BORN TO DIE

The Born To Die Songfacts reports that the title track to American Indie-Pop singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey's full-length debut album was premiered on December 2, 2011 by BBC Radio 1's Fearne Cotton. She described the song to Cotton as a "homage to true love and a tribute to living life on the wild side."

[Intro: Lana Del Rey + sample] Why? ("Got that?") Who, me? ("Louder!") Why? ("Got that?") [Verse 1] Feet don't fail me now Take me to the finish line Oh, my heart, it breaks every step that I take But I'm hoping at the gates, they'll tell me that you're mine Walking through the city streets, is it by mistake or design? I feel so alone on a Friday night Can you make it feel like home, if I tell you you're mine? It's like I told you, honey ("Louder!") [Pre-Chorus] Don't make me sad, don't make me cry Sometimes love is not enough and the road gets tough I don't know why Keep making me laugh—let's go get high The road is long, we carry on Try to have fun in the meantime [Chorus] Come and take a walk on the wild side Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain You like your girls insane ("Louder!") Choose your last words, this is the last time 'Cause you and I—we were born to die [Verse 2] Lost, but now I am found I can see that once I was blind I was so confused as a little child Tried to take what I could get, scared that I couldn't find All the answers I need ("Louder!") [Pre-Chorus] Don't make me sad, don't make me cry Sometimes love is not enough and the road gets tough I don't know why Keep making me laugh—let's go get high The road is long, we carry on Try to have fun in the meantime [Chorus] Come and take a walk on the wild side Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain You like your girls insane ("Louder!") Choose your last words, this is the last time 'Cause you and I—we were born to die We were born to die We were born to die Come and take a walk on the wild side Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain You like your girls insane [Pre-Chorus] So don't make me sad, don't make me cry Sometimes love is not enough and the road gets tough I don't know why Keep making me laugh—let's go get high The road is long, we carry on Try to have fun in the meantime [Chorus] Come and take a walk on the wild side Let me kiss you hard in the pouring rain You like your girls insane ("Louder!") So choose your last words, this is the last time 'Cause you and I—we were born to die [Outro] ("Got that?") ("Louder!") We were born to die ("Got that?") ("Louder!") ("Got that?") ("Louder!") ("Got that?") ("Louder!") ("Got that?") ("Louder!")