Raised in upstate New York, Del Rey moved to New York City in 2005 to pursue a music career. After numerous projects, including her self-titled debut studio album, Del Rey's breakthrough came in 2011 with the viral success of her single "Video Games"; she subsequently signed a recording contract with Polydor and Interscope. She achieved critical and commercial success with her second album, Born to Die (2012), which contained the sleeper hit "Summertime Sadness". Del Rey's third album, Ultraviolence (2014), featured greater use of guitar-driven instrumentation and debuted atop the U.S. Billboard 200. Her fourth and fifth albums, Honeymoon (2015) and Lust for Life (2017), saw a return to the stylistic traditions of her earlier releases, while her critically acclaimed sixth album, Norman Fucking Rockwell! (2019), explored soft rock. Her next studio albums, Chemtrails Over the Country Club and Blue Banisters, followed in 2021. Her ninth studio album, “Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd” was released on all platforms March 24th 2023. It includes singles like the title track - "Did you know that there's a tunnel under Ocean Blvd", "A&W", and "The Grants".
Del Rey has collaborated on soundtracks for visual media; in 2013, she wrote and starred in the critically acclaimed musical short Tropico and released "Young and Beautiful" for the romantic drama The Great Gatsby. In 2014, she recorded "Once Upon a Dream" for the dark fantasy adventure film Maleficent and the self-titled theme song for the biopic Big Eyes. Del Rey collaborated with Ariana Grande and Miley Cyrus on "Don't Call Me Angel" for the action comedy Charlie's Angels (2019), which peaked at number 13 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Additionally, Del Rey published the poetry and photography collection Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass (2020).
She is the recipient of various accolades, including two Brit Awards, two MTV Europe Music Awards, and a Satellite Award, in addition to nominations for six Grammy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Variety honored her at their Hitmakers Awards for being "one of the most influential singer-songwriters of the 21st century".
Tomorrow Never Came
Lana Del Rey Lyrics
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Not a lot
Shaking and moving
At my local spot
Baby don't asky me why
Don't ask me why
Why, why, why, why, why, why?
On that side of paradise
In the Tropic of Cancer
'Cause if I had my way
You'd would always stay
And I'll be your tiny dancer, honey
I waited for you
In the spot you said to wait
In the city, on a park bench
In the middle of the pouring rain
'Cause I adored you
I just wanted things to be the same
You said to meet me out there tomorrow
But tomorrow never came
Tomorrow never came
Hey, what you thinking?
Penny for your thoughts
Those lights are blinking
On that old jukebox
But don't ask me why
Just swallow some wine
Wi-wi-wi-wi-wi-wi-wi-wine
Stay, baby stay
On the side of paradise
In the Tropic of Cancer
'Cause if I had my way
You'd would always stay
And you'd be my tiny dancer, baby
I waited for you
In the spot you said to wait
In the city, on a park bench
In the middle of the pouring rain
'Cause I adored you
And I just wanted things to be the same
You said you'd meet me out there tomorrow
But tomorrow never came
Tomorrow never came
Roses are in your country house
We play guitar in your barn
And everyday felt like some day and I
I wish we had stayed home
And I could put on the radio
To our favourite song
Lennon and Yoko
We will play all day long
"Isn't life crazy?", I said
Now that I'm singing with Sean
Whoa-oh
I could keep waiting for you
In that spot we'd always wait
In the city, on the park bench
In the summer, in the pouring rain
Honey don't ignore me
I just wanted it to be the same
You said you loved me like no tomorrow
Guess tomorrow never came, no, no, no
Tomorrow never came, no, no
Tomorrow never came, no, no, no
Tomorrow never came
The song "Tomorrow Never Came" by Lana Del Rey is a melancholic reflection about love and the passing of time. The song opens with a conversation between the singer and someone else (presumably a lover) asking what they are doing. The next few lines reference Bob Dylan’s “Lay Lady Lay” and the Tropic of Cancer, suggesting a romantic desire to be in a paradise-like place with the lover. The chorus expresses a similar desire for the lover to stay and be the singer's "tiny dancer."
The second verse takes a more nostalgic turn with the singer waiting for the lover on a park bench in the pouring rain. The lover said they would meet again tomorrow but tomorrow never came. The bridge brings a vivid and wistful image of the two playing guitar in a barn and listening to John Lennon and Yoko Ono, with the singer lamenting the passage of time and the loss of what could have been. The song concludes with the singer waiting again in the same spot, wishing for things to be the same, with the final realization that the promise of tomorrow may never come.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey, what you doing?
Asking what the person is currently occupied with
Not a lot
Answering the previous question stating that nothing noteworthy is happening
Shaking and moving, at my local spot
Referring to dancing at a nearby place
Baby don't ask me why, don't ask me why, why, why, why, why, why?
Asking for the person not to inquire about the reason for the previous action
Lay Lady Lay, on that side of paradise, in the Tropic of Cancer
Imagining a woman enjoying herself on a tropical beach and relaxing
'Cause if I had my way, you'd would always stay, and I'll be your tiny dancer, honey
If the woman had her druthers, the person would remain on the beach while she dances for him affectionately
I waited for you, in the spot you said to wait, in the city, on a park bench, in the middle of the pouring rain
Describing the place and conditions she waited as per the person's instruction
'Cause I adored you, I just wanted things to be the same
She loved the person and just wanted to keep matters as they were previously.
You said to meet me out there tomorrow, but tomorrow never came, Tomorrow never came
The person promised to meet the artist tomorrow but did not show up as promised, hence repudiating the promise to meet again.
Hey, what you thinking? Penny for your thoughts
Inquiring about what's running through the person's mind and offering to pay for their thoughts
Those lights are blinking on that old jukebox
Noticing the flickering lights of an old jukebox
But don't ask me why, just swallow some wine, Wi-wi-wi-wi-wi-wi-wi-wine
Urging the person to refrain from asking the reason for her previous question and to rather have a few sips of wine
Stay, baby stay, on the side of paradise, in the Tropic of Cancer
Encouraging the person to relax in the tropical beach paradise
'Cause if I had my way, you'd would always stay, and you'd be my tiny dancer, baby
If the person could stay, she would love to keep dancing with him by her side.
Roses are in your country house, we play guitar in your barn
Talking about the scene of their past interactions where they played guitar at their country house amidst roses.
And everyday felt like some day and I, I wish we had stayed home
Every day, she treasured more or less the same feeling and remembers every second. She wishes they never left their home.
And I could put on the radio, to our favourite song, Lennon and Yoko, we will play all day long
Inventing the notion of listening to their favorite song by the Beatle’s songwriter and his wife, continuously.
"Isn't life crazy?", I said, now that I'm singing with Sean, Whoa-oh
Musing about how absurd life may be, and enjoying singing their beloved songs with non-other than Sean.
I could keep waiting for you, in that spot we'd always wait, in the city, on the park bench, in the summer, in the pouring rain
Describing how it would be if she waited for the person again in the same fashion.
Honey don't ignore me, I just wanted it to be the same
Urging the person not to reject her and requesting things to stay the same.
You said you loved me like no tomorrow, guess tomorrow never came, no, no, no
Recalling the person claimed to love her with great intensity but never acted upon that claim by showing up as promised.
Tomorrow never came, no, no, no Tomorrow never came
Finally, the most recurrent line of the chorus depicts the overarching lyrics' theme about the person breaking a promise to see her tomorrow.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: ELIZABETH GRANT, RICK NOWELS, SEAN ONO LENNON
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Robert Cochran
on West Coast
Amazing how the film maker lifted the filming of this video directly from the Chet Baker documentary Let's Get Lost - black & white hanging at the beach and cruising in the backs of convertables
ciggywater
on National Anthem
such a goddess
Abygail Fernandez Smith
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ganda
Inside Bilderberg
on Cruel World
Love this song.
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Dawit Dawit
on Ultraviolence
nice
Dawit Dawit
on West Coast
best