More songs by Lana Del Rey
Description
Cinnamon on the tongue, kerosene on the palms - sweetness and danger go hand in hand. In every word - a thirst for closeness and an eternal expectation of a blow in return. It is an admission that tenderness too often turns out to be a thorn, and yet somewhere deep down there is a belief: one day someone will be able to touch you without hurting you.
Producer, vocalist, composer, lyricist: Lana Del Rey
Composer, lyricist, sound engineer, producer, sound engineer, programmer: Jack Antonoff
Sound engineer, sound engineer: Laura Sisk
Second recording engineer: John Sher
Mastering engineer: Chris Geringer
Second mastering engineer: Will Quinell
Lyrics and translation
Original
Cinnamon in my teeth
From your kiss, you're touching me
All the pills that you take
Violet, blue, green, red to keep me at arm's length don't work
You try to push me out, but I just find my way back in
Violet, blue, green, red to keep me out, I win
[Chorus]
There's things I wanna say to you
But I'll just let you live
Like if you hold me without hurting me
You'll be the first who ever did
There's things I wanna talk about
But better not to give
But if you hold me without hurting me
You'll be the first who ever did
[Post-Chorus]
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Hold me, love me, touch me, honey
Be the first who ever did
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Hold me, love me, touch me, honey
Be the first who ever did
[Verse 2]
Kerosene in my hands
You make me mad, on fire again
All the pills that you take
Violet, blue, green, red to keep me at arm's length don't work
[Chorus]
There's things I wanna say to you
But I'll just let you live
Like if you hold me without hurting me
You'll be the first who ever did
There's things I wanna talk about
But better not to give
But if you hold me without hurting me
You'll be the first who ever did
[Post-Chorus]
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Hold me, love me, touch me, honey
Be the first who ever did
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Hold me, love me, touch me, honey
Be the first who ever did
[Chorus]
There's things I wanna say to you
But I'll just let you live
Like if you hold me without hurting me
You'll be the first who ever did
There's things I wanna talk about
But better not to give
Like if you hold me without hurting me
You'll be the first who ever did