Artist: Lana Del Rey

    Down on the West Coast, they got a sayin’

    “If you’re not drinkin’, then you’re not playin’”

    But you’ve got the music

    You’ve got the music in you, don’t you?

    Down on the West Coast, I get this feeling like

    It all could happen that’s why I’m leaving

    You for the moment

    You for the moment, Boy Blue, yeah you

    You’re feelin’ hot at the show, I’m feelin’ hot to the touch

    You say you’ll miss me the most, I say I’ll miss you so much

    Something keeps me real quiet, I’m alive I’m a-lush

    Your love, your love, your love

    I can see my baby swingin’

    His Parliament’s on fire and his hands are up

    On the balcony and I’m singing

    Ooh baby, Ooh baby, I’m in love

    I can see my sweet boy swayin’

    He’s crazy y Cubano como yo my love

    On the balcony and I’m saying

    Move baby, move baby, I’m in love

    Down on the West Coast, they got their icons

    Their silver starlets, their Queens of Saigon

    But you’ve got the music

    You’ve got the music in you, don’t you?

    Down on the West Coast, they love their movies

    Their golden gods and rock and roll groupies

    And you’ve got the music

    You’ve got the music in you, don’t you?

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    Background

    “West Coast” keeps everything that makes a song a signature Del Rey tune. Her hushed whispering voice floats around the music, particularly in the dreamy chorus, which boasts layers upon layers of tracking. It’s almost as if there is a full-blown choir of Lana Del Reys.

    There’s a reason why fans and some critics praise Del Rey for her throwback, nearly angelic vibes.