"Meet Me in the Pale Moonlight" (erroneously referred to as "Dirty Elvis Fantasy") is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It was recorded in 2010 and leaked on April 2, 2014. The song was co-written and produced by One Louder, a production duo consisting of Paddy Dalton and Duck Blackwell. The track is registered with BMG.[1]
Background[]
Before the song had leaked, two snippets, posted March 23 and April 1, 2014, appeared online. Many fans suspected the track was the newest single for Del Rey's second major-label studio album Ultraviolence, but in a tweet on April 4, she confirmed it was written in 2010 as a pitch track and simultaneously announced the single "West Coast".[2][dead link]
On September 5, 2020, the official instrumental of the song leaked, then leaking in lossless format on September 23. The vocal mix leaked in lossless format on December 21. A variety of vocal and instrumental stems also leaked around this time.
Cross-references[]
- A "pale moonlight" is also mentioned in "Summertime Sadness" and "Body Electric".
- The repetition of "I can be your [...]" is also found in "Put Your Lips Together" and "4th of July".
- Del Rey sings about being a waitress in "Every Man Gets His Wish" and "White Dress".
- Sweet is also mentioned in "Venice Bitch", "Radio", "Trash Magic", "Without You", "Fuck It I Love You", "Serial Killer", "West Coast", "This Is What Makes Us Girls", "Living Legend", and in the song of the same name, among many others.
Official versions[]
- Studio version — 3:26
- Vocal mix — 3:30
- Instrumental — 3:32
Lyrics[]
Understand this, I'm not lookin' for true love tonight
If you wanna be my little baby, you can meet me in the pale moonlight
I been workin' every day, 8 to 9 and
Servin' Coke and fries at the movie blue drive-in
If you want me, you know where to find me
I can be your one-time baby
I can be your little dairy queen
I don't wanna care tonight, I don't wanna fight
You don't have to give me anything
Just put your sweet kiss, kiss on my lips now, baby
(Baby, I fill it up)
Understand this, I been likin' you since I was small
I don't wanna get you runnin' scared when there's no pressure there at all
I been workin' 8 to 9 every day and
Think about you almost all the time, all the time and
If I wanna see you, I drive by
I can be your one-time baby
I can be your little dairy queen
I don't wanna care tonight, I don't wanna fight
You don't have to give me anything
Just put your sweet kiss, kiss on my lips now, baby
I'm the sweetest girl in town, so, why are you so mean?
When you gonna ditch that stupid - you got?
It's me you should be seein'
Hello-o-o, you are lookin' so fine, so fine
Fantasy about you's like a gold mine, gold mine
Askin' everybody, "Is he mine, is he mine?"
Not quite yet, but I'm gonna get, get him
Not quite yet, but I'm gonna get, get him
I can be your one-time baby
I can be your little dairy queen
I don't wanna care tonight, I don't wanna fight
You don't have to give me anything
Just put your sweet kiss, kiss on my lips now, baby