Presley attended a variety of schools, mostly boarding schools, a few in Los Angeles County (among them the John Thomas Dye School), and also in Ojai, Ventura County, California, She was briefly a student at a Church of Scientology school in Los Angeles.
A close friend of her father's ex-girlfriend Linda Thompson, in 2003, after advice from Thompson's record producer and then-husband David Foster, Presley launched a career as a singer. Her debut album, To Whom It May Concern, reached #5 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart and was certified gold. To promote it she presented a concert in the UK, something that her father never did but wanted. Presley released her second album, Now What, in 2005 and it reached #9 on the US Billboard 200. It was certified gold in November 2005. Unlike her first album, Now What included a Parental Advisory sticker.
Her third album, Storm & Grace, was released on May 15, 2012.
Gone
Lisa Marie Presley Lyrics
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The lights are quickly changing
Will I leave your heart along with
The phone lines you're erasing
A spineless ending
Well, who would have guessed dear daddy
Turned out to be a coward
When I turned my back you cut my throat
Was that your power
You, you're the lovely victim again
You, well your heart is breaking
You are the only one let down
Are you really now
Well, soon here we'll have dear Daddy
With the next one on her knees
And she's gonna call him daddy
Like the rest of them, like me
How easy it will be Replacing me
And what's that I hear now Daddy
You're blaming it all on me
Another she did you wrong
And of course you had to leave
And the yes men will agree
You gave it everything
You with the advisors in your ear
You did everything right it's clear
I know I begged you to stay around
But I'm gone now
Well, here's to you my darling leave
You're stubborn and you're free
And of course, right
I don't respect the way you leave
You can be no friend to me
I'll say goodbye
You, you're the lovely victim again
You, well your heart is breaking
You are the only one let down
Are you really now
You with the advisors in your ear
You did everything right it's clear
I know I begged you to stay around
But I'm gone now
The lyrics of the song "Gone" by Lisa Marie Presley tell the story of a troubled relationship between a daughter (Presley) and her father. The song is an introspective look at her feelings of betrayal and abandonment, as her father proves to be a spineless coward who can't stand up for himself or his family. The beginning lines of the song suggest that the father is erasing phone lines and backing down from confrontation. Presley accuses her father of cutting her throat, suggesting that he has turned his back on the family and doesn't care about the pain he causes. It seems as though Presley is tired of being let down by her father and is ready to move on.
As the song continues, Presley describes how her father will soon find himself with another woman, who will become just like her – another victim of his cowardice. The lyrics seem to suggest that her father blames Presley for his problems, even though he is the one who is running away. The song is a poignant reminder that when people don't take responsibility for their actions, they often hurt others in the process.
The song has a haunting melody that pairs well with the lyrics, creating a sense of melancholy and sadness. The chorus repeats the lines "You, you're the lovely victim again/ You, well your heart is breaking/ You are the only one let down/ Are you really now," emphasizing Presley's feelings of victimhood and the unfairness of the situation.
Line by Line Meaning
Well, what do we have here Daddy
The singer wonders what's going on with her father.
The lights are quickly changing
Things are changing quickly.
Will I leave your heart along with
The singer wonders if she'll break her father's heart.
The phone lines you're erasing
Her father is cutting off communication.
A spineless ending
The singer thinks her father ended things in a cowardly way.
Well, who would have guessed dear daddy
The singer is surprised by her father's behavior.
Turned out to be a coward
The singer thinks her father is cowardly.
When I turned my back you cut my throat
Her father betrayed her.
It bled for hours
The betrayal hurt the singer a lot.
Was that your power
Her father may have felt powerful by hurting her.
You, you're the lovely victim again
The singer is the victim once more.
You, well your heart is breaking
Her heart is broken.
You are the only one let down
The singer feels like she's the only one who lost out.
Are you really now
The singer questions whether or not her father is really upset about the situation.
Well, soon here we'll have dear Daddy
The singer thinks her father will find someone else soon.
With the next one on her knees
The singer thinks another woman will be with her father soon.
And she's gonna call him daddy
The singer believes the other woman will also call her father 'daddy.'
Like the rest of them, like me
The singer compares herself to the other women her father has been with.
How easy it will be Replacing me
The singer thinks her father will find someone else easily.
And what's that I hear now Daddy
The singer hears her father making excuses.
You're blaming it all on me
Her father is blaming her.
Another she did you wrong
Her father blames another woman for his problems.
And of course you had to leave
Her father left because of the other woman.
And the yes men will agree
People will agree with her father because they're scared of him.
You gave it everything
Her father thinks he gave everything in the relationship.
You with the advisors in your ear
The singer thinks her father has people advising him.
You did everything right it's clear
Her father thinks he did everything correctly.
I know I begged you to stay around
The singer tried to get her father to stay.
But I'm gone now
The singer has left now.
Well, here's to you my darling leave
The singer wishes her father well.
You're stubborn and you're free
The singer acknowledges her father's independence.
And of course, right
The singer is being sarcastic.
I don't respect the way you leave
The singer doesn't respect her father's behavior.
You can be no friend to me
The singer doesn't want to be friends with her father.
I'll say goodbye
The singer is saying goodbye.
You, you're the lovely victim again
The singer is still the victim.
You, well your heart is breaking
Her heart is still broken.
You are the only one let down
The singer still feels like the only one who lost out.
Are you really now
The singer questions whether or not her father is really upset about the situation.
You with the advisors in your ear
The singer thinks her father has people advising him.
You did everything right it's clear
Her father thinks he did everything correctly.
I know I begged you to stay around
The singer tried to get her father to stay.
But I'm gone now
The singer has left now.
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Written by: DIEGO SANDRIN
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