Stormriver

Girls I've got a few lyrics that idk about so i'd appreciate some corrections!! (I've put the parts i'm particularly unclear on in bold) OWHT John and Jonathan: Saddest Smile Staying Power Hardware Software GWNF Truly Dreams (I've been mulling over this post for 2 days because I know there could be a lot of mishearings above so please forgive any mistakes!!) It really is an excellent project and I feel for her it coming out unofficially so early. She'll certainly be getting my coins w the physical tho and they'll be richly deserved. Currently easily tying with Cape God as my personal fave but then to me she's never missed. She has an unimpeachable discography and this record doesn't let her down to say the very least. It's funny too because I wasn't too taken with Black Eye - I liked it but didn't think it was particularly strong, but with the context of this album around it I'm appreciating it a hell of a lot more. I felt similarly about Focus too though. Allie X forever!

Fair point and interesting to think about, thanks for your help.

Thank you for the points you've made here. I think just to counter your point vis a vis your hypothetical of me DMing a random producer with a demo, I do personally see there being a distinction between that situation and the one surrounding PW's SYTH edit. The edit was done by a notable producer who has worked with Lana in the past, and in my mind that does affect whether or not it's seen as a real demo. In the mind of PW, from what I understand, he genuinely produced it under the impression that it would be under LDR's (or her team's) consideration as a legitimate demo. The inclusion of elements of Rick's original production I think also bolster it's status as official as you say. All that being said, if the LDR fandom decide the inclusion of PW's edit as an official version is not correct, it'll be removed. A difficult grey area and (hopefully) one we won't have to traverse again!

Just to clarify on the inclusion of the two Warren versions - my understanding is that they were legitimately created by one of the musicians working on the track. While they were created under false pretences, they are genuine (in the sense of "not fanmade") versions of the track. Please correct me if I'm wrong! That being said, where fanmade creations are particularly notable, for example where they precede the official version and are rightly or wrongly treated as official by the fandom, they will usually get at least a cursory mention for clarity for people who may have those versions in their collection.

Idk if anyone is interested but years and years ago when I made this edit and people were getting confused I posted a thing on how and why I made it here: https://stormriver.tumblr.com/post/29584321912. Seven years ago. My God.

Just a little change but i'm pretty sure in the chorus it's: The truth is I never bought into your bullshit When you would pay tribute to me 'cause I knew that All I wanted to do was get high by the beach Then the outro I think is: Everyone can start again, Not through love but through revenge, Through the fire we're born again, Peace by vengeance brings the end. I kinda love these lyrics lol

The Black Beauty demo was mastered by Blaise Thomas as per the original file. I don't know how you know he did the others tho lol bcuz the file names/meta data never mentioned him from my recollection but w/e.

This is like... so embarrassing to read.

https://instagram.com/p/2aB5blIIGI/?taken-by=lanadelvideos What's this? I don't recognise it but maybe I'm being dumb. I was being dumb it's Video Games lmaoo

Yeah, that "is it me was I wrong" bit is melodically like "hollywood and new york" (and the rest of the starts of each H&R verses). I thought I could hear a faint throwback in there but tbh I doubt it was intentional, I mean the melody of both isn't really a complex one that would be hard to accidentally repeat.

From this point i transcribed up to when the start playing Brooklyn Baby which is about 9 minutes in.

Finally figured out the bridge: I can feel it coming in the air tonight, See you workin' on that blue Pacific. I can see you bathing in the summer light, Turnin' tan and you look terrific. You got game, boy (etc)

With the line after cheap frills/thrills I'm hearing something like "you think your armour is thompson" ???? still doesn't make any sense though.

here are some corrections/suggestions based on what i've heard idk i think sun in my mouth might be a reference to gold teeth

It just leaked!! On the streets of LA, Where the future is now, We dance like nobody is watching us, And we live like we want to. But it can all get a little crazy, Unless there's something to hold onto. For me, that was true love. I was a young girl, selfish and wild, Like a fire in LA. Hot like the summer and mean like a child, Who keeps crying till she gets her way, (Like a true star). There were roses in my hair, Rock and roll and blaring, I was in trouble, No one could rock me, like you could, I was a bad girl gone good. Look at me now, I have everything, You gave to me and my heart can sing. I was a kid who could only drink, Dancing tables making deals with devils, Like a drunk beauty queen. Fighting the fantasy, hooked on the scene, And it brought me to my knees, And it's all because of you. (You know what I'm talking about). It was a mad world, we lived for fun, And we got shit for free. Had a face like an angel but inside my heart, Was as black as a broke movie screen, (It was pretty sad). But when I saw you standing there, Like a millionaire, give me your number, Call me before I get stupid. Make me uncrazy, like you did. Look at me now, I have everything, You gave to me and my heart can sing. I was a kid who could only drink, Dancing tables making deals with devils, Like a drunk beauty queen. Fighting the fantasy, hooked on the scene, But you brought me to my knees, And it's all because of you. It isn't hard to see you've got a hold on me, Give me your money, love me to death. Talk like a baby, 'cause I'm so elated, He tell me that I ain't seen nothing quite yet. I don't wanna lose it, I'm in love but I didn't choose it. Roses in my hair dancing in the air, Feels like I'm flying. Tell me you love me, boy, do it. It's just like I thought, I just knew it. Look at me now, I have everything, You gave to me and my heart can sing. I was a kid who could only drink, Dancing tables making deals with devils, Like a drunk beauty queen. Fighting the fantasy, hooked on the scene, You bring me to my knees, And it's all because of you. Yeah, it's all because of you.

I hear that too tbh Also, it's a long shot but can anyone decipher what she's mumbling in the background of the last chorus? At some point i hear like "he'll be down tonight"???? Not very clearly tho almost 100% wrong lol

updated everythin again, not sure on dynamite/diamond minds, though, i hear Ds and Ss that "dynamite" doesn't fit?

Updated everythin w/ new interpretations etc

The antique TV on makes perfect sense n fits thats goin straight in, still not sure about banner lines but i'll add that in nyway

kinda weird but kinda not?? Was this a PS track? Can't remember What happened to nobody does it better? See you've been walkin round, Like you were born to kill. Drivin' in your Esclade, Flash that, golden grill. You're picking up a bad habit, You get the ones that no one will, Where did your love go, babe, Before you turned criminal? You act like you're gonna live forever, What happened to no one does it better, Than you, babe? You, babe. You gotta quit playing God, And get out of the way. So, here we are, There we go, that's the way, That you're gonna roll, That you're gonna fight, gonna play. It doesn't matter to me, That you find your way, You been gone for so long now, You're a shell of yourself, babe. You act like you're gonna live forever, What happened to no one does it better, Than you, babe? You, babe. You gotta quit playing God, And get out of the way. The sun once shined for you, I changed my mind for you, Your golden day has turned to night, Your golden day still denied. Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, There's no more chances for you now, You'll never learn. You live like fire baby, But I just got burned. You act like you're gonna live forever, What happened to no one does it better, Than you, babe? You, babe. You gotta quit playing God, And get out of the way. You act like you're gonna live forever, What happened to no one does it better, Than you, babe? You, babe. You gotta quit playing God, And get out of the way.

so pretty aw Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, Mm-mm, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, Come on, come on. I hope you remember me like this, Smokin' cigarettes in my sundress, Glamorous and gangtsa, oh yes. (My battle lines look like paradise, next to you). I hope I remember you just like that, Lookin' fresh to death in your ball cap. You say you'll tap it like a hi-hat. (Your stupid lines, they're like diamond mines/dynamite). The future's lookin' bright as black tonight, You tell me that our love cannot endure. Baby, if it's wrong I don't wanna be right, Oh, I don't know a thing, but this I'm sure. There's nowhere on this Earth I would rather be, Than in your bedroom breathin' heavily. The way you're smilin', it's so deadly, Honey, you are heavenly, t-television heaven with you. Swingin' in New York to Nirvana songs, With nothin' but that t-t-television on. We're kissin' in the dark, in my diamonds, Put that MT-TV on, t-television heaven with you. I wonder if you'll think of me like this, On your fire escape like a hot mess. You say "you're beautiful, but hopeless," ("Come on inside, oh, you crazy child, look at you"). I promise that I'll think of you as the king, Quotin' Corleone, like you're so mean. It's Cosa Nostra 'cause it's our thing, (I made you mine like, a thousand times). Lucy's in the sky with ice tonight, Heaven knows, I've tried to find a cure. Baby, if it's wrong I don't wanna be right, And if you ask again, I'll say "I'm sure." There's nowhere on this Earth I would rather be, Than in your bedroom breathin' heavily. The way you're smilin', it's so deadly, Honey, you are heavenly, t-television heaven with you. Swingin' in New York to Nirvana songs, With nothin' but that t-t-television on. We're kissin' in the dark, in my diamonds, Put that MT-TV on, t-television heaven with you. Stay up tonight, turn out the light, It feels so right, baby, you're a vision in blues. Stay up tonight, turn out the light, It feels so right, watchin' television with you. There's nowhere on this Earth I would rather be, Than in your bedroom breathin' heavily. The way you're smilin', it's so deadly, Honey, you are heavenly, t-television heaven with you. Swingin' in New York to Nirvana songs, With nothin' but that t-t-television on. We're kissin' in the dark, in my diamonds, Put that MT-TV on, t-television heaven with you.

What a weird song Every time you walk out on me, I regress back to the one I can't see. There's someone I have, Never talked about, I know that we'd both be, Dead if you found out. Every time you tell me that I'm wrong, I just can remember how to play along. There's something I have never told you, I'm not really from this world. There's something I have been withholding, I'm not like every other girl. Loha, loha, maihi, maihi, Yoha, yoho, Loha, loha, maihi, maihi, Yoha, yoho. You are the man of my dreams, That I've waited for. You are the man of my dreams, That I've waited for. So if you begin to think, That my light might be supernatural. I'd have to say "You're right, You're right, mon Cher, it is." I come from a place that, Your mind cannot even imagine, Where we sing "Maha, mahaha, Mahaha, maha." Loha, loha, maihi, maihi, Yoha, yoho, Loha, loha, maihi, maihi, Yoha, yoho. You are the man of my dreams, That I've waited for. You are the man of my dreams, That I've waited for. Where we sing "Maha, oh maha, Oh maha, maha." I give my loving, I'm your devoted, I give my loving, I'm your devoted. Maha, maha, maha, maha, Maha, maha, maha.

I AM A SHARK So I heard you wanna go to Rio, baby, Yes, I've seen page six lately, ah, I told you both them broads was crazy. Hackin' in your phone and shit. Diamonds and pearls, your little girl, Cheap and the best, sparklin' like a, Hollywood movie, ah. If you got the cash, lock it down tight, I got the looks, you got my heart right, And you love me, 'cause I'm just like neon, Lighting up your night. Give it to me, give it to me, everything, You know how I like my world on a string. I didn't want nothing from you, Just to be like you, my king. I thought that you wanted a real girl, baby. You lured me in with all your gold, Catch and release and you're so cold, Are you crazy? You didn't know what kinda fish you caught, 'Cause I am a shark, beware of my bark, I'll eat you up like the center of a tootsie pop. 'Cause we were a match in heaven high, Only one catch, Frank was the boss, right, And it's so sad, 'cause the only way, That you know how to love is fight. Give it to me, give it to me, everything, You know how I like my world on a string. I didn't want nothing from you, Just to be like you, my king. Give it to me, give it to me, everything, You know how I like my world on a string. You know how I like my world on a string, You know how I like my world on a string, You know how I like my world on a string.

This song is basically like don't fuck with me (x10) yes (x26) Uh! Don't fuck with me! Fuck with me! Don't fuck with me! Don't fuck with me! Don't fuck with me! Don't fuck with me! Don't fuck with me! Don't fuck with me! Fuck you attitude, You know what I wanna do, Light it up red, White and blue. Do I look high to you? That's because I am, That's because I am. Do you know what I had to do, To get here man? No, no, you don't, don't, 'Cause you're not a gangsta, ah. No, no, you don't, don't, 'Cause you're not a gangsta, Like I am! Scarface sacrifice, Sold my soul to make it nice, It was worth it, pay the price, Life is death when blow is life. But me and my crew, We know what we like, We know how to roll, Will we ever stop? No! Don't fuck with me! Don't fuck with me! You're not a gangsta! Don't fuck with me! You're not a gangsta! Don't fuck with me! You're not a gangsta! Don't fuck with me! You're not a gangsta! Don't fuck with me! You're not a gangsta! Don't fuck with me! Like I am! Ooh-ooh, do-ooh, Ooh-ooh, do-ooh. Yes, yes, yes, yes, Yes, yes, yes, yes, Yes, yes, yes, yes, Yes, Yes, yes, yes, Yes, yes, yes, yes, Yes, yes, yes, yes, Yes, yes. You're not a gangsta! You're not a gangsta! You're not a gangsta! Oh, fuck.

This is what I got: Hawaiian Tropic Dark, And a bottle of jack, In the Cadillac as I drive, Down the highway. You aren't coming back, And I know that now, So I let the wind hit me, In my face. Every man gets his wish, Every man gets his wish. Your red hawaiian shirt, And your hair jet black, Hangin' round with your, Friends by the track. Baby, you can't come back, From bein' that bad, Just to sit at home, Pledge allegiance to the flag. Every man gets his wish, Every man gets his wish, You told me this, Now you're gone. Copacabana, yes, In my party dress, I'm shimmering in love On that crystal meth. A coca cola kid, Rollercoaster child, My everything, give me, That babydoll smile. Every man gets his wish, Every man gets his wish, You told me this Where is mine? Every man gets his wish, Every man gets his wish, You told me this, Were you lyin'? And the Velvet Elvis, And the rosaries, And your white Corvette, Under willow trees, You the one for me, My one true king. Every man gets his wish, Every man gets his wish, You told me this, Now you're gone. Every man gets his wish, Every man gets his wish, You told me this, Now you're gone. I remember, (Every man gets his wish), Party dresses. (Every man gets his wish), I remember, (Every man gets his wish), Party dresses. (Now you're gone). Every man gets his wish, Every man gets his wish, But sometimes it comes too late.