"The Devil" is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. The song is not registered with any known music registration service, though it is speculated to have been written for Del Rey's third studio album, which would become Ultraviolence.[S 1]
Background[]
The song's title was first revealed by an insider on March 28, 2023, along with "Connection", "Madly", and "80s Baby".
The voice memo leaked on April 1, 2023.
Cross-references[]
- Heaven is also in "Match Made in Heaven", "Say Yes to Heaven", "Television Heaven", "Video Games", "Watercolor Eyes", and "Young and Beautiful", among several others.
- Rock 'n' roll is also mentioned in "Backfire", "Driving in Cars with Boys" "Greenwich", "JFK", "Push Me Down", and "80s Baby".
- The sea is also mentioned in "Get Free", "Queen of Disaster", and "Say Yes to Heaven".
- Tijuana is also mentioned in "Dum Dum".
- "The light" is also referred to in "Let the Light In" and "Kintsugi".
- "The night is ours" is similar to "nighttime is almost ours" from "Oh Say Can You See".
Lyrics[]
And I will say "Hey-ey"
And I will say "Hey-ey"
When you wake up, baby, I’ll be gone
Just like you wanted me to be
But you couldn’t bear yourself, I know
But I will mark and measure failure
'Cause I’m the dark and you’re my Hell
And you will say "Hey-ey-ey"
And you will rai-ai-aise
You say that Fiona’s got nothing on me
Always be the queen of misery
And I thank you, honey
And I thank you, babe
And if you wanna be like a dream while I speak, babe
Smoking by the water and I’m talking crazy
But you, you got the light in, too
But, oh
Like the stars, I’m falling
This night is ours
But will again, you run so far
And you got your ways
I got me over
You’ve been playing with the Devil again, candy, candy
I can see it in your grin when you walk down the avenue
Heaven sent from legs to your eyes
Rockabilly, rock 'n' roll, big surprise
I am the cool, I am the sea
I am the light, I am the breeze
I am the cool, I am the sea
High and bright, playing the priest
Like a parrot learning to speak
On the island of Tijuana
Or like a madame in the 1920s
Parisian Bahamas
I’m like a dog waiting by for his bone
Like a wizard they've known
Like a poet and unglory
You got your only to Heaven, right