Lana Del Rey
Sleeping Giant
“Mountains rose out of the plains we walk on”
I wrote one night in a letter to Joan
Time’s hands graze ancient
Suspicions together
Moons crash to Earth
Folding sand into stone
God was the common Him we prayed to
I could hear her in sweetness, I could hear her in you
Uncommon melodies inside an altar of worship
In the humility of numbers
In a nurture of truth
Joan was one of the giants I knew
If she got mad, I could be too
Madness is as madness get lonesome
Where Joan led
I’d follow too
Madness is as madness get wholesome
Where Joan danced
I’d always prance too
“Madness that tires over the plans we build on”
I wrote one night in a letter to Rush
From a haggard casino patterned aft’
The story of God
Built by men once so royal
So hazard, so flush
God was the common myth we lurked to
I could hear Her in mercy, I could Hear her in you
To have mercy in ways we could hardly agree to
Well, that’d be too good to be true
But just right for you
Rush was one of the giants I knew
If he got sad, I’d get sad too
Sadness is as sadness get lonesome
Where Rush hoped
I’d hope too
Sadness is as sadness get wholesome
Where Rush hoped
I’d come home too
A land of infidels everywhere
But there were my giants
They’re my stones true
A land of infidels everywhere
But so many giants
So many stones true
If the world’s really ending
What have you done?
What have you done?
If the world’s really ending
What have you done?
Ya dum dum
Have you ever seen a single cell die
Seen it twitch, seen it look
Afraid to move?
I did, in a video once
Animals prey to live, pray to hold it together
Have you ever seen an atheist pray?
I grew
From an animal once
Love carries me
It’s the only fire of a self I knew
Love marries me
My narcissism was how my self-care grew
Love carries me
Love is the only fire of a self I grow
Love buries me
My love is the only fire of a self I know
[Instrumental break]
“Clarice, what could she hear; why her thoughts fire?”
I wrote one night in a letter to God
“First mover in me, who’s been pulling the strings?
What moves us to evil?
What moves us to talk?”
Sweetness is the common hymn we pray to
Pray enough sugar; to feel like we’re God
Turn our plains into mountains, turn our plans into thots
Damn right I’m elitist
For what have you wrought?
Elitism was one of the giants I prayed to
If it said I was bad, I’d believe I been bad too
Boldness is as boldness is obvious
Where elitism roamed
I’d always roam too
Badness is as boldness oblivious
Where elitism groaned
I’d always groan too
Badness is as badness gets tiresome
Where elitism moans
Yo humanity, listen
I hate these fucks true
But what can you do?
As animals on Earth
As animals on Earth
What can you do really?
But what can we do?
As animals on Earth
As animals on Earth
What can we do really?
I come alive, alive
God is the ground we walk on
God is the Earth, She’s in our free will too
I don’t know why we can’t get it all perfect
I know I been tryin’
I wanna know you
I know I been tryin’
I wanna know you
God is the Earth we walk on
Her recognition is Our Century’s sleeping giant
I know I been tryin’
I wanna know you
Oh, I know I been tryin’
I don’t even wanna know you
Oh
I come alive, alive
I come alive, alive
The Second Coming of Jesus Christ
Who knew?