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"Ultraviolence" is a song by Lana Del Rey. It written by Del Rey and Dan Heath. It is the second track and the title track from Del Rey's second major-label studio album Ultraviolence. It was released as the second promotional single from the album on June 4, 2014, after "Shades of Cool".

Background

Del Rey stated in an interview that the title "Ultraviolence" had little to do with the novel and film that made the term famous, A Clockwork Orange, instead she was inspired by the phonetic quality of the word. The track was debuted live on May 25, 2014 preceding the album's release during a concert in Vancouver. The next day Del Rey uploaded a 16 second video snippet of the song featuring seen and unseen clips from the music video for "West Coast". The song premiered on BBC Radio 1 on June 4 and was uploaded to VEVO straight after. The song was available for download on iTunes the same day reaching #1 on the iTunes charts briefly.

Composition

"Ultraviolence" is written in 4/4, in the key of D minor and is performed at approximately 110 beats per minute. The track utilises a heavy use of strings, similar to songs on her previous two records, as well as pounding piano chords and guitar. The song features a spoken bridge, similar to "Carmen", although it is, for the most part, in English. The vocals on the track are heavily layered during the chorus similar to "West Coast".

Cross-references

Lyrics

He used to call me DN,
That stood for Deadly Nightshade.
'Cause I was filled with poison,
But blessed with beauty and rage.

Jim told me that,
He hit me and it felt like a kiss,
Jim brought me back.
Reminded me of when we were kids.

With his ultraviolence, ultraviolence,
Ultraviolence, ultraviolence.

I can hear sirens, sirens,
He hit me and it felt like a kiss.
I can hear violins, violins,
Give me all of that ultraviolence.

He used to call me poison,
Like I was poison ivy.
I could've died right then,
'Cause he was right beside me.

Jim raised me up,
He hurt me but it felt like true love.
Jim taught me that,
Loving him was never enough.

With his ultraviolence, ultraviolence,
Ultraviolence, ultraviolence.

I can hear sirens, sirens,
He hit me and it felt like a kiss.
I can hear violins, violins,
Give me all of that ultraviolence.

We could go back to New York,
Loving you was really hard.
We could go back to Woodstock,
Where they don't know who we are.

Heaven is on Earth,
I would do anything for you babe.
Blesséd is this union,
Crying tears of gold like lemonade.

I love you the first time,
I love you the last time,
Yo soy la princesa,
Comprende these white lines

'Cause I'm your jazz singer,
And you're my cult leader,
I love you forever,
I'll love you forever.

With his ultraviolence, (lay me down tonight),
Ultraviolence, (in my linen and curls),
Ultraviolence, (lay me down tonight),
Ultraviolence, (Riviera girls).

I can hear sirens, sirens,
He hit me and it felt like a kiss.
I can hear violins, violins,
Give me all of that ultraviolence.

Music video

Behind the scenes


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