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"TV in Black & White" (also known as "Living Without You") is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It was recorded in 2011 and leaked on June 28, 2013. The song was the first collaboration between Del Rey and Rick Nowels.

Background

On June 11, 2015, Rick Nowels revealed he and Del Rey wrote the song in 2011 as their first track together, before writing "Summertime Sadness" next, and then "Dark Paradise" later between takes.^[1] An a cappella demo of the song, titled "Living Without You" leaked on August 12, 2013. It is speculated that the track was intended for Born to Die.

Del Rey acknowledged the song during an Instagram livestream on July 27, 2017, saying that it is one of her favorite unreleased songs and she would include it on a compilation album of her favorite leaked songs, if she ever decided to release something like that.^[2]

Cross-references

References to Coney Island are also present in "Mermaid Motel", "Off to the Races" and "Carmen".
Reference to "Greenwich".
"Drive By" also contains references about a lover in prison, who could potentially be K.
Del Rey also refers to herself as heaven and implores her lover to accept her in "Yes to Heaven".

Official versions

Final version — 3:37
A cappella demo — 3:36

Lyrics

Final version

If you get lonely, think of me only
Prison isn't going to keep me from you
Remember Coney Island and how we
Wade into the water till the waves turned blue

Nobody does have to know that our love's alive
Keep it on the low, if you want to hide
Got that same address if you want to write
One Greenwich Avenue, wishin' and thinkin' of you

Living without you's like TV in black and white
You turned me on and brought color into my life
When I'm around you, suddenly, I realize
That I was blind before I saw the world through your eyes

Ah-ah-ah, woah-woah-woah, ooh-ooh

If you get lonely, think of this only
Heaven hasn't forgotten about you, ooh
Though you can't hold me, pick up and phone me
Use your one phone call on your ex-girl, boo

I won't tell a single soul how you spend your nights
In that single cell, holding your pillow tight
If you really are afraid, then you ought to know
That you're the one I want, the one I want forevermore

Living without you's like TV in black and white
You turned me on and brought color into my life
When I'm around you, suddenly, I realize
That I was blind before I saw the world through your eyes

I know you get scared sometimes, boy
Nothing to be feared when you're in my heart
Troubles come in threes but in your case
They came in millions and trillions, but that's alright

Living without you's like TV in black and white
You turned me on and brought color into my life
When I'm around you, suddenly, I realize
That I was blind before I saw the world through your eyes

(Ah-ah-ah)
Like TV in black and white
(Woah-woah-woah, ooh-ooh)
Like TV in black and white

(Ah-ah-ah)
Like TV in black and white
(Woah-woah-woah, ooh-ooh)
Like TV in black and white

A cappella demo

If you get lonely, darling, just hold me
Prison isn't going to keep me from you
Do like you told me, pick up and phone me
Use your one phone call on your ex-love, boo

Nobody will have to know that our love's alive
Keep it on the low if you want to hide
I've got the same address that you left behind
On Greenwich Avenue, wishin' and dreamin' of you

Living without you's like TV in black and white
Dark when I found you, touched me and turned on the light
When I'm around you, suddenly I realize
That I was blind before I saw the world through your eyes

If you get lonely, think of this only
Heaven hasn't forgotten about you, ooh
Remember Coney Island and how we
Wade into the waves until the water's blue

I won't tell a single soul that you cry at night
Sit in single cells, holdin' that pillow tight
Baby, think of home, it will be all right
If you feel sad, remember what we have

Living without you's like TV in black and white
Dark when I found you, touched me to turn on the light
When I'm around you, suddenly I realize
That I was blind before I saw the world through your eyes

Bein' without you's like winter with no reprieve
Summer, I found you, flowers bloom and I believe
That I have found true love, I hope you never leave
Never leave

So dry your eyes, dry your eyes
No bad surprises left in store for you
When you get home, you can change the tides
And start anew, start anew
(New, new, new, new)

Living without you's like TV in black and white
Dark when I found you, touched me to turn on the light
When I'm around you, suddenly I realize
That I was blind before I saw the world through your eyes

References

[1] Kawashima, Dale. 'Rick Nowels Interview - Hit Songwriter & Producer'. Songwriter Universe. Access date: [June 14, 2015]

[2] Lana Del Rey on Instagram live talking about unreleased songs (2017). YouTube. [Accessed August 7, 2017]

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 |written = [[Lana Del Rey]]<br>[[Rick Nowels]]
 |producer = Rick Nowels
-|recorded = 2010
+|recorded = 2011
-|time = 3:37<br>3:36 <small>(Demo version)</small>
+|time = 3:37<br><small>(See [[#Official versions|official versions]])</small>
 }}
+"'''TV in Black & White'''" (also known as "'''Living Without You'''") is an unreleased song by [[Lana Del Rey]]. It was recorded in 2011 and leaked on June 28, 2013. The song was the first collaboration between Del Rey and [[Rick Nowels]].
-"'''TV in Black & White'''" (also known as "'''Living Without You'''") is an unreleased song by [[Lana Del Rey]]. It was recorded in 2010 and leaked on June 28, 2013. The song was the first collaboration between Del Rey and [[Rick Nowels]].
 ==Background==
-On June 11, 2015, Rick Nowels revealed he and Del Rey wrote the song in 2010 as their first track together, before writing "[[Summertime Sadness (song)|Summertime Sadness]]" next, and then "[[Dark Paradise (song)|Dark Paradise]]" later between takes.<ref>[http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/rick-nowels-2015.htm Kawashima, Dale. 'Rick Nowels Interview - Hit Songwriter & Producer'. ''Songwriter Universe''. Access date: [June 14, 2015<nowiki>]</nowiki>]</ref>
+On June 11, 2015, [[Rick Nowels]] revealed he and Del Rey wrote the song in 2011 as their first track together, before writing "[[Summertime Sadness (song)|Summertime Sadness]]" next, and then "[[Dark Paradise (song)|Dark Paradise]]" later between takes.<ref>[http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/rick-nowels-2015.htm Kawashima, Dale. 'Rick Nowels Interview - Hit Songwriter & Producer'. ''Songwriter Universe''. Access date: [June 14, 2015<nowiki>]</nowiki>]</ref> An a cappella demo of the song, titled "Living Without You" leaked on August 12, 2013. It is speculated that the track was intended for ''[[Born to Die (album)|Born to Die]]''.
+Del Rey acknowledged the song during an Instagram livestream on [[2017/July#July 27|July 27, 2017]], saying that it is one of her favorite unreleased songs and she would include it on a compilation album of her favorite leaked songs, if she ever decided to release something like that.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_uPbknbxcc Lana Del Rey on Instagram live talking about unreleased songs (2017). ''YouTube''<nowiki>. [Accessed August 7, 2017]</nowiki>]</ref>
-An acapella demo of the song, titled "Living Without You" leaked on August 12, 2013.
 ==Cross-references==
 *References to Coney Island are also present in "[[Mermaid Motel (song)|Mermaid Motel]]", "[[Off to the Races (song)|Off to the Races]]" and "[[Carmen (song)|Carmen]]".
 *Reference to "[[Greenwich (song)|Greenwich]]".
-*"[[Drive By (song)|Drive By]]" also contains references about a lover in prison.
+*"[[Drive By (song)|Drive By]]" also contains references about a lover in prison, who could potentially be [[K]].
+*Del Rey also refers to herself as heaven and implores her lover to accept her in "[[Yes to Heaven (song)|Yes to Heaven]]".
+== Official versions ==
+* Final version — 3:37
+* A cappella demo — 3:36
 ==Lyrics==
-===Demo 1===
+===Final version===
 {{Scroll_box||content = <poem>
-If you get lonely, darling, just hold me,
+If you get lonely, think of me only
-Prison isn't going to keep me from you.
+Prison isn't going to keep me from you
+Remember Coney Island and how we
-Do like you told me, pick up and phone me,
+Wade into the water till the waves turned blue
-Use your one phone call on your ex-love, boo.
-Nobody will have to know that our love's alive,
+Nobody does have to know that our love's alive
-Keep it on the low if you want to hide.
+Keep it on the low, if you want to hide
-I've got the same address that you left behind,
+Got that same address if you want to write
-On Greenwich Avenue, wishin' and dreamin' of you.
+One Greenwich Avenue, wishin' and thinkin' of you
-Living without you's like TV in black and white,
+Living without you's like TV in black and white
+You turned me on and brought color into my life
-Dark when I found you, touched me and turned on the light.
-When I'm around you, suddenly I realize,
+When I'm around you, suddenly, I realize
-That I was blind before I saw the world through your eyes.
+That I was blind before I saw the world through your eyes
+Ah-ah-ah, woah-woah-woah, ooh-ooh
-If you get lonely, think of this only,
-Heaven hasn't forgotten about you, ooh.
-Remember Coney Island and how we,
-Wade into the waves until the water's blue.
+If you get lonely, think of this only
-I won't tell a single soul that you cry at night,
+Heaven hasn't forgotten about you, ooh
-Sit in single cells, holdin' that pillow tight.
+Though you can't hold me, pick up and phone me
-Baby, think of home, it will be all right,
+Use your one phone call on your ex-girl, boo
-If you feel sad, remember what we had.
+I won't tell a single soul how you spend your nights
-Living without you's like TV in black and white,
+In that single cell, holding your pillow tight
-Dark when I found you, touched me to turn on the light.
+If you really are afraid, then you ought to know
-When I'm around you, suddenly I realize,
-That I was blind before I saw the world through your eyes.
+That you're the one I want, the one I want forevermore
-Bein' without you's like winter with no reprieve,
+Living without you's like TV in black and white
+You turned me on and brought color into my life
-Summer, I found you, flowers bloom and I believe.
+When I'm around you, suddenly, I realize
-That I have found true love, I hope you never leave,
+That I was blind before I saw the world through your eyes
-Never leave.
+I know you get scared sometimes, boy
-So dry your eyes, dry your eyes,
+Nothing to be feared when you're in my heart
-No bad surprises left in store for you.
+Troubles come in threes but in your case
-When you get home, you can change the tides,
+They came in millions and trillions, but that's alright
-And start anew, start anew.
-(New, new, new, new.)
-Living without you's like TV in black and white,
+Living without you's like TV in black and white
+You turned me on and brought color into my life
-Dark when I found you, touched me to turn on the light.
-When I'm around you, suddenly I realize,
+When I'm around you, suddenly, I realize
-That I was blind before I saw the world through your eyes.
+That I was blind before I saw the world through your eyes
+(Ah-ah-ah)
+Like TV in black and white
+(Woah-woah-woah, ooh-ooh)
+Like TV in black and white
+(Ah-ah-ah)
+Like TV in black and white
+(Woah-woah-woah, ooh-ooh)
+Like TV in black and white
 </poem>}}
-===Demo 2===
+===A cappella demo===
 {{Scroll box
 |content=<poem>
-If you get lonely think of me only,
+If you get lonely, darling, just hold me
-Prison isn't going to keep me from you.
+Prison isn't going to keep me from you
+Do like you told me, pick up and phone me
-Remember Coney Island and how we,
+Use your one phone call on your ex-love, boo
-Wade into the water till the waves turned blue.
-Nobody does have to know that our love's alive,
-Keep it on the low, if you want to hide.
-Got that same address if you want to write,
-One Greenwich Avenue, wishin' and thinkin' of you.
-Living without you's like TV in black and white,
-You turned me on and brought color into my life.
-When I'm around you, suddenly, I realize,
-That I was blind before I saw the world through your eyes.
+Nobody will have to know that our love's alive
-Ah-ah-ah, woah-woah-woah, ooh-ooh.
+Keep it on the low if you want to hide
+I've got the same address that you left behind
+On Greenwich Avenue, wishin' and dreamin' of you
+Living without you's like TV in black and white
-If you get lonely think of this only,
+Dark when I found you, touched me and turned on the light
-Heaven hasn't forgotten about you, ooh.
+When I'm around you, suddenly I realize
-Though you can't hold me, pick up and phone me,
+That I was blind before I saw the world through your eyes
-Use your one phone call on your ex-girl, boo.
+If you get lonely, think of this only
-I won't tell a single soul how you spend your nights,
+Heaven hasn't forgotten about you, ooh
-In that single cell, holding your pillow tight.
+Remember Coney Island and how we
-If you really are afraid, then you ought to know,
-That you're the one I want, the one I want forevermore.
+Wade into the waves until the water's blue
+I won't tell a single soul that you cry at night
-Living without you's like TV in black and white,
+Sit in single cells, holdin' that pillow tight
-You turned me on and brought color into my life.
+Baby, think of home, it will be all right
-When I'm around you, suddenly, I realize,
+If you feel sad, remember what we have
-That I was blind before I saw the world through your eyes.
+Living without you's like TV in black and white
-I know you get scared sometimes, boy,
+Dark when I found you, touched me to turn on the light
-Nothing to be feared when you're in my heart.
+When I'm around you, suddenly I realize
-Troubles come in threes but in your case,
+That I was blind before I saw the world through your eyes
-They came in millions and trillions, but that's alright.
-Living without you's like TV in black and white,
+Bein' without you's like winter with no reprieve
+Summer, I found you, flowers bloom and I believe
-You turned me on and brought color into my life.
+That I have found true love, I hope you never leave
-When I'm around you, suddenly, I realize,
+Never leave
-That I was blind before I saw the world through your eyes.
+So dry your eyes, dry your eyes
-(Ah-ah-ah),
+No bad surprises left in store for you
-Like TV in black and white.
+When you get home, you can change the tides
-(Woah-woah-woah, ooh-ooh).
+And start anew, start anew
-Like TV in black and white.
+(New, new, new, new)
+Living without you's like TV in black and white
-(Ah-ah-ah),
+Dark when I found you, touched me to turn on the light
-Like TV in black and white.
+When I'm around you, suddenly I realize
-(Woah-woah-woah, ooh-ooh).
+That I was blind before I saw the world through your eyes
-Like TV in black and white.
 </poem>
 }}