Violets for Roses (song)

Lana Del Rey
Writer(s)	Lana Del Rey Drew Erickson
Producer(s)	Lana Del Rey Drew Erickson
Recorded	2020-2021
Length	4:15
From
Blue Banisters track listing
"Beautiful"
"Dealer"

"Violets for Roses" is a song by Lana Del Rey, written and produced by Del Rey and Drew Erickson, from her eighth studio album and seventh major-label studio album Blue Banisters.

Cross-References

• Violet(s) are mentioned in "Honeymoon", "Valley Of The Dolls", "Is This Happiness", "Cinnamon Girl" and in the poem "My Bedroom Is A Sacred Place Now - There Are Children At The Foot Of My Bed".
• Roses are mentioned in many of Del Rey's songs, such as "Honeymoon", "Roses Bloom For You", "Bel Air", "Guns And Roses", "JFK", "Stoplight De-Lite", "On & On & On", and the song of the same name.
• God is mentioned in "God Bless America - and All the Beautiful Women in It" and "Gods & Monsters", "God Knows I Tried", among some others.
• The phrase "God knows" also appears in "Pawn Shop Blues", "Blue Banisters", "Tulsa Jesus Freak", and "God Knows I Tried".
• The phrase "There's something in the air" is similar to "There's something in the wind" in "Change".

Lyrics

There's something in the air
The girls are running round in summer dresses
With their masks off and it makes me so happy
Larchmont Village smells like lilies of the valley
And the bookstore doors are opening
And it's finally happening

Ever since I fell out of love with you
I fell back in love with me
And boy does it feel sweet
Like a summer breeze

Ever since I fell out of love with you
I fell back in love with the city
Like the Paramount sign sparkling
Sparkling just for me

You made me trade my violets for roses
You tried to trade in my new truck for Rollses
Don't forget all of these things that you love
All the same things I hate
The simple life, I chose this

You made me trade my violets for roses
You tried to take all the pink off my toes and
God knows the only mistake that I'm making, babe
Is trying to make a woman change
And trade her violets for roses
Ah ahh, ahh
Trade her violets for roses
Ah ahh, ahh

There's something in the air
I hope it doesn't change, that it's for real
The beginning of something big happening
And by the Mayor. the rallies in the streets have ceased
And still the shadows haunt the avenue
The silence is deafening

Ever since I fell right off love with you
I fell back in love with the streets
And God does it feel sweet
Like a summer breeze

Ever since I fell right off love with you
I breakdance to the back beat
And God does it sound sweet
Like it's playing just for me

You made me trade my violets for roses
You tried to trade in my new truck for Rollses
Don't forget all of these things that you love
All the same things I hate
The simple life, I chose this

You made me trade my violets for roses
You tried to take all the pink off my toes and
God knows the only mistake that I'm making, babe
Is trying to make a woman change
And trade her violets for roses
Ah ahh, ahh
Trade her violets for roses
Ah ahh, ahh
Trade her violets for roses
Ah ahh, ahh

There's something in the air
The girls are running round in summer dresses
With their masks off and it makes me so happy

Credits

Personnel

• Lana Del Rey — songwriting, production, vocals
• Drew Erickson — songwriting, production, mixing, piano, Moog, string arrangement, conductor, Moog bass, Prophet
• Michael Harris — engineering, mixing
• Dean Reid — engineering, mixing
• Jon Sher — assistant engineering
• Ben Fletcher — assistant engineering
• Adam Ayan — mastering
• Andrew Bulbrook — violin
• Wynton Grant — violin
• Zach Dellinger — viola
• Jacob Braun — cello