"Trash Magic" (also known as "Miss America", "Trash" or "Trash Sugar Magic") is an unreleased song by Lana Del Rey. It was recorded in 2007 and produced by Steven Mertens. The track is not registered on BMI, ASCAP, or any other service.
Background and writing
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."[1]
On January 9, 2011, Del Rey made reference to the song in a Facebook post alluding to its inspiration:
"He said I really luv your songs I thing they're sorta fantastic - they're trashy and nostalgic so I call em TrashMagic. [sic]"[2]
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".
- Alabama is mentioned in "1949" and "Pin Up Galore".
- Marilyn Monroe and Jesus are also referenced together in "Body Electric".
- Del Rey sings about doing her hair up in "Dance for Money" and "Summertime Sadness".
- Palms (trees, "palm parade") are mentioned in "Methamphetamines", "Freak", "Jump" and "Bel Air".
- Christmas is mentioned in "Smarty", "Strangelove", "Be My Daddy" and "Pin Up Galore".
- Peaches are referenced in "Cherry", "Put the Radio On", "Girl That Got Away" and "13 Beaches".
- Mentions of swimming pools can be found in "Off to the Races", "Moi Je Joue", "This Is What Makes Us Girls", "Heavy Hitter" and "Push Me Down".
- Motels are mentioned in many songs, including "Motel 6", "Push Me Down", "1949" and "Kinda Outta Luck".
- Being "treated rough" is also a topic in "Cola" and "BBM Baby".
- Decorative streamers are also mentioned in "Pin Up Galore". Also the line "I wanna fly" is nearly melodically identical to the line "I wanna die" from the same song.
- Television is also mentioned in "TV in Black & White", "Television Heaven" and the poem "In the Hills of Benedict Canyon", among some others.
Official versions
The song leaked on December 15, 2011, and a demo leaked on June 18, 2012 that features entirely different verses with the same chorus. The original leaked file labeled "Demos 11-21-07" suggests the song was recorded on November 21, 2007. It also had Steven Mertens in tagged, suggesting that he is the producer. An early demo leaked on December 24, 2020. It contains many lyrics from "Pin Up Galore".
On June 22, 2012, a fanmade edit was posted to SoundCloud under the fanmade title "The Man I Love". This edit removed the "Trash Magic" chorus from the demo and rearranged the verses significantly.
- Final version — 5:00
- Demo version — 4:58
- Early demo — 3:06
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
Jumpin' off'a bridges, sparklers and streamers, honey
I wanna die, I wanna die, I wanna die
All that's real to me is trailer parks and Jesus
Alabama freezes, platinum and peaches, honey
I wanna fly, I wanna fly, I wanna fly
Don’t you wanna come to my motel, honey?
Don’t you wanna hold me down, tell me that you love me?
Don’t you know that I have really never loved nobody but you?
Don’t you wanna come to my motel, honey?
Don’t 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 ice cream trucks and Jesus
Coney Island bleachers, chandeliers and seizures, honey
I wanna cry, I wanna cry, I wanna cry
All that’s real to me is birthday cakes and beaches
Halloween and Jesus, fireworks and strangers, honey
I wanna die, I wanna die, I wanna die
Don’t you wanna come to my motel, honey?
Don’t you wanna hold me down, tell me that you love me?
Don’t you know that there is really nobody but you?
Yeah
Don’t you wanna come to my motel, honey?
Don’t 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
Don’t you wanna come to my motel, honey?
Don’t you wanna hold me down, tell me that you love me?
Don’t you know that I have really never loved nobody but you?
But you?
Early demo
All that's real to me is Marilyn and Jesus
Jumpin' off'a bridges, sparklers and streamers, honey
I wanna die, I wanna die, I wanna die
All that's real to me is trailer parks and Jesus
Alabama freezes, platinum and peaches, honey
I wanna fly, I wanna fly, I wanna fly
Don't you wanna come to my motel, honey?
Don't you wanna hold me down, tell me that you love me?
Don't you know that I have really never loved nobody but you?
Don't you wanna come to my motel, honey?
Don't 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 ice cream trucks and Jesus
Coney Island beaches, chandeliers and seizures, honey
I wanna cry, I wanna cry, I wanna cry
All that's real to me is birthday cakes and beaches
Halloween and Jesus, fireworks and streamers, honey
I wanna die, I wanna die, I wanna die
Don't you wanna come to my motel, honey?
Don't you wanna hold me down, tell me that you love me?
Don't you know that there is really nobody like you? Yeah
Don't you wanna come to my motel, honey?
Know you wanna come to my motel, honey
Don't 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
Don't you wanna come to my motel, honey?
Don't you wanna hold me down, tell me that you love me?
Don't you know that I have never loved nobody but you? But you