
A lot of his lyrics, he explains, are grounded in day-to-day stuff, but maybe hinting at larger ideas. And then there’s the challenges of relationships. If Shaw has drawn the nickels for you recently put these in your boxes. You know, like, ‘I’ve got to do my meditation.’ All this work that you’ve got to be doing on yourself it’s a bit taking the piss, but I include myself in that. The phrase "come on" is also used in " Wolf T-Shirt", " Cola" and " Be My Daddy". But the swing and sway maestro does a recitation of the lyrics, with soft band.

Del Rey also tells someone "you can be my daddy" in " Ride" and " Be My Daddy".An old stage name used by Del Rey, "Sparkle Jump Rope Queen", is referenced in the song.The phrase "little girls" is also used in " I Don't Wanna Go" and " Butterflies, Pt.The line "lights, camera, acción" also appears in various incarnations in other songs such as " Heavy Hitter", " Daddy Issues" and " High by the Beach".There is also a second version that lacks some scenes and is shorter than the original one. Footage of this live performance is available online.ĭel Rey created a homemade music video for the song, possibly in 2008, which features clips of Del Rey herself singing along to the song and clips she gathered from old films - the usual style of her old music videos. Del Rey performed the song at Mercury Lounge on September 20, 2008. There is one known performance of "Put Me in a Movie". It was also inspired from one of her favorite books, “Lolita”. Chorus In the corner of my mind stands a jukebox It's playing all my favorite memories One by one they take me back To the days when you were mine And i can't stop this jukebox in my mind I don't need no quarters Don't need any dimes You filled it up forever When you said goodbye Heaven knows i love old melodies They were meant to ease the. It could be an indication of child sexual abuse from examining the lyrics. It seems as if the song is about a little girl (who is an actress) being taken advantage of. The song's lyrics were written by Del Rey herself, and the lyrics have no other admitted author.

It was recorded on Jand is the earliest known version of the song. An acoustic demo of the song leaked on June 13, 2020. This demo, "Ruby", is also featured on a 3-track mixtape (alongside " Roller Dirby" and " Kill Kill") that was given to Del Rey's friend and Fordham professor, Mark Naison.Īnother demo of the song, titled "Little Girls", leaked sometime in 2012. The song was part of the demo tape, No Kung Fu, which Del Rey sent to various producers in order to find a producer for her album.
