The Other Woman Lyrics
The other woman has time to manicure her nails
The other woman is perfect where her rival fails
And she's never seen with pin curls in her hair anywhere
The other woman enchants her clothes with French perfume
The other woman keeps fresh cut flowers in each room
And there are never toys that's scattered everywhere
[Bridge]
And when her old man comes to call
He finds her waitin' like a lonesome queen
'Cause to be by her side
It's such a change from old routine
But
[Verse 2]
The other woman will always cry herself to sleep
The other woman will never have his love to keep
And as the years go by, the other woman will spend her life alone
[Outro]
Alone
Baby, do-do
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah
Ooh
Alone
About
A haunting cover of the song made popular by Nina Simone, “The Other Woman” is a melancholic send off to Ultraviolence that explores the darker side of being the titular woman in a three-sided relationship.
Lana has shown her love for this song for years now, including it on her Spotify personal playlist on her birthday, discussing it in her interviews, and even going as far as to tattoo “Nina” on her upper chest (alongside “Billie” for her other favorite singer Billie Holiday).
Q&A
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In an interview with Radio.com, Lana said:
I put so much time in putting a narrative to the track listing together, and then I’m so stupid because I should just know that it’s totally gonna be disregarded because I just set myself up. Let me put it this way, every track that I put on there and every track name and the order that it’s in tells a story that is important to me. In my mind, the narrative for this record ends with the last track, not the bonus deluxe stuff, all that business. It ends with the cover of Nina Simone’s “The Other Woman.” And without even really saying more about that, the decision to end with a cover of a jazz song and the content within that, it’s kind of telling in its own way.
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