We both know
That it's not fashionable to love me
But you don't go
'Cause, truly, there's nobody for you but me
We could cruise to the blues
Wilshire Boulevard, if we choose
Or whatever you wanna do
We make the rules
[Chorus]
Our honeymoon
Our honeymoon
Our honeymoon
Say you want me, too
Say you want me, too
Dark blue
Dark blue
[Verse 2]
We both know
The history of violence that surrounds you
But I'm not scared
There's nothing to lose now that I've found you
And we could cruise to the news
Pico Boulevard in your used
Little bullet car, if we choose
Mr. Born-to-Lose
Our honeymoon
Our honeymoon
Our honeymoon
Say you want me, too
Say you want me, too
Dark blue
Dark blue
[Bridge]
There are violets in your eyes
There are guns that blaze around you
There are roses in between my thighs
Fire that surrounds you
It's no wonder every man in town
Had neither fought nor found you
Everything you do is elusive, too
Even your honey dew
[Chorus]
Our honeymoon
Our honeymoon
Our honeymoon
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do, da-da-da
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do, da-da-da
Do-do-do-do-do-do-do, da-da-da-da-da
About
“Honeymoon” is the glittering title track and second promotional single from Lana Del Rey’s fourth studio album of the same name. Backed by dreamy string instrumentals and draped with a surreal filter of echoes, Lana paints an auditory scene of loving an elusive, mysterious man.
The official audio was uploaded on her personal YouTube channel on July 14th after it had been teased for about a month. The song was released as an official single on September 7th, 2015.
The lyrics were revealed in a merch lyric book for her Endless Summer Tour.
The first snippet of the video was posted on Honeymoon’s Instagram on June 16th, the same day she performed part of the song live, and a second snippet of the video was posted on June 25th.
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In an interview with NME in 2015, Lana said:
I guess the first thing that was going on was that I really wanted to have one more record out that was able to speak for me, even if I wasn’t in a place where I felt like speaking about myself. Aside from that I was happy and not really feeling like the album needed to be too cathartic. It felt like a good time to have fun with some elements of psychedelia and surrealism, production-wise.
On November 24, 2021, “Honeymoon” was certified gold by the RIAA.
