Without You (Final and Demo Versions)

[Mileena 2,691]

Everything I want I have:

Money, notoriety and Rivieras.

I even think I found God

In the flash bulbs of the pretty cameras,

Pretty cameras, pretty cameras.

Am I glamorous? Tell me am I glamorous?

 

Hello? Hello?

C-can you hear me?

I can be your china doll

If you want to see me fall.

Boy, you're so dope,

Your love is deadly.

Tell me life is beautiful,

They all think I have it all.

I've nothing without you.

All my dreams and all the lights mean

Nothing without you.

 

Summertime is nice and hot,

And my life is sweet like vanilla is.

Gold and silver line my heart

But burned into my brain are these stolen images,

Stolen images, baby, stolen images.

Can you picture it,

Babe, the life we could've lived?

 

Hello? Hello?

C-can you hear me?

I can be your china doll

If you like to see me fall.

Boy, you're so dope,

Your love is deadly.

Tell me life is beautiful,

They all think I have it all.

I've nothing without you.

All my dreams and all the lights mean

Nothing without you.

 

We were two kids, just tryin' to get out,

Live on the dark side of the American dream.

We would dance all night, play our music loud,

When we grew up nothing was what it seemed.

 

Hello? Hello?

C-can you hear me?

I can be your china doll

If you like to see me fall.

Boy, you're so dope,

Your love is deadly.

Tell me life is beautiful,

They think that I have it all.

I've nothing without you.

All my dreams and all the lights mean

Nothing without you.

(x2)

 

All my dreams and all the lights mean

Nothing if I can't have you.

 

 

 

ALTERNATE DEMO LYRICS:

 

Everything I want I have:

Money, notoriety and Rivieras.

I even think I found God

In the flash bulbs of your pretty cameras,

Pretty cameras, pretty cameras.

Am I glamorous? Tell me am I glamorous?

 

Hello? Hello?

Boy, can you hear me?

I can be your china doll

If you like it when I fall

I know, I know

It gets kinda scary

I'm falling down, down-down-down

But it means nothing without you

All the dreams and all the lights mean

Nothing without you

 

Summertime is nice and hot,

And my life is sweet like vanilla is.

Gold and silver line my heart

But burned into my brain are these stolen images,

Stolen images, baby, stolen images.

Can you picture it,

Honey, can you picture this?

 

Hello? Hello?

Boy, can you hear me?

I can be your china doll

If you like it when I fall

I know, I know

It gets kinda scary

I'm falling down, down-down-down

But it means nothing without you

All the dreams and all the lights mean

Nothing without you

 

 

'Cause we were two kids, just tryin' to get out,

Live on the dark side of the American dream.

Living life on the run, living life out loud

And it was nothing like love, it seems

 

Hello? Hello?

Boy, can you hear me?

Honey ,I’m your china doll

Watch me when you see me fall

I know, I know

Things got kind of scary

But now I how

Falling down-down-down

 

It means nothing without you

All the dreams and the lights mean

Nothing without you

All their dreams and all their lights mean

Nothing if I can’t have you

[Madrigal 2,616]

You might want to add in the "live demo"'s extra lyrics here and there with a different color.

[Luda 167]

One of my faves.

[Trash Magic 28,369]

The first demo, sort of a live studio recording really sounds like something from 2006 what do you think

[Mileena 2,691]

i think that diet mtn dew is the oldest demo and i believe one of the demos was from 2009, so without you is probably 2011.

[evilentity 13,343]

The first demo, sort of a live studio recording really sounds like something from 2006 what do you think

If it's the one I'm thinking of, I believe it's the second "Without You" demo in Baby V Alex's Leaked Demos thread. Are you thinking maybe it's "W"?

 

All this speculative theorizing about single-initialed songs and people (K) reminds me of the Q hypothesis in New Testament scholarship.

[Madrigal 2,616]

 

If it's the one I'm thinking of, I believe it's the second "Without You" demo in Baby V Alex's Leaked Demos thread. Are you thinking maybe it's "W"?

 

All this speculative theorizing about single-initialed songs and people (K) reminds me of the Q hypothesis in New Testament scholarship.

Here's the major thing that keeps me from believing its much older than 2011; Sacha Skarbek is listed as a cowriter.

 

Though the vocals on the "live" demo are like nothing Lana has done live in years, and would make sense as a Lizzy track, Sacha Skarbek is the kind of producer who would cost Lana (or her label) a great deal of $$$$. Of course, she also got Bernard Butler & Biff Stannard to work with her, both before the Interscope deal...makes me wonder. Is Sacha the kind of person who replies to tweets?

 

And you know about the Q Hypothesis too, Evil? Flatly, I'm floored.

[Trash Magic 28,369]

well, it leaked as the second demo but chronologically it is the first

[Madrigal 2,616]

well, it leaked as the second demo but chronologically it is the first

Thank you! Yeah, there's no doubt in my mind the "live" one is definitely first.

[evilentity 13,343]

Thank you! Yeah, there's no doubt in my mind the "live" one is definitely first.

The other question is do we think it really is "live", and if so, what do we mean by that? Recorded at a show? At a studio in one take with minimal editing? Even Monicker mentioned to me he couldn't be sure if this was live or not.

 

And you know about the Q Hypothesis too, Evil? Flatly, I'm floored.

 

The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.

 

You believe that there is one God. Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.

[Baby V Alex 2,859]

 

well, it leaked as the second demo but chronologically it is the first

 

I kinda agree with that but remember, everyone is free to tag their collection how they want, but if you wanna I can change it tho, we tried to do it with Lolita

[Sitar 22,210]

I thought it was 2008...could be wrong

[Madrigal 2,616]

I kinda agree with that but remember, everyone is free to tag their collection how they want, but if you wanna I can change it tho, we tried to do it with Lolita

 

Wait...what? I can say a song is from whenever I want, but it doesn't change the truth about it's recording date.

[Mileena 2,691]

i wish we just knew all the dates to her songs, it'd make it easier. i don't think it's any older than diet mtn dew (but i'm still thinking it's 2011).

[Sitar 22,210]

Anyone remember it leaking as "Lizzy Grant"?

[fruitpunchlips 820]

In the demo version (the one with alternate lyrics) I hear "can you picture this, Kahny/Conny, can you picture this?" I definetely hear a K/hard C-sound, I really don't hear honey.

 

 

pls let this be true 

[Summersault 824]

In the demo version (the one with alternate lyrics) I hear "can you picture this, Kahny/Conny, can you picture this?" I definetely hear a K/hard C-sound, I really don't hear honey.

 

 

pls let this be true 

 

I hear it too. I think it's just an honest mistake, her mixing up the words "honey" and "can you" . It's a very sketch-like demo, the pianist messes up too earlier.

[Lily 120]

I'm sorry if this has already been posted somewhere ... EVERY time I see Lana sing "Without You" she tears up at "can you picture it, that life we could have lived."  Any idea why? I can't figure out if this song is about alcohol or K. or something else entirely. 

[Jazzmin 302]

It's just sad because she loves him and the line "can you picture it, that life we could have lived" suggests they really never had the chance. Binding it to "American Dream (Damn You)", it's because he doesn't love her and left her although they've been related to each other since they were children.

 

Don't know if it's about K., I'm not that Lana expert but I suppose it's about somebody else.

[StealingTheMoonlight 278]

To me, Without You is a very personal song and if there's a "perfect storm" I will cry while I listen/sing along to it. If she tears up when she sings it, then it's obviously very personal and something she holds very dear to her. I mean, "I can be your china doll, if you want to see me fall," and "I'm nothing Without You," are some pretty heavy stuff if you're thinking about how relationships really go. She's willing to give everything to this person, but they aren't together or he doesn't want to fully commit. 

Sorry I got so into it, but I just love this song so much.