CARMEN

The song's 17-year-old protagonist suffers from substance abuse. According to the Carmen Songfacts, Del Rey has admitted that she had a problem with alcohol when she was a teenager, but hasn't drank for a number of years, although she will drink casually occasionally.

[Verse 1] Darlin', darlin' Doesn't have a problem Lyin' to herself 'Cause her liquor's top shelf It's alarming, honestly How charming she can be Fooling everyone Telling 'em she's having fun [Pre-Chorus] She says, "You don't want to be like me Don't wanna see all the things I've seen I'm dyin', I'm dyin'" She says, "You don't want to get this way Famous and dumb at an early age Lyin', I'm lyin" [Chorus] The boys, the girls They all like Carmen She gives them butterflies Bats her cartoon eyes She laughs like God Her mind's like a diamond Audiotune lies She's still shinin' Like lightning, whoa, whoa White lightning [Verse 2] Carmen, Carmen Staying up 'til morning Only seventeen, but she walks the streets so mean It's alarming, truly How disarming you can be Eatin' soft ice cream Coney Island queen [Pre-Chorus] She says, "You don't want to be like me Lookin' for fun, gettin' high for free I'm dyin', I'm dyin'" She says, "You don't want to get this way Street walk at night and a star by day It's tirin', tirin'" [Chorus] The boys, the girls They all like Carmen She gives them butterflies Bats her cartoon eyes She laughs like God Her mind's like a diamond Audiotune lies She's still shinin' Like lightning, whoa, whoa White lightning [Bridge] Baby's all dressed up with nowhere to go That's the little story of the girl you know Relying on the kindness of strangers Tying cherry knots Smiling, doing party favors Put your red dress on, put your lipstick on Sing your song, song, now the camera's on And you're alive again [Interlude] Mon amour, je sais que tu m'aimes aussi Tu as besoin de moi, tu as besoin de moi dans ta vie Tu ne peux vivre sans moi Et je mourrais sans toi Je tuerais pour toi [Chorus] The boys, the girls They all like Carmen She gives them butterflies Bats her cartoon eyes She laughs like God Her mind's like a diamond Audiotune lies She's still shinin' Like lightning, whoa, whoa White lightning Like lightning, whoa, whoa White lightning [Outro] Darlin', darlin' Doesn't have a problem Lyin' to herself 'Cause her liquor's top shelf