"Trash Magic" (also refered to as "Trash", "Miss America" or "Trash Sugar Magic") is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It was recorded in 2007. The producer of the song is unknown as it is not registered on BMI, ASCAP, or any other service.
Background
The first known appearance of the song was on January 18, 2008 on her MySpace account, under the title "Miss America". A video of Del Rey singing the song live during her CMJ concert was uploaded during late 2008 under the title "Trash". Later, during 2008 and 2009, several gig reviews referred to the song as "Trash Magic". In 2011, Del Rey posted a comment on a YouTube video of the song regarding the title and its background.
"God. I forgot that. I don't know if i changed the name- i think i called it Trash Magic in my notebook, but also miss america. I was staying at the sunset motel in new jersey off and on every other couple of weeks. I decorated it with tinsel from the duane reade up the street and wrote this song.. It still makes me happy."
Demos and "The Man I Love"
A demo of the song leaked on June 18, 2012. It featured entirely different verses with the same chorus. On June 22, 2012 an audio edit was posted to Soundcloud under the fan-made title "The Man I Love". This edit removed the "Trash Magic" chorus from the demo and rearranged the verses significantly.
Cross-references
- References to "Miss America" can be found in "Driving in Cars with Boys" and "Mermaid Motel".
- The song directly refers to a conversation with Bill.
- Pink flamingos are also mentioned in "Music to Watch Boys To" and "Methamphetamines".
- "How do you spend your nights?" is a similar lyric to "made me wonder how you spend them nights" from "Queen of the Gas Station".
- Marilyn Monroe and Jesus are also mentioned together in "Body Electric".
- Lana referring to doing her "hair up, how high I like" is similar to "Dance For Money" where she sings about how she will "wear my hair up".
- Palms (trees, "palm parade") are mentioned in Methamphetamines, "Freak", "Jump", and "Bel Air".
Lyrics
Final version
Boy, you wanna come to my motel, honey?
Boy, you wanna hold me down, tell me that you love me?
Don't you know that I have really never loved nobody but you?
Boy, you wanna come to my motel, honey?
Boy, you wanna hold me down, tell me that you love me?
Don't you know that I have really never loved nobody but you?
I do my hair up, how high I like
White flowers tied high
Green swimming pool, pink flamingos
High Christmas lights
Blue bed spread and silver tinsel
My heart's delight
Boy, you wanna come to my motel, honey?
Boy, you wanna hold me down, tell me that you love me?
Don't you know that I have really never loved nobody but you?
Boy, you wanna come to my motel, honey?
Boy, you wanna hold me down, tell me that you love me?
Don't you know that I have really never loved nobody but you?
Do you like my fake nails, daddy?
Black palm tree, pink tiger stripes
Used to go to the palm parade, yeah
Where you'd buy me a slice of cherry pie
We didn't know much, just worked at night
Sweet trailer, ooh, one, two
Boy, you wanna come to my motel, honey?
Boy, you wanna hold me down, tell me that you love me?
Don't you know that I have really never loved nobody but you?
Boy you wanna come to my motel, honey?
(Don't you wanna come down?)
Boy, you wanna hold me down, tell me that you love me?
Don't you know that I have really never loved nobody but you?
He said, "Lana Rey,
Will you serve me lemonade?"
I said, "Yes, Bill, I will, it's the day of the parade.
And you look even more handsome than you did the day that I left you."
How do you spend your nights, honey, still watchin' TV?
I long to be in your arms, honey, come back to me, please
Boy, you wanna come to my motel, honey? (mm, ah)
Boy, you wanna hold me down, tell me that you love me?
Don't you know that I have really never loved nobody but you?
Boy you wanna come to my motel, honey?
(Don't you wanna come down?)
Boy, you wanna hold me down, tell me that you love me?
Don't you know that I have really never loved nobody but you?
All I want is to feel good
All I want is to feel good
All I want is to feel good, you know?
(Mm-hmm)
Come on now, if you want to
If you want to, if you want to
If you want to
It's been a long time
Boy, you wanna come to my motel, honey?
(Don't you wanna come down?)
Boy, you wanna hold me down, tell me that you love me?
(That you love me, honey)
Don't you know that I have really never loved nobody but you?
(Such a sweet Mondeo)
Boy you wanna come to my motel, honey?
(Don't you wanna come down?)
Boy, you wanna hold me down, tell me that you love me?
Don't you know that I have really never loved nobody but you?
Demo version
All that's real to me is Marilyn and Jesus
Jumping off'a bridges, sparklers and streamers
Honey, I wanna fly
I wanna fly, I wanna fly
Boy, you wanna come to my motel, honey?
Boy, you wanna hold me down, tell me that you love me?
Don't you know that I have really never loved nobody but you?
Boy, you wanna come to my motel, honey?
Boy, you wanna hold me down, tell me that you love me?
Don't you know that I have really never loved nobody but you?
All that's real to me is Halloween and Jesus
Coney Island beaches, chandeliers and seizures
Honey, I wanna fly
I wanna fly, I wanna fly
I can't be with the man I love
I can't be if he treats me rough
I can't see him, I can't call him up
All that's real to me is trailer parks and beaches
Alabama freezes, platinum impeaches
Honey, I wanna fly
I wanna fly, I wanna fly
I can't be with the man I love
I can't be if he treats me rough
I can't see him, I can't call him up
Boy, you wanna come to my motel, honey?
Boy, you wanna hold me down, tell me that you love me?
Don't you know that I have really never loved nobody but you?
Boy, you wanna come to my motel, honey?
Boy, you wanna hold me down, tell me that you love me?
Don't you know that I have really never loved nobody but you?
References
- Lana Del Rey replying to a YouTube comment explaining the title of Trash Magic (Retrieved March 3, 2013)