"Making Out" (also referred to as "Honey") is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. The track was produced by Matthew Benbrook and it is speculated to be an outtake from the Born to Die recording sessions.
Background[]
Two versions of the song leaked on December 9, 2012.
The song was reportedly pitched around to different artists.[S 1]
Cross-references[]
- Del Rey mentions skipping rope in "Lolita" and "Queen of Hearts".
- Del Rey mentions being the "New York City queen" in other songs such as "Us Against the World", "Old Money", "Party Girl", and "Summer of Sam".
- New York is also mentioned in "Ultraviolence".
- References to taking drugs can also be found in "Boarding School" and "Is This Happiness", among many other songs.
- Reference to "chasing paper" can be found in "Blue Jeans".
- Singing the blues is referenced to in "Tired of Singing the Blues" and "Ride".
- "Check, one, two" is also used in "Is It Wrong" and "West Coast".
- The phrase "makin' out in parking lots" is similar to "we're making out in the parking lot" from "Dark but Just a Game".
Official versions[]
- Final version — 4:07
- Demo version — 4:11
Lyrics[]
Hiya, honey, what you doin'?
I been hula-hooping, waiting for you, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Whoa, haters, fakers, mass manipulators
Don't know what you're trying to prove
I'm the New York City queen, queen
You should hear me sing, sing
Baby, I'm the real thing, check, one, two
Stop lookin' at my train wreck life
And start listenin' to the way I sing the blues
You know, I know what they say about me
I know that they think I'm danger
So what if it makes me happy, happy, happy?
It doesn't really matter what you say
'Cause I ain't gonna quit 'til the day I die
I'll be taking drugs, doing shots
Making out in parking lots with any little boy I spot
Baby, you can't stop me, stop me, no
When I'm hot, I'm hot
Hiya, honey, how's it goin'?
Saw you skipping rope on TV, looking blue, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
You're shaking, making music and you're famous
Deep down, you're the same girl I knew
She said "I know what they say about you,
I know that they think you're crazy.
I know that they are mistaken, baby, baby."
It doesn't really matter what you say
'Cause I ain't gonna quit 'til the day I die
I'll be taking drugs, doing shots
Making out in parking lots with any little boy I spot
Baby, you can't stop me, stop me, no
When I'm hot, I'm hot
Singing for the gangstas, chasing all that paper
Living life so dangerously
And there's nothing for my anger, money is my savior
I can be whatever I think
It's like heaven, heaven, living on the edge
Never knowing where I'm going to be
And I'm dreading never settling down, that's when
Dying is beginning to please
It doesn't really matter what you say
'Cause I ain't gonna quit 'til the day I die
I'll be taking drugs, doing shots
Making out in parking lots with any little boy I spot
Baby, you can't stop me, stop me, no
When I'm hot, I'm hot
Ooh, ooh, oooh
When I'm hot, when I'm hot
Ah ah ah ah ah, ooh, ooh, woah-oh
When I'm hot, I'm hot
Ooh, ooh, oooh
When I'm hot, when I'm hot
Ah ah ah ah ah, ooh, ooh, woah-oh