26
- dr str 2.01_01 — 0:26
- dr synth bass 1.01_01.L — 0:40
- dr synth bass 1.01_01.R — 0:40
- dr synth bass 1.01_02.L — 0:40
- dr synth bass 1.01_02.R — 0:40
- Floor Tom_01 — 3:58
- Floor Tom.01_02 — 3:58
- Hat_01 — 3:58
- Hat.01_02 — 3:58
- Kick In_01 — 3:58
- Kick In.01_02 — 3:58
- Kick Out.01_02 — 3:58
- OH_01.L — 3:58
- OH_01.R — 3:58
- OH.01_02.L — 3:58
- OH.01_02.R — 3:58
- OH.dup1.01_01.L — 3:57
- OH.dup1.01_01.R — 3:57
- PIANO OD.02_01.L — 0:48
- PIANO OD.02_01.R — 0:48
- PIANO_01.L — 0:02
- PIANO_01.R — 0:02
- PIANO_02.L — 0:04
- PIANO_02.R — 0:04
- PIANO_03.L — 0:00
- PIANO_03.R — 0:00
- PIANO_04.L — 0:38
- PIANO_04.R — 0:38
- PIANO_05.L — 4:16
- PIANO_05.R — 4:16
- PIANO.01_06.L — 0:33
- PIANO.01_06.R — 0:33
- PIANO.02_07.L — 0:02
- PIANO.02_07.R — 0:02
- PIANO.02_08.L — 5:26
- PIANO.02_08.R — 5:26
- PIANO.04_10.L — 3:21
- PIANO.04_10.R — 3:21
- PIANO.04_11.R — 2:17
- PIANO.05_12.L — 1:18
- PIANO.05_12.R — 1:18
- PIANO.06_13.L — 2:17
- PIANO.06_13.R — 2:17
- PIANO.07_14.L — 1:32
- PIANO.07_14.R — 1:32
- PIANO.08_15.L — 1:31
- PIANO.08_15.R — 1:31
- PIANO.09_16.L — 2:14
- PIANO.10_17.L — 2:18
- PIANO.10_17.R — 2:18
- PIANO.11_18.L — 1:36
- PIANO.11_18.R — 1:36
- PIANO.12_19.L — 1:35
- PIANO.12_19.R — 1:35
- PIANO.13_20.L — 1:07
- PIANO.13_20.R — 1:07
- PIANO.14_21.L — 0:30
- PIANO.14_21.R — 0:30
- PIANO.15_22.L — 1:20
- PIANO.15_22.R — 1:20
- porto lead 2.01_01.L — 0:12
- porto lead 2.01_01.R — 0:12
- porto lead 2.02_02.L — 0:14
- porto lead 2.02_02.R — 0:14
- porto lead.01_01.L — 0:21
- porto lead.01_01.R — 0:21
- Rack Tom_01 — 3:58
- Rack Tom.01_02 — 3:58
- Ride Cl_01 — 1:19
- Ride Far_01 — 1:19
- ROOM_01.R — 3:58
- ROOM.01_02.L — 3:58
- ROOM.01_02.R — 3:58
- ROOM.dup1.01_01.L — 3:57
- ROOM.dup1.01_01.R — 3:57
- Serene Queen BASS STEM009 100bpm.L — 5:36
- Serene Queen BASS STEM009 100bpm.R — 5:36
- Serene Queen DRUM STEM009 100bpm.L — 5:36
- Serene Queen MUSIC STEM009 100bpm.L — 5:36
- Serene Queen VOX STEM009 100bpm.L — 5:36
- Serene Queen VOX STEM009 100bpm.R — 5:36
- Sn Btm_01 — 3:58
- Sn Btm.01_02 — 3:58
- Sn Top_01 — 3:58
- Sn Top.01_02 — 3:58
- Snr Cl.01_01 — 2:54
- Snr Cl.dup1.01_01 — 0:04
- Snr Cl.dup1.01_02 — 0:30
- Snr Far.01_01 — 2:54
- Snr Far.dup1.01_01 — 0:04
- Snr Far.dup1.01_02 — 0:30
- VEE3 Kick 91.L — 0:00
- VEE3 Kick 91.R — 0:00
- VEE3 Kick 92.L — 0:00
- VEE3 Kick 92.R — 0:00
- VEE3 Percussion 21.L — 0:00
- VEE3 Percussion 21.R — 0:00
- VEE3 Percussion 22.L — 0:00
- VEE3 Percussion 22.R — 0:00
- VEE3 Percussion 23.L — 0:00
- VEE3 Percussion 23.R — 0:00
- VEE3 Percussion 36.L — 0:00
- VEE3 Percussion 36.R — 0:00
- VEE3 Percussion 41.L — 0:00
- VEE3 Percussion 41.R — 0:00
- VEE3 Percussion 44.L — 0:00
- VEE3 Percussion 44.R — 0:00
- VEE3 Percussion 206.L — 0:00
- VEE3 Percussion 206.R — 0:00
- VEE3 Percussion 213.L — 0:00
- VEE3 Percussion 213.R — 0:00
- VEE3 Snare 127.L — 0:00
- VEE3 Snare 127.R — 0:00
- VEE3 Snare 129.L — 0:01
- VEE3 Snare 129.R — 0:01
- VEE3 Snare 132.L — 0:00
- VEE3 Snare 132.R — 0:00
- VEE3 Snare 140.L — 0:00
- VEE3 Snare 140.R — 0:00
- VEE3 Snare 141.L — 0:00
- VEE3 Snare 141.R — 0:00
- VEE3 Snare 142.L — 0:00
- VEE3 Snare 142.R — 0:00
- VEE3 Snare 149.L — 0:00
- VEE3 Snare 149.R — 0:00
- VEE3 Snare 156.L — 0:00
- VEE3 Snare 156.R — 0:00
- VEE3 Snare 158.L — 0:00
- VEE3 Snare 158.R — 0:00
- VEE3 Snare 161.L — 0:00
- VEE3 Snare 161.R — 0:00
- VEE3 Snare 168.L — 0:00
- VEE3 Snare 168.R — 0:00
- VEE3 Snare 188.L — 0:00
- VEE3 Snare 188.R — 0:00
- VEE3 Snare 194.L — 0:00
- VEE3 Snare 194.R — 0:00
- VEE3 Snare 197.L — 0:00
- VEE3 Snare 197.R — 0:00
- VEE3 Snare 200.L — 0:00
- VEE3 Snare 200.R — 0:00
- VEH2 Percussion - 123.L — 0:01
- VEH2 Percussion - 123.R — 0:01
Lyrics[]
Why you so uptight? What's the problem?
Everybody knows you're doing it anyway
Why you act so uptight when you got so much?
You could be sending it my way
Those guys were cool
But you'd never give yourself away
And I'm not a fool, no
"I love you," I say
He had all his guns and all his guns were blazing
Put his arms around me, so amazing
He had all his guns, all his guns were blazing
Put his arms around me, so amazing
Amazing
Amazing
Amazing
He'd call me the serene queen (Come on, baby, if you want it, you can get it right)
The serene queen (Come on, baby, if you want it, you can get it right)
The serene queen (Come on, baby, if you want it, you can get it right now)
I don’t start fights but I’ll stop 'em all by any means
Why you so upset? What's the problem?
Everybody knows you're doing it anyway
Why you act so tough when you got so much
Going for you already?
Those guys were cool
But you never gave yourself away
Baby, it's true, you
I'd never betray
He had all his guns and all his guns were blazing
Put his arms around me, so amazing
He had all his guns, all his guns were blazing
Put his arms around me, so amazing
Amazing
Amazing
Amazing
He'd call me the serene queen (Come on, baby, if you want it, you can get it right)
The serene queen (Come on, baby, if you want it, you can get it right)
The serene queen (Come on, baby, if you want it, you can get it right now)
I don’t start fights but I’ll stop 'em all by any means
"You think too much, you dream too much
"You think too much, you dream too much
"You think too much, you dream too much
But what a beautiful mind is such"
He had all his guns and all his guns were blazing
He never gave himself away
He had all his guns and all his guns were blazing
I'd never betray
He'd call me the serene queen (Come on, baby, if you want it, you can get it right)
The serene queen (Come on, baby, if you want it, you can get it right)
The serene queen (Come on, baby, if you want it, you can get it right now)
I don’t start fights but I’ll stop 'em all by any means
References[]
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 This is speculation and should not be relied upon. It has not been confirmed by any official source, but was originally reported here and is considered widespread knowledge within the community.
- ↑ This is speculation and should not be relied upon. It has not been confirmed by any official sources, but has been reported by Eclipse, who is considered a reliable insider by the community.
- ↑ This is speculation and should not be relied upon. It has not been confirmed by any official sources, but has been reported by Honeymoun, who is considered a reliable insider by the community.
- ↑ This is speculation and should not be relied upon. It has not been confirmed by any official sources, but has been reported by bunoner, who is considered a reliable insider by the community.
- ↑ This is speculation and should not be relied upon. It has not been confirmed by any official sources, but has been reported by Say Yes To Heaven, who is considered a reliable insider by the community.
- ↑ This is speculation and should not be relied upon. It has not been confirmed by any official sources, but has been reported by Rorman Nockwell, who is considered a reliable insider by the community.
- ↑ This is speculation and should not be relied upon. It has not been confirmed by any official sources, but has been reported by lanaswildflowers, who is considered a reliable insider by the community.