"Television Heaven" is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It was leaked on July 15, 2013 and is speculated to have been recorded in 2010. An a cappella demo titled "Coca Colla" features similar lyrics in the first verse, but a completely different chorus.
Cross-references
- The line "if it's wrong, I don't wanna be right" can also be found in "Is It Wrong".
- Del Rey mentions her sundress in many songs, such as "On Our Way", "Girl That Got Away" and "Video Games".
- Kissing in the dark is referenced in songs such as "Lolita" and "Jimmy Gnecco".
- New York is referenced in many of Del Rey's songs.
- A mention of Nirvana can be heard in "Prom Song (Gone Wrong)" and "Oh Say Can You See", among other songs.
- The phrase "fresh to death" appears in "Blue Jeans".
- "Lucy's in the sky with ice" is a similar lyric to "Harvey's in the sky with diamonds" from "Cola".
- Paradise is also described in "Velvet Crowbar", "Every Man Gets His Wish", "Dark Paradise", "Coca Colla" and a song of the same name.
- "Heaven knows I've tried" is similar to the lyric "God knows I tried" from the song of the same name.
- TV is mentioned in "Strangelove", "TV in Black & White", "Last Girl on Earth", "Prom Song (Gone Wrong)" and "Greenwich".
- Cigarettes are also mentioned in "Girl That Got Away", "Dum Dum" and "The Next Best American Record", among many other songs.
- Gangsta is also mentioned in "Gangsta Boy".
- Diamonds are mentioned in "Cola" and "Fucked My Way Up to the Top".
Lyrics
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh
Mm-mm, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Come on, come on
I hope you remember me like this
Smokin' cigarettes in my sundress
Glamorous and gangsta, oh yes
(My battle lines look like paradise next to you)
I hope I remember you just like that
Lookin' fresh to death in your ball cap
You say you'll tap it like a hi-hat
(Your stupid lines, they're like diamond mines)
The future's lookin' bright as black tonight
You tell me that our love cannot endure
Baby, if it's wrong I don't wanna be right
Oh, I don't know a thing, but this I'm sure
There's nowhere on this Earth I would rather be
Than in your bedroom breathin' heavily
The way you're smilin', it's so deadly
Honey, you are heavenly, t-television heaven with you
Swingin' in New York to Nirvana songs
With nothin' but that t-t-television on
We're kissin' in the dark in my diamonds
Put that MT-TV on, t-television heaven with you
I wonder if you'll think of me like this
On your fire escape like a hot mess
You say, "You're beautiful, but hopeless."
("Come on inside, oh, you crazy child, look at you.")
I promise that I'll think of you as the king
Quotin' Corleone, like you're so mean
It's Cosa Nostra 'cause it's our thing
(I made you mine like a thousand times)
Lucy's in the sky with ice tonight
Heaven knows, I've tried how to find a cure
Baby, if it's wrong I don't wanna be right
And if you ask again, I'll say "I'm sure"
There's nowhere on this Earth I would rather be
Than in your bedroom breathin' heavily
The way you're smilin', it's so deadly
Honey, you are heavenly, t-television heaven with you
Swingin' in New York to Nirvana songs
With nothin' but that t-t-television on
We're kissin' in the dark in my diamonds
Put that MT-TV on, t-television heaven with you
Stay up tonight, turn out the light
It feels so right, baby, you're a vision in blues
Stay up tonight, turn out the light
It feels so right, watchin' television with you
There's nowhere on this Earth I would rather be
Than in your bedroom breathin' heavily
The way you're smilin', it's so deadly
Honey, you are heavenly, t-television heaven with you
Swingin' in New York to Nirvana songs
With nothin' but that t-t-television on
We're kissin' in the dark in my diamonds
Put that MT-TV on, t-television heaven with you