Mini-critique N°234

Paroles :

L.A., L.A.

L.A., L.A.

In the land of Gods and Monsters

I was an angel living in the garden of evil

Screwed up, scared, doing anything that I needed

Shining like a fiery beacon

You got that medicine I need

Fame, liquor, love, give it to me slowly

Put your hands on my waist, do it softly

Me and God, we don't get along

So now I sing

No one's gonna take my soul away

I'm living like Jim Morrison

Headed towards a fucked up holiday

Motel sprees, sprees and I'm singing

"Fuck yeah, give it to me"

"This is Heaven, what I truly want"

It's innocence lost

Innocence lost

In the land of Gods and Monsters

I was an angel looking to get fucked hard

Like a groupie incognito, posing as a real singer

Life imitates art

You got that medicine I need

Dope, shoot it up, straight to the heart, please

I don't really wanna know what's good for me

God's dead, I said, "Baby, that's alright with me"

No one's gonna take my soul away

I'm living like Jim Morrison

Headed towards a fucked up holiday

Motel sprees, sprees and I'm singing

"Fuck yeah, give it to me"

"This is Heaven, what I truly want"

It's innocence lost

Innocence lost

When you talk, it's like a movie

And you're making me crazy

'Cause life imitates art

If I get a little prettier, can I be your baby?

You tell me, "Life isn't that hard"

No one's gonna take my soul away

I'm living like Jim Morrison

Headed towards a fucked up holiday

Motel sprees, sprees and I'm singing

"Fuck yeah, give it to me"

"This is Heaven, what I truly want"

It's innocence lost

Innocence lost

Critique :

"Gods & Monsters" est le sixième titre de l'EP Paradise, salué par le public.

Lana Del Rey y chante son désir de changement dans l'industrie musicale, sur une mélodie inquiétante qui appuie la métaphore sous-jacente.

Le titre a atteint la 15e place du Top 40 Rock américain et a été utilisé dans le court-métrage de la chanteuse, Tropico.

Il est intéressant de noter que Jeff Buckley, l'une des sources d'inspiration de Lana Del Rey, faisait autrefois partie du groupe Gods and Monsters.

Cette chanson a été reprise par Jessica Lange dans la quatrième saison de la série d'anthologie horrifique American Horror Story.