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You taste like the fourth of July

Malt liquor on your breath, my-my

I love you but I don't know why

 

You can be be the boss, daddy, you can be the boss

Taste like a keg party back on the sauce

I like you a lot, I like you a lot, don't let it stop

 

You can be the boss daddy, you can be the boss

Bad to the bone, sick as a dog

You know that I like, I like you a lot, don't let it stop

 

Had a cigarette with his number on it

He gave it over to me, "Do you want it?"

Knew it was wrong, but I palmed it

I saved it, I waited, I called it

 

The liquor on your lips, the liquor on your lips,

The liquor on your lips makes you dangerous

I knew it was wrong, I'm beyond it

I tried to be strong but I lost it

 

You taste like the fourth of July

Malt liquor on your breath, my-my

 

You can be be the boss, daddy, you can be the boss

Taste like a keg party back on the sauce

I like you a lot, I like you a lot, don't let it stop

 

You can be the boss, daddy, you can be the boss

Bad to the bone, sick as a dog

Know that I like, I like you a lot, don't let it stop

 

He has a white Corvette like I wanted

A fire in his eyes, know I saw it

He's bleeding from his brain and his wallet

He's sick and he's taken, but honest

 

The liquor on your lips, the liquor on your lips,

The liquor on his lips I just can't resist

As close as I'll get to the darkness

He tells me to shut up I got this

 

You taste like the fourth of July

Malt liquor on your breath my my

 

You can be be the boss, daddy, you can be the boss

Taste like a keg party back on the sauce

I like you a lot, I like you a lot, don't let it stop

 

You can be the boss, daddy, you can be the boss

Bad to the bone, sick as a dog

Know that I like, I like you a lot, don't let it stop

 

I need you, I need you, babe

Like I never needed anyone

You're wrong but you're so much fun

You said you treat them mean to keep them keen, you're not that nice

But you taste like the fourth of the July

Malt liquor on your breath, my-my

 

You can be be the boss, daddy, you can be the boss

Taste like a keg party back on the sauce

I like you a lot, I like you a lot, don't let it stop

Don't let it stop

 

You can be the boss, daddy, you can be the boss

Bad to the bone, sick as a dog

You know that I like, I like you a lot, don't let it stop

Don't let it stop

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Isn't it "Knew it was wrong, but I pawned it" ?

 

Not likely, because who would pawn a cigarette with someone's phone number, and who would take it?

And also because the next line is "I saved it"  :)

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I am SURE it's "BUMMED IT". that's what you do when you ask someone for a cigarette, you bum it.

But she didn't ask for the cigarette, he offered. She took it, or "palmed it". I'm pretty sure I hear a 'P' not a 'B' and the vowel sound is definitely an "aw" not an "uh" sound. Plus it rhymes with "called it".

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Stalking you has sorta become like my occupation.

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I couldn't love this song more, a great tune and one of Lana's best Sober Anthems. 

 

Does anyone have any thoughts on the line "He's bleeding from his brain and his wallet"? Does it just mean that he's acting like an idiot and throwing money around, or does it have some other meaning?

 

Whatever, I hope this makes it onto the tenth anniversary super deluxe edition of Born To Die.


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Had a cigarette with his number on it

He gave it over to me, "Do you want it?"

 

These lyrics say so much, i'm not sure if anyone's talked about this, but i need to. she knew it would be short lived, like a cigarette and he's as toxic as a cigarette, which she's making the choice her own in taking it, of course it later describes the toxicity, when he tells her to "shup up, i got this" but it's interesting how early she's building up this toxic role that she clearly is blaming herself for making the decision to be in the relationship


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if i fuck this model and she just bleached her asshole and i get bleach on my t-shirt, imma feel like an asshole

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On 12/3/2014 at 7:29 AM, longtimeman said:

I couldn't love this song more, a great tune and one of Lana's best Sober Anthems. 

 

Does anyone have any thoughts on the line "He's bleeding from his brain and his wallet"? Does it just mean that he's acting like an idiot and throwing money around, or does it have some other meaning?

 

Whatever, I hope this makes it onto the tenth anniversary super deluxe edition of Born To Die.

This question was posed quite a while ago, still I wanted to offer my interpretation.

 

I think it quite simply means he is very smart and filthy rich. 

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