Carmen
- Lana Del Rey Lyrics

Darling, darling, doesn't have a problem
The singer has a problem, but tries to hide it.

Lying to herself 'cause her liquor's top shelf
She drinks expensive liquor to avoid facing reality.

It's alarming, honestly how charming she can be
Her charisma can manipulate people, but it's concerning.

Fooling everyone, telling Hum she's having fun
She tries to make people believe she's happy, but she's not.

She says, "you don't want to be like me
She warns someone not to follow in her footsteps.

Don't wanna see all the things I've seen"
She has experienced unpleasant situations.

I'm dying, I'm dying
She feels like she's slowly dying inside.

The boys, the girls, they all like Carmen
Everyone seems to be attracted to her.

She gives them butterflies, bats her cartoon eyes
She has a way of charming people.

She laughs like God, her mind's like a diamond
She has a powerful presence and a sharp intellect.

Buy her tonight, she's still shining
She's still desirable and attractive.

Carmen, Carmen, staying up 'til morning
She has a wild lifestyle that keeps her up all night.

Only seventeen, but she walks the streets so mean
She's young but already living a rough life.

Eating soft ice cream, Coney Island queen
She's indulging in simple pleasures while trying to seem regal.

She says, "you don't want to be like me
She's reiterating the warning not to follow her path.

Looking for fun, get me high for free
She craves excitement and uses drugs to achieve it.

It's tiring, tiring
Living like this is exhausting and unsustainable.

Baby's all dressed up with nowhere to go
She's putting on a facade but has no purpose.

That's the little story of the girl you know
This is her life story in a nutshell.

Relying on the kindness of strangers
She has to depend on others for her survival.

Tyin' cherry knots, smilin', doin' party favors
She's good at making connections and pleasing others.

Put your red dress on, put your lipstick on
She's preparing to put on a show for others.

Sing your song, song, now, the camera's on
She's aware that people are watching her and wants to impress them.

And you're alive again
Being in the spotlight makes her feel alive.

Mon amour, je sais que tu m'aimes aussi
She speaks to a lover in French, expressing their mutual love.

Tu as besoin de moi
She believes the lover needs her.

Tu as besoin de moi dans ta vie
She feels essential to the lover's life.

Tu ne peux vivre sans moi
She thinks the lover cannot live without her.

Et je mourrais sans toi
She feels like she'd die without the lover.

Je tuerais pour toi
She's willing to kill for the lover.

Like lightning, oh, like lightning
She's still attractive and mesmerizing despite her problems.